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I just can’t leave it alone…Posted by Synfinatic on November 20, 2008 at 9:28 am in tcpreplay.For some reason, probably due to a sever mental defect, I actually enjoy writing C code. Yes, there are plenty of other languages which have plenty of aspects which are better then C, but I just don’t find any of them as satisfying to actually write code in. Ruby comes the closest, but as languages go, it’s still a little wet behind the ears while C is mature. What does that mean? I’ve been working on tcpreplay again- even after I claimed I was putting it away for the foreseeable future. Tags: C, cygwin, ruby, tcpreplay, windows
Free your mindPosted by Synfinatic on November 19, 2008 at 12:12 am in Cool, Tech.So I’ve just got into this whole mind-mapping thing. Mind maps are basically a way to organize thoughts and take notes in a graphical form, where you break things up into simple and short comments and link them together in a graph. The same hierarchy can of course be represented in the same way using nested bullet points, but the visual representation of the mind map really is more intuitive and makes your thoughts much easier to digest mentally. Tags: freemind, software
House for Sale!Posted by Synfinatic on November 16, 2008 at 4:10 pm in Life.Well after weeks of hard work and scheduling contractors, our townhome in San Jose is finally on the market! I’m really happy with how the new paint, flooring, fixtures and many other small changes really transformed the place. It really helps flush out the remodeled kitchen and master bath. Anyways, we have an open house today (11/16) from 1-4pm. Feel free to take a look at the online tour and swing by to take a closer look! Tags: houses
08-09 Sharks Schedule (or converting .csv to .ics)Posted by Synfinatic on November 4, 2008 at 3:07 pm in /dev/random.Every year I end up manually inputting the entire San Jose Sharks schedule into iCal because the Sharks organization doesn’t provide an industry standard .ics file (instead they support Microsoft Outlook). This year, I finally decided to figure out how to convert the .csv file to .ics. Anyways, long story short, if you’re looking for a schedule of the San Jose Sharks in .ics format you can download it here. But here’s how you can convert any Outlook compatible .csv calendar export into .ics: Download/export the .csv Tags: calendar, csv, ics, sharks
Boxee: What AppleTV should of beenPosted by Synfinatic on October 24, 2008 at 9:46 am in Cool, Tech.So I just got an Apple TV. Honestly, even after paying 30% less for a refurb and getting free shipping, I’m not that impressed. For $300 I’d expect a device to support more file formats and the tight link to iTunes to a single iTunes database is annoying in a multi-computer household like ours. Tags: apple, boxee, music, video
Happy Happy Joy Joy!Posted by Synfinatic on October 20, 2008 at 8:21 pm in Cool.Finally! San Francisco 49ers fire Mike Nolan! Tags: 49ers
Either way you’re breaking the lawPosted by Synfinatic on October 17, 2008 at 8:34 pm in Geek Law.The comic xkcd makes the point that when you “buy” DRM’d software, music or movies that you’re really at the mercy of the company who controls the DRM and they can effectively revoke your access for any reason just as Walmart threatened to do recently. Of course, once the company locks you out of the content you paid for you either have to pay for it again or break the law by bypassing the DRM. Hence, you’re probably better off pirating the software, music or movie in the first place- if you’re going to break the law there really isn’t any point paying for it in the first place since laws like the DMCA don’t care if … Tags: DMCA, DRM, piracy, xkcd
Linky #2Posted by Synfinatic on at 3:59 pm in /dev/random.I’ve been sitting on these interesting articles and I figured I’d share: Warren Buffet explains in the New York Times why now it is the time to buy stock in US companies. Lawrence Lessig, a professor of law at Stanford Law School, and co-founder of Creative Commons writes in the Wall Street Journal, In Defence of Piracy. The Electronic Frontier Foundation reports on the NSA Spying on Americans again, but this time it’s our service men & women calling home to their families and organizations like Doctors without Borders. Update: Stephen Colbert has this to say on the subject: A scathing article on the … Tags: copyright, eff, south park, tsa
Maybe McCain wont vote for bad bills next timePosted by Synfinatic on October 15, 2008 at 3:31 pm in Geek Law, Politics.I found this really amusing. McCain’s campaign wrote a letter to YouTube requesting that they give special preference to political videos when receiving DMCA takedown notices. Basically some people are claiming the McCain campaign is violating their copyright by including music, video, etc in their YouTube videos and are demanding the videos be removed. Tags: DMCA, irony, mccain
Server move completedPosted by Synfinatic on October 9, 2008 at 10:19 am in Life.Just a quick FYI, the server has moved to it’s new home. DNS is still propagating, but should complete in the next few hours… Anyways a big thanks to Martony, Gabe and Jason who helped out. Tags: site news
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