http://blog.vectec.net A Chronological Account Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:06:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I read this article earlier today, and I've heard the same thing said before, so I thought I'd comment on it, and see what your thoughts are as well. Apple really seems to be throwing down at both Nintendo and Sony with regards to the iPod touch as a gaming platform. ... http://blog.vectec.net/2008/11/12/ipod-touch-as-a-gaming-machine/ Most of the information I gather for my Linux version of my uptime program comes from procfs. /proc/sys/kernel/hostname Provides me the one word hostname of this kernel. I'm planning on switching this and /proc/version to a uname() syscall (see man 3 uname) to provide better compatibility on systems without /proc. /proc/uptime Provides me ... http://blog.vectec.net/2008/11/10/getting-system-information-from-linux/ Why am I continually assulted with an election that gets more press coverage in Canada than Canada's own election? People complain about Canadian Politics, but that's because everybody's so fixated on the wrong country. http://blog.vectec.net/2008/11/04/please-make-it-stop/ I have a few computers under my control. Unfortunately, not all of them are in the same room. Actually, most are spread all around the country. I have essentially two computers under my direct control, with a few others that I tend to use. It becomes very important ... http://blog.vectec.net/2008/10/31/managing-computer-health-in-multiple-places/ ...but words escape me. http://blog.vectec.net/2008/10/22/i-usually-stay-outta-this/ Steve probably isn't going to vote because: John McCain is a loser and Barack Obama is stealing his "thin is in" look. http://blog.vectec.net/2008/10/21/meant-for-twitter/ Anybody that uses a computer a lot, usually would agree that there's just never enough pixels on the screen to do what you want. This term, my old roommate left his monitor behind, and I've taken it into my room for use with my laptop. My laptop's display ... http://blog.vectec.net/2008/10/19/struggle-for-more-pixels/ Every weekend, my friends and I go to a pub called "The Lieutenants Pump" for bunch at about noon. Last week we got this letter: Dear Valued Patron, I regret to inform you that the Lieutenant's Pump has been assessed a two day Liquor license suspension by the Alcohol and Gaming ... http://blog.vectec.net/2008/10/11/who-turned-off-the-pump/ I'd like to talk about a growing trend which has been displeasing me lately: Tabs. They're everywhere! Well, maybe not everywhere. Really the kinds of tabs I want to talk about are the ones made common by web browsers like Firefox or Safari, etc. but which are also showing up ... http://blog.vectec.net/2008/09/27/great-debates-01-tabs/ I had a meeting with a company this morning at 10:30 in a part of the city I've never been to before. Between Google Maps and OC Transpo's trip planner, I was about to figure out approximate times and buses I'd have to take. Since the meeting was ... http://blog.vectec.net/2008/09/05/getting-lost/