bug 293921. I’m afraid that I’ve misrepresented flameeyes to some people and even vapier feels he needs to qualify my overly-general statements :-/. But I have a lot of respect for tommy, who insists that ltdl.la isn’t a good idea. But for the sake of portage-multilib, he’s wavering a little 
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ridik: libtool-archives
By March 7th, 2010, underridik: qt4-multilib
By March 7th, 2010, under
Gentoo multilib-overlay—please try the portage-multilib branch (see topic).
Depressurizing the EC155 Portafilter
By February 20th, 2010, under
The DeLonghi EC155 is a fairly well-built consumer pump espresso machine. It ships with a pressurized portafilter of a non-standard diameter, so finding a non-pressurized replacement is challenging. Instead of purchasing a new portafilter, depressurizing the EC-155’s portafilter is extremely easy.
This post is one of a series of posts regarding mods I have done to my EC155
Insurgency: Access your linux box from anywhere
By December 13th, 2009, under
The problem: you have a computer sitting behind a firewall. You want to access it from a different location, but you don’t have the ability to forward any ports to it. The answer: SSH tunneling.
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Quick and Easy Passwordless public-key auth
By December 13th, 2009, underNeed passwordless auth with ssh? Need it really really fast? 3 steps and you’re done.
- ssh-keygen -t rsa (don’t enter a passphrase)
- ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa user@remotehost
- ssh user@remotehost
Wasn’t that easy?
Multitouch: Fundamental Feature or Fad?
By October 9th, 2009, under
Popularized with the ever-present iPhone and expanding into the tablet and desktop sector by companies such as Dell and HP, multitouch is becoming an interesting addition to today’s user interfaces. Overseas companies, such as Asus, are also taking advantage of the technology in new inexpensive tablets; even Gateway is offering a mulititouch tablet these days. Despite the popularity of multitouch, especially on the mobile platform, it seems like a technology with stunted growth and limited applications.
Arduino Mobile Connectivity
By September 21st, 2009, under
Many DIY projects that people attempt these days include internet connectivity, logging, gps tracking, sensor data storage, and remote control. People have used xBee, GPS modules, and extra hardware to integrate all of these features, but there is a much simpler way–using an iDen pay-as-you-go phone. Read the rest of this entry »
The Virtues of Circumcensoring
By September 17th, 2009, under
Throughout the history of the internet, chat rooms and forums have grown exponentially. Many people in these chat rooms were annoyed at the use of explicit language, so administrators implemented censoring of inappropriate words.Censoring, as originally implemented, resulted in a lack of emotion from a user’s censored statement while allowing the conveyance of meaning. Circumcensoring does just the opposite, it allows the expression of emotion without allowing much meaning to be conveyed. Due to the obvious uniqueness of circumcensoring and the virtues that must be obvious to the reader, I am planning on implementing circumcensoring in an unrealircd plugin, aptly named CircumCensor. Although this plugin is bound to remain undeveloped for a while, it may eventually be developed whenever I have free time.
Ramblings: The Complacency of Modern Education
By September 8th, 2009, underThe time is fall. Students anxiously return to out-of-home dwellings to obtain instruction on various topics dependent upon the nature of the student. Despite the subject’s probable interest to a student, their educations rarely motivate them. This lack of motivation stems not only from the need for “entertainment” in education but from an overall lack of interest in the topic at hand.
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[protofusion] Physics Resources
By September 6th, 2009, under
Taking a high school physics course? Check out our collaborative physics formula sheet. It includes most formulas covered by a Physics I level class, and fits them onto a single (2-sided) sheet of 8.5×11 paper. If you see any problems with the sheet, or if you want to edit the sheet, check it out at http://protofusion.org/physics where you can download the current sheet, and upload new versions of it.