I don’t think there could be more disinformation about anything in home hobbyist x86 computer world than there is about the red washer. Almost as much disinformation as the metal washer and different length metal stand-offs. Yes, motherboard and case designs have gotten better since the 1980s, but that is not an excuse to throw the red washers away. Keep in mind, I’ve been building computers since the AST Premium 286 came out. I went … The Much Maligned Red WasherRead more
Thank You Sir May I Have Another
Tales that just make you want to scream and other humiliating kicks to the crotch.
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Changing Default Compiler on OpenSuSE
Every Linux distro seems to include a default compiler that is horribly out of date. Many times this is because academics on standards committees don’t have a clue about the real world. In particular how academics decided without seeking real industry input to force C/C++ compilers to store all integers as 2’s complement. Obviously they’ve never done device interface programming or worked on a Unisys mainframe. Yes, I’ve written about academics and their butchering of … Changing Default Compiler on OpenSuSERead more
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How Hackers Get In
Today even people who know nothing about computers have heard of hackers, ransomeware, and spyware. There was even a very funny Dick Tracy comic strip in the 1970s where this scruffy old guy visits a doctor’s office complaining of his systems and in the last frame says Give it to me straight doc! Have I got one of them Computer Viruses? scruffy old guy Hollywood created the greatest computer hacking movie of all time in … How Hackers Get InRead more
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Your Roku OPT-OUT Letter
Like many of you I have some Roku devices. Once the streaming services managed to compress/strip Standard Definition television far enough the pathetic 25Mbps download speed Internet services available in rural America made it possible to stream. No matter what the Federal Government says, 25Mbps is not high speed broadband nor should it really be considered broadband. It’s definitely better than what you will get with HughesNet’s constantly “throttled” connections and “fair use” meaning the … Your Roku OPT-OUT LetterRead more
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Dice – This is Broken
You would think, Dice, a site branding itself as being for “technology jobs” would know better than use Agile and off-shore labor. Nothing screams “I’m just a hack!” like using the phrase “full stack.” I don’t know for a fact they are using off-shore or visa worker labor, but that is definitely the quality of the software being turned into production. I’ve written about Agile on this blog before. I’ve even written a book on … Dice – This is BrokenRead more