Supercharge your bash prompt with git status goodness.
Here’s a thought: Wouldn’t it be awesome if your bash prompt could show you: Your current working directory. Which git repository you’re currently in. Which git branch you’re currently on (if not...
View ArticleAmazed at how many different Mars gallery interfaces there are.
Here, have this pile of links: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Mars http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/multimedia/images/...
View ArticleApple vs. Samsung: The cost of Android fragmentation.
I’ve commented in the past about how Android fragmentation isn’t really as huge of an issue as some developers have made it to be. But, there is one elephant in the room that no one is talking about:...
View ArticleReal-world Python deployment using pip & virtualenv. (Outline)
Real-world Python deployment. (Outline/notes) Introduction You’ve got a great development setup and now you want to “do the right thing” in production. You’re using virtualenv (good!) You’re using “pip...
View ArticleProgramming challenge: Semi-sort a list of random numbers.
Here’s a programming challenge / interview question that I like to think about, and gives me that tingly feeling of “I think there’s a really clever, efficient algorithm for this” but I haven’t been...
View ArticleHoly crap locales!
Here’s something fun to try. Create a text file that looks like this (Note: utf-8 encoded!): A ß C ßa ßz a B b c S s SS ss SA sa SZ sz Just to be really clear, here are the exact bytes I’m talking...
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Berkeley SNAP
SNAP Needs a better Turtle graphic. Here’s one: And here’s the starting XML file that I’m going to use: Helios SNAP file.
View ArticleHelios Intersession Snap Lesson 2
Download and save this XML file: helios_snap_2.xml Then RUN SNAP Then import the XML file above to get started.
View ArticleGoogle translations of “perkeleen vittupää” (and back again)
Quoting Linus: There aren’t enough swear-words in the English language, so now I’ll have to call you perkeleen vittupää just to express my disgust and frustration with this crap. So, what’s the best...
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