August 2008
1 post
Moving On
You can find my latest ramblings here.
May 2008
11 posts
Rock on Phoenix (the lander not the city) →
Congrats to all the peeps involved!
C-v in insert mode in Vim inserts the next character you type bypassing mappings. I always forget that, so I’m posting it here in hopes that I remember next time.
XPROP(1) manual page →
It’s surprisingly hard to figure out how to determine the class of a window in X. I finally figured it out. You use xprop.
socat rocks my world →
Yeah, it’s a repeat, but I am continually amazed by how powerful this thing is.
And now for something completely different... →
NubyGems: Don't Use Class Variables! - O'Reilly... →
Could stuff to know if you’re writing Ruby.
Screw the critics. Speed Racer was AWESOME! →
Seeing it in the IMAX didn’t hurt the experience I’m sure ;)
Debian OpenSSL Predictable PRNG Bruteforce SSH... →
The Debian SSH problem is really really bad. Patch your systems and regenerate your keys NOW, and don’t forget about your host keys.
TED | Talks | Joshua Klein: The amazing... →
It’s a short video. Watch it.
“The practice is pervaded by the reassuring illusion that programs are just...”
– E.W. Dijkstra from On the cruelty of really teaching computing science
April 2008
14 posts
Archaeopteryx: A Ruby MIDI Generator →
A little overstated and rambling, but a lot of fun.
Hurting Code for Fun and Profit →
A must watch for anyone who writes software.
Twitter / john_lam: rubinius spec runner is WAY... →
Can anyone guess how much code Mr. Lam has contributed to the Ruby specs/spec runner?
TED | Talks | Clifford Stoll: 18 minutes with an... →
I see this getting passed around the net a lot. I think it’s crap. Other people disagree. Either way it’s quite a contrast to Mr Lessig.
TED | Talks | Larry Lessig: How creativity is... →
If Lessig told me up was down I’d believe him. (Note, that’s not a comment on the content of his presentation, but rather his skill as a presenter.)
VotePA 2008 Pennsylvania Primary Action Center -... →
If you live in PA don’t forget to vote today.
Expelled Exposed →
Believe what you will about creationism/id vs. evolution, but from what I have seen so far “Expelled” seems to be a rather dishonest film.
ack -- better than grep, a power search tool for... →
Just added this to my programming toolbox.
Twine →
Just another walled garden imo.
wine - Google Search →
Proof that geeks still rule the internet.
ClassNamer →
Something to ask yourself about your window...
Does it manage windows for you or make you do it yourself?
Farcebook →
March 2008
18 posts
Not actually my stupid head, but I do know the guy →
Not Crap →
Turn on transparency and compare memory usage to urxvt.
Crap →
Turn on transparency and look at the memory usage.
Someone needs to speed up xterm →
Necrophilia among ducks ruffles research feathers →
Conway's Law →
NationMaster - Prisoners > Per capita (most... →
NationMaster - Teen birth rate (most recent) by... →
EconTalk →
This was on my old blog too, but I thought I’d throw a link on here just in case.
Murray Gell-Mann: Beauty and truth in physics... →
Better than Vmware for my needs (and it's free... →
Noticed this in kernel config ages ago. Always... →
Another language that hurts my brain (in a good... →
ESR bashing is fun :) →
I feel this pain →
Microsoft Excel: Revolutionary 3D Game Engine →
ivarch.com: Pipe Viewer →
codepad →
February 2008
10 posts
just follow the link. it's awesome →
command cheat sheets →
Heroku →
Wicked awesome Rails hosting
netcat + insanity => ... →