BASH SCRIPTS HAS the inherit property of script languages of being readable by the users. Sometimes it is desireable to at least attempt to hide the inner details of a script. There are a few possibilities to do at least Read more…
THE ELECTROLUX ULTRASILENCER vacuum cleaner (model ZUSORIGDB+). The Machine It definitely is a very beautiful and streamlined machine, and it has a very high degree of quality feel to it. The hose, pipe and handlebar is very good quality, makes Read more…
GETTING PROPRIETARY ELECTRONICS to work on Linux can be a hassle sometimes. More often that not, companies develops controller software for Windows only, or at best for Windows and Mac OS, but neglects to support the Linux platform. Then us Read more…
FOR THE 2013 Formula-1 season I though I would treat my self with buying the official live timing app: ‘F1 Timing App 2013’ by Soft Pauer Limited. At season start it costed around €22 – a hole lot of money Read more…
OMG, I DON’T know how to run properly :-O. That was my realization when I attended a 5 hour training course in barefoot running this weekend, hosted by Claus Rasmussen (Posemand.dk). “What?!” you might say. “Running is a no-brainer, just Read more…
BAREFOOT RUNNING HAS become quite popular, and now I have joined in on this running trend. Last summer I saw Martin Toft running in his fivefinger shoes. They looked weird :-D but I was also quite intrigued of the concept Read more…
I FOLDED A thousand paper cranes. Japanese legend believes the cranes will grant you a wish. The daughter of a couple of friends of mine, were up for confirmation, and so a gift of long life and good health seemed Read more…
THE SERIAL PORT on my Fedora 15 install, mysteriously refused to be accessed. I discovered that when inserting a USB-to-Serial device, GNU screen would refuse to access the created device /dev/ttyUSB0. » screen /dev/ttyUSB0 115200 [screen is terminating] Since I Read more…
I’VE BOUGHT A copy of the game Sacred Gold in an edition that is ported to Linux. This would be very exiting… if it didn’t segfault every time I start it :-( $ sacred sacred 1.0.1, built for i386 Segmentation Read more…
INTERRUPTIONS AT WORK is a frequent occurrence but generally its not a big problem. This time however the unavoidable loss of focus on what you was doing before, gave an unpleasant surprise. I was adding some new functionality and had Read more…