I want to create a Website, unless one already exists and maybe even if it does, that tracks upcoming apocalypses (or is it apocalypsii?) so that we can turn the end of the world into a spectator sport of sorts. Read More …
Today, I want to introduce you to the "Open Scripture Project". OSP will be a community built religion with a git repository for changes. The purpose of OSP is to give us all the chance to make the perfect god. We will do Read More …
I'd almost forgotten about this until somebody commented on a post I had made regarding the following video. In case you haven't seen it, the video in question is done in the spirit of Candid Camera and Just for Laughs, Read More …
When you talk about shell programming, or any kind of programming for that matter, you are going to deal with variables on different levels. In the shell, you have the built-in variables you saw earlier, and you can assign variables Read More …
If you are running either any of the Buntus (e.g. ubuntu, kubuntu, lubuntu), including Linux Mint, you may have had Medibuntu in you repositories for things like the DVD decription library (libdvdcss2) and other proprietary codecs. Medibuntu was not a distribution Read More …
A twisted little tale of impossible goals and what happens when the workload exceeds your ability to cope. By Marcel Gagné. "I need it tomorrow. Noon." The door slammed shut leaving Gilbert alone with a mountain of paperwork. He gazed at the Read More …
Welcome back to my Shell Scripting vs Programming series. This is part deux. In the introduction, I gave you a taste of just how simple it can be to create a shell script. Add a few commands to a file, Read More …
In a post-apocalyptic world, humanity huddles under protective domes, seeking safety from the poison that awaits outside. Inside, people long for the old days, clinging to reminders of days gone by. What's left of the past is prized above all Read More …
Back in high school, I had a CB radio. Those of you who were old enough in the 1970s will no doubt remember these babies. If you had one of these radios, you also had some kind of on-air handle. Read More …
When Brenda and her husband, Eric, get together with friends for an evening of conversation, comraderie, and a some pleasant wine, a meander into discussions of the paranormal leads their friend Cliff to suggest a seance. "Let's contact Harry Houdini," Read More …