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Try Google’s Android Mobile OS on Your Computer with Live CD

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:48:06 -0400

Try Google’s Android Mobile OS on Your Computer with Live CD:

Oh great, another “live” CD for me to spin my wheels on! This time, it is a full blown version of Android, as run on my (by now ancient) G1.

How a programmer reads your CV via stevehanov.ca Too funny!

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 11:27:43 -0400

How a programmer reads your CV

via stevehanov.ca

Too funny!

via www.makeuseof.com An Overview Of Computer Programming

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:44:14 -0400

via www.makeuseof.com

An Overview Of Computer Programming

googlecl - Project Hosting on Google Code

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:41:42 -0400

googlecl - Project Hosting on Google Code:

This looks pretty cool - Google Commandline. Only thing missing, really, is ‘google search’.

"rm ~/.titanium/runtime/linux/1.0.0/libgobject-2.0.* rm..."

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:20:16 -0400

“rm ~/.titanium/runtime/linux/1.0.0/libgobject-2.0.*
rm ~/.titanium/runtime/linux/1.0.0/libglib-2.0.*
rm ~/.titanium/runtime/linux/1.0.0/libgio-2.0.*
rm ~/.titanium/runtime/linux/1.0.0/libgthread-2.0.*”

- I really really really want to take some time and get to figure out Appcelerator. So I periodically install it, usually run into some kind of small problem, figure it out, run it a bit and then run out of time.

This time when I ran it I got:

./Titanium Developer: symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_malloc_n

Simple fix was found here:

Appcelerator Developer Center - symbol lookup error: /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: g_malloc_n [SOLVED]

Too funny - fake trailer for the movie Java 4-ever. Not really...

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:45:00 -0400

Too funny - fake trailer for the movie Java 4-ever. Not really much of a Java fan either, though. Give me Pthon or Qt/C++ any time.

How it works: Linux audio explained | TuxRadar Linux

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:28:55 -0400

How it works: Linux audio explained | TuxRadar Linux:

As someone who has tried, and is trying, to implement an audio solution in Linux, this post has particular interest. Unfortunately, like Linux audio, there is no one solution :(

Interactive map of Linux kernel

Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:29:09 -0400

Interactive map of Linux kernel

Happy Birthday, BBS! Wow, what a flashback this screen is! I...

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:03:46 -0500

Happy Birthday, BBS!

Wow, what a flashback this screen is! I ran a BBS out of my home for many years, all about sports. It grabbed stats from Sportsticker, parsed them and posted them. All on my little Wildcat BBS. Too cool.

Linux/UNIX software on VanHeusden.com

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:00:29 -0500

Linux/UNIX software on VanHeusden.com:

Lots of great stuff here. multitail looks really nice.

A video showcasing some of the fancy KDE 4.4 eye candy. I used...

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 07:38:38 -0500

A video showcasing some of the fancy KDE 4.4 eye candy. I used to be a big KDE fan, but KDE 4 lost me and now I like a light Window Manager that doesn’t get in the way. I’ve been using openbox since my move the Arch Linux and have been pretty happy with it.

Conky Hardcore!

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:45:28 -0500

Conky Hardcore! :

I’ve done some work tweaking my Conky config since I made my move to Arch Linux, but it still has a way to go. Much like looking at fancy desktops, I’m always jealous of the great Conky displays I see. Maybe this site will spur me on to great heights!

Wicked Cheap Hosting

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:15:28 -0500

Thanks to a pointer from All About Linux, here’s a couple links to some really cheap hosting offers, both from some pretty big names. Each of these is offering a whole year of web site hosting for under US$10! I’m tempted to hook onto both, just to see how usable they are.

- *And* enter an iPad drawing! All for US$9.24 for the year!

- 1 yr (including unlimited bandwidth) for 1 month in price - US$9.95!

TermBuilder: a graphical Linux command line generator | TuxRadar Linux

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:55:23 -0500

TermBuilder: a graphical Linux command line generator | TuxRadar Linux:

Very cool little web app from the Linux Format folks that lets you build Linux commands and their myriad options by checking them off on a form. Really nice guide for newbies and experts alike!

50+ Ultimate Collections of Planet Wallpapers | Naldz Graphics

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:16:29 -0500

50+ Ultimate Collections of Planet Wallpapers | Naldz Graphics:

Everybody loves a good collection of wallpapers and here’s 50 pretty nice look “planet” ones.

7 Best Linux Apps for Ripping CDs and DVDs | Maximum PC

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:32:08 -0500

7 Best Linux Apps for Ripping CDs and DVDs | Maximum PC:

Nice list of DVD & CD rippers. I’ve been having problems with Asunder (my favorite because it will encode MP3 & Flac at the same time), so I’ve been casting about for a new CD ripper. grip is nice, although it only does one format at a time.

How fanboys see their OS: via img22.imageshack.us

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:54:44 -0500

How fanboys see their OS:

via img22.imageshack.us

bash programmable completion | freshmeat.net

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:29:33 -0500

bash programmable completion | freshmeat.net:

Since v2.04, bash has allowed you to intelligently program and extend its standard completion behavior to achieve complex command lines with just a few keystrokes. Imagine typing ssh [Tab] and being able to complete on hosts from your ~/.ssh/known_hosts files. Or typing man 3 str [Tab] and getting a list of all string handling functions in the UNIX manual. mount system: [Tab] would complete on all exported file-systems from the host called system, while make [Tab] would complete on all targets in Makefile. This project was conceived to produce programmable completion routines for the most common Linux/UNIX commands, reducing the amount of typing sysadmins and programmers need to do on a daily basis.

Very extensive list of bash completions.

"Be conservative in what you do; be liberal in what you accept from others."

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:29:07 -0500

“Be conservative in what you do; be liberal in what you accept from others.”

- Robustness principle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This clause has been generalized into the robustness principle, also known as Postel’s Law.

17 gorgeous OpenSuse Wallpapers

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:04:49 -0400

17 gorgeous OpenSuse Wallpapers:

Wallpapers are always fun, although lately I’ve just been using digital snapshots.