While discussing a new software feature, I made the following typo:
17:56 <@jbowes> and then people would use it, and then we’d have to paintain it
17:56 <@jbowes> i meant to type maintain, but that word is awesome
I think paintain aptly describes what many of us do daily.
I like using gnome-terminal, but I find the default fonts hard on my eyes. So I don’t forget (and for anyone who is interested), here are the steps to use xterm’s default font in gnome-terminal:
As root, run `yum -y install bitmap-fonts`
As root, run `ln -s /etc/fonts/conf.avail/70-yes-bitmaps.conf /etc/fonts/conf.d/`.
Close all open gnome-terminal windows.
Launch gnome-terminal and edit the [...]
I needed to process some IP addresses the other day to associate them with their originating Country. I implemented the code in Python (as usual), and decided to try out Hostip for the IP address to Country mappings. Hostip provides freely downloadable bdb data files (along with a mysql db and a CSV file). Using [...]
fold - wrap each input line to fit in specified width
Great for when your text editor is being stupid.
<@kryptos> hey i’m 4500 lines of python spaghetti code! stick some bugs in me!
Bonus points for anyone who can guess what he’s talking about.
system-summary is a little dialog window I whipped up (with help from Mr. Goodwin) after talking with Will Woods about how there is no one place you can send someone to give you basic information when they file a bug. The idea is that this will be launched from System/About This Computer.
system-summary will probably get [...]
yq is a little command line program I’ve been coding up over the past week to solve a specific problem I encounter quite regularly. Often I will install a program via yum to try it out, only to decide I don’t like it. The problem occurs when the installed program brings in dependencies; if you [...]
I’ve been trying to understand the popularity of facebook over the past week. In particular, why is it seemingly more popular than friendster or orkut (unless you’re Brazilian)?
Devan phrased it well (using his elite new irc nick):
12:39 <@jbowes> facebook is way too much like orkut
12:40 <@jbowes> or all them other ones
12:40 <@jbowes> why is it [...]
It’s not enough to handle all error cases; you have to respond to them properly as well.
While waiting in the Ottawa International Airport, I placed a call to my sister from a pay phone. The number is local, so I entered the seven digits. The phone’s response was to play a recording for me: “To [...]
I used git bisect to track down a bug in yum last night. It was so easy and practical that I figured I should record it here, so that others might want to give git a try.
I was attempting to install mutt, and yum failed (printing a traceback) after the rpms had been downloaded, but [...]