tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-19:363810 crazyscot crazyscot 2024-11-03T05:31:04Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-19:363810:501313 2024-11-02T22:21:22Z 2024-11-03T05:31:04Z public 7 <p>I'm pleased to announce the first release of <a href="https://github.com/crazyscot/qcp">qcp</a>.</p> <p>The QUIC Copier (<code>qcp</code>) is an experimental high-performance remote file copy utility for long-distance internet connections with the following features:</p> <ul> <li>🔧 Drop-in replacement for <code>scp</code></li> <li>🛡️ Similar security to <code>scp</code>, using existing, well-known mechanisms</li> <li>🚀 Better throughput on congested networks</li> </ul> <p>qcp exists because I needed to copy multiple large (3+ GB) files from a server in Europe to my home in New Zealand.</p> <p>I’ve got nothing against ssh or scp. They’re brilliant. I’ve been using them since the 1990s. However they run on top of TCP, which does not perform very well when the network is congested. With a fast fibre internet connection, a long round-trip time and noticeable packet loss, I was right in the sour spot. TCP did its thing and slowed down, but when the congestion cleared it was very slow to get back up to speed.</p> <p>If you're interested you can find qcp here:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/crazyscot/qcp/blob/main/README.md">README</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/crazyscot/qcp">Source repository</a></li> <li><a href="https://docs.rs/qcp/latest/qcp/">Documentation</a></li> <li><a href="https://crates.io/crates/qcp">Rust crate page</a></li> </ul> <br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=crazyscot&ditemid=501313" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-19:363810:445048 2017-04-10T23:10:34Z 2017-04-10T23:10:47Z sad public 7 With tears in my eyes, I have shredded my LiveJournal account.<br /><br />Now it's time to share the tool. <a href="https://github.com/crazyscot/ljshred/">ljshred@github</a> | <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/crazyscot/ljshred/master/ljshred.py">Just the script</a>. You'll need Python 2.7. Command-line only. No warranty. Use at own risk. May contain nuts.<br /><br />I may or may not delete my LJ now, but for the time being you can see the effect over on <a href="http://crazyscot.livejournal.com/">http://crazyscot.livejournal.com/</a> .<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=crazyscot&ditemid=445048" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-19:363810:38212 2011-12-07T06:55:24Z 2011-12-07T06:55:24Z meh public 4 The state of Linux video editing and animation software hasn't drastically improved in the last year and half, has it?<br /><br />I'm going to end up getting Final Cut Pro and Motion <small>(and a Mac to run them on)</small>, aren't I?<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=crazyscot&ditemid=38212" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-05-19:363810:28131 2011-08-15T09:43:54Z 2011-08-15T09:43:54Z geeky public 1 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/crazyscot/6044767531/" title="Eye of Sauron by crazyscot, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6189/6044767531_44fe862880_m.jpg" width="240" height="120" alt="Eye of Sauron" style="float:right; margin:0.5ex 0.5em;"></a> Whilst noodling around with my fractal plotter, I came across this beauty. I couldn't call it anything other than the <em>Eye of Sauron</em> ...<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=crazyscot&ditemid=28131" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments