I’d like to take a moment to talk to you today about sequel escalation.  In general, this is when the next movie in a series has an even worse bad guy than the previous one. (This is not limited to … Continue reading →

I don’t know anything about hacking.  It’s true. I know the basic theory behind some of the attacks, but in-depth knowledge is beyond me.  I went to school for almost five years to learn how to program, and I can’t … Continue reading →

Alright, that’s a confusing title. Anyway, the point of this is to show you how to setup Tomcat 8 on Debian 8 (Jessie), and to have it bind to port 80.  This uses just the default packages from Debian, so … Continue reading →

I had an interesting dream the other night.  In my dream, I was explaining to a person a dream that I had had two nights before.  Also, for some reason, we were standing on a bed. It seemed very Inception-like, … Continue reading →

Have you ever had to use a QUdpSocket to send data from a specific port?  I had to do this earlier, and I figured out how to do it(although not using Qt-only APIs). My problem was as follows: I need … Continue reading →

So I just spent the last few hours attempting to get Java RMI working.  This was not easy.  However, the good news is that now you can benefit from it!  Link at the end, but first my story… Last night, … Continue reading →

A moo-tiny.   *ba-dum tissh*

I attended a wedding this past weekend, and of course there was a DJ there who played music.  He was perfectly alright, but it got me thinking a bit about the music that is played at weddings(specifically, the wedding reception). … Continue reading →

In the news this week, gyrocopter man, aka Douglas Hughes, pleaded guilty to the felony charge brought against him.  As you may recall, he piloted his gyrocopter onto the lawn of the Capitol in order to deliver mail protesting campaign finance. Clearly, campaign … Continue reading →

The circle of life: Old people complain about new things, and new people complain about old things.  It’s a never-ending cycle.