Build 8a351 works on the TiBook with 8 Meg of Video Ram. Next, install the developer tools and crank out a widget or two in my leisure time. Which will be in June or July sometime roughly...
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February 04, 2005
chdir is a process resource.
It is a good thing I decided to rewrite my thesis project from the ground up (almost). I'm finding that many of the assumptions that were made in order to "get it done" were thread ignorant. For example, I had assumed that system calls like chdir() were thread safe - they aren't always...
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February 05, 2005
How to Get Safari RSS (the upcoming release of Safari) to see your RSS feed.
Browsing to and doing a view source will reveal a nice link.<link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="RSS" href="link_to_your_rss_feed" />I could criticize this approach, but I won't. I'm sure there is some technical reason for doing it this way...
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February 09, 2005
Mac Update 10.3.8 Resets Customized Login Graphics to Default
Mac Update 10.3.8 resets any customized login graphics to the standard silver Apple. This is to be expected. The hack still works.
February 11, 2005
Chess Related Post
This program Chess Playing program, called the thinking machine 4, shows you its thought process while it plays. It is rather beautiful to watch. When you make a good move it thinks more, painting the screen a dazzling array of orange and green. Link via Kevin Rose...
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February 14, 2005
The lab's firewall died...
The lab's linux firewall died after about three years of continual service. The machine is still up, just one of the NICs grunked out. I'm not sure why. We replaced it, but something was messed up in the config...
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February 15, 2005
Sweet select() ?
I'm looking into using select() in the beta version of my thesis project. After I got the first cut of the server done I was freaking out because the process was eating 20% of the CPU while idling, ~50% of the CPU with one client attached...
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February 16, 2005
Freakin' QWERTY
Anymore, I hate going into the CS research lab. There are no windows, hence no view. The track lighting hurts my eyes and makes me moody. The lab is either cold or hot, never in between. And most of all, the keyboards are QWERTY only on the key systems...
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February 17, 2005
Unobtained perfection.
Last night between sleep and wake I deduced the server in the beta version of my thesis system is not thread safe. I used a list structure between two processes. Some of the assumptions I made seemed reasonable, and they work.... on a single processor machine. In my mind's eye...
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February 18, 2005
Malware for Mac??
Among other interesting behavioral anomalies I've noticed lately. Is Safari asking me for my login keychain.
Or is this related to the latest update and it being my first time to open Safari as the administrator? Dunno.
February 21, 2005
5x5 Go Cracked & Home tonight
After an hour of jockeying for a plugin at Border's there we no movers. I'm home now. Sometimes home is best. Go, on a reduced scale of 5x5, has been cracked by a computer in the Netherlands.
February 22, 2005
Some Cocoa Goodies from Blackholemedia.com, or playtime for today.
Some Goodies from Blackholemedia . A nice asynchronous TCP object and a wrapper for SQLite.
February 24, 2005
Always bringing the good stuff.
A friend recently introduced me to some good stuff. Scons and DesktopManager . First chance I get to rework the build processes of my thesis project, I'm going to take Scons out for a test drive. I've found Autoconf/Automake disappointing in many ways...
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February 25, 2005
Sure, I'll be the lab gimp....
Spending tonight installing my system onto servers in the lab, so that another student can do a thesis using it. I should be flattered, but as I see it the system isn't usable yet.... so this ends up being added pressure that I didn't ask for and don't particularly need...
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February 26, 2005
Benji married is high school sweat-heart today. The ceremony was strange and beautiful and moving. They wanted a bare-foot low-key affair. Lacking a beach, they married at the roller-skating rink. Everyone skated after the ceremony. It was a celebration...
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