http://www.andyskipper.com a silicon jeremiad Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:06:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yoinked from dotnot.org: all you need to do is dump the repository, like so: svnadmin dump /path/to/repo > reponame.dump tar zcf reponame.tgz reponame.dump Copy it to the other server, in whatever way suits, eg: scp reponame.tgz hostname:/path/to/new/repo Then set up the new repo on the target server: cd /path/to/new svnadmin create reponame tar zxf reponame.tgz svnadmin load reponame < ... http://www.andyskipper.com/tips/how-to-move-a-subversion-repository-from-one-server-to-another/ Google on static vs dynamic URLs Google have just posted to their Webmaster Central blog about the use of URL rewriting to convert dynamic URLs to static ones, incorporating querystring parameters what the user and browser see as a folder structure, eg domain.com/products/books/193872. They make some excellent points about the difficulty ... http://www.andyskipper.com/cto/googles-advice-on-url-rewriting/ Font Picker - finding the right font for the job(tags: fonts design air) http://www.andyskipper.com/dlc/links-for-2008-09-11/ 5 Must See Videos for Startup Bloggers(tags: blogging videos) http://www.andyskipper.com/dlc/links-for-2008-09-10/ Microsoft have just launched an MSN Messenger bot which allows you to translate text using their Live Translator directly from the Messenger window. All you need to do is add mtbot@hotmail.com to your contacts list, and say hi - it seems to work really well Translation Bot http://www.andyskipper.com/tips/translate-text-in-msn-messenger/ LucyandBart is a collaboration between Lucy McRae and Bart Hess described as an instinctual stalking of fashion, architecture, performance and the body. They share a fascination with genetic manipulation and beauty expression. Unconsciously their work touches upon these themes, however it is not their intention to communicate this. They work ... http://www.andyskipper.com/pht/lucy-and-bart/ One of the rooms at dConstruct had a load of massive Sumo Omni bean bags/pillows, which were up for grabs at the end of the night, and which, of course, were snaffled by the people nearest the exits in the main auditorium. Gits. Never mind, not convinced I have the ... http://www.andyskipper.com/want/comfort-lust-can-someone-please-buy-me-a-sumo-omni/ Liu Bolin Desiree Palmen Emma Hack http://www.andyskipper.com/pht/camouflage-art/ Google have just released a comic explaining the rationale behind a brand new Webkit-based browser, named Chrome, which they're just about to release. They've really kept this under their hats - I'm really looking forward to trying it!! [caption id="" align="alignright" width="450" caption="Chrome screenshots"][/caption] Google Chrome intro comic Some official screenshots http://www.andyskipper.com/brws/new-browser-from-google-coming-very-soon/ This is the story of the oldest recorded Koi Carp, Hanako, who lived to 226, her birth pre-dating the Declaration of Independence There did not exist in this world any such country as the United States of America yet at the time when this carp was born. It was 25 years ... http://www.andyskipper.com/rnd/hanako-the-oldest-koi-carp-on-record/