I think this really points out my thoughts on the FSF the best. Not that the FSF is bad in any way, or it doesn’t do useful stuff, but they seem to be living in the past. I guess perhaps the … Continue reading
So the other day, I had to figure out if udev is still supported without using systemd, since the source trees have been merged, and we’re using Ubuntu at work which doesn’t use systemd. (answer: yes) This research brought me … Continue reading
I’m currently writing a program which needs to listen to signals on the system DBus, and I needed a way to monitor the system bus. I followed the directions here, but I came across a slight problem with that. It … Continue reading
I just came across this post on Slashdot on how to create good documentation. This is a good guide. Too often, documentation that exists out there is not particularly great, or good at showing you how to do something. This is … Continue reading
I feel that a decent guide on how exactly Log4J2 is setup is in order, because there isn’t a real clear explanation on Apache’s site. Now Apache, I know you guys make a lot of stuff, but seriously a lot … Continue reading
You guys used to be so good. You had a bunch of interesting shows that really let me learn a lot about the world. And now you do crap like mermaids, and now megalodon shark attacks on boats in South … Continue reading
So here’s an idea for a movie that I just thought up: a comedy movie along the lines of Home Alone, but instead of breaking into somebodies house, they try to break into the Wonka factory to steal the secret recipe for … Continue reading
This just took me a stupid long time to figure out, so I’m leaving it here for future reference. In Java, the easiest way to read lines is using Scanner. For work, I had written a quick Linux-only serial port … Continue reading
Enums in C are something special. They’re not strongly typed at all. As it’s pointed out, sometimes enums are used for making bit values, which is rather convenient. However, it would be very good if enums could be strongly typed. So, … Continue reading