Brief post. I decided to actually use Github once in a while now (not in the least because I use it for open-source stuff at work). My page is up at github.com/Roguelazer, and the work account which I’m a contributor on is at github.com/Yelp. So, uh, feel free to comment on or improve any code [...]
Archive of posts filed under the misc tech category.
iPad Reactions
So, yesterday was the big day. The Coming of The Tablet. I’m not exactly a big tech pundit. I’ve never seen an iPad in person. I haven’t even played with the emulator yet. But I thought I’d still post my immediate reactions. The Name: It’s not that bad. It doesn’t trigger the same juvenile “feminine [...]
SpamAssassin 2010 Bug
Hey all. One of the sysadmins at Mudd, Claire Connelly, pointed out that there’s a widespread bug in SpamAssassin that might cause large numbers of false positives on mail sent after 2010-01-01. Apparently, the “date in future” rule is hardcoded to look for years after 2010. You can read more at LWN; the short of [...]
New Machine
I picked up a new computer last week. A virtual one, that is. I ran into this site called prgmr which offers very low-cost, bare virtual private servers. So far, so good. Got Debian set up all the way I like it. Now just to find something fun to do with it.
Recipe to Crash a Kindle
Here’s a fun thing that I’ve just discovered: Purchase an Amazon Kindle 2 (this trick may work on other versions) Download the MobiPocket version of The Devil’s Dictionary, by Ambrose Bierce Copy the .mobi file into your Kindle documents folder Open the copy of the book that appears on your device Enjoy the frequent crashes [...]
