The only thing I know about my next computer purchase is that it will be a dual-processor machine. Do I really need that much power? […]
Life Cycle of a Community
Every online community, whether a mailing list, a forum, a chat or a newsgroup, seems to go through the same basic phases. Knowing these phases may be useful in directing your own community’s future. This document may help: The Natural Life Cycle of a Mailing List
How to kill your server with a single SQL query
SQL can be a dangerous animal. Usually, when you write a bad query, it’s no big deal. But occasionally you might encouter the cartesian join
NetBSD Firewall Solution
Of course Linux is not the only player in the open source game. Many people seem to overlook the *BSD variants which all have there […]
NetHack
Today’s schedule for Monday is to stare at the computer for a while. Realize it would be cool to play some games right now. Head […]
Custom PC — Hiding ugly wiring
If you’ve ever built a PC with a window, you know how ugly wiring is to look at. And it can be hard to hide. The best option I’ve found is cable sleeving, and specifically the Universal PSU Sleeving Kit from FrozenCPU.com.
Which Distribution FAQ
One major knock (or advantage) is that their are just too many distributions to decide from when it comes to linux. If someone new to […]
The SadGeezer's Guide to Aeon Flux
Even though I was never a fan of Aeon Flux, I am a huge fan of Anime. In this respect, any way I can promote […]
Content Managment Design
You can’t really consider yourself a programmer unless you have programmed your own CMS. At least that is what it seems like with all the […]
Bistro
Bistro is a SmallTalk variant that can be used over any JVM implementation. Don’t use either one, but from the arguments that I hear from […]