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Developer's Corner / Re: Experimenting with Other Programming Languages

« on: December 12, 2014, 12:43 AM »

Indeed, Light Table is quite something.


On a side note, the talk that inspired the creator had some nifty things too!

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Developer's Corner / Re: Experimenting with Other Programming Languages

« on: December 11, 2014, 05:27 PM »

That one looks very interesting. I think I'm going to give it a whirl.

-40hz (December 11, 2014, 09:44 AM)

Interested to hear how that goes for you.

The creator of Clojure has some interesting things to say too.

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Developer's Corner / Re: Experimenting with Other Programming Languages

« on: December 11, 2014, 05:24 PM »

I've been using Perl (5 series) lately too -- recalling that use strict and use warnings are my friends

On Windows, I've had some good success using a portable version of Strawberry Perl.

Packaging up results for distribution for Windows is something I'm still sorting out -- some things tried include: CitrusPerl and PAR::Packer.


On a side note, have you given Padre a try?

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Non-Windows Software / Re: LINUX - Mint 17.1 (Rebecca) ISOs are now available for download

« on: December 08, 2014, 05:52 PM »

That looks promising.

Thanks for mentioning it again


Got it installed -- needed to add another apt repository to get at it.  Hope to test it soon.

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Entry: SedTester

« on: December 08, 2014, 07:26 AM »

Ah, I see the link in the screenshot.

Good luck in any case

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: NANY 2015 Entry: SedTester

« on: December 07, 2014, 07:19 PM »

Compatibility with MONO so it can be run on Linux (GUI)

-Ath (December 07, 2014, 08:45 AM)

Interested in trying this out if it comes to pass

On a side note, do you already have plans for displaying some sed docs or links to docs?

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox update download trap

« on: December 06, 2014, 07:47 PM »

I would suggest switching to Firefox Portable

-bit (December 06, 2014, 03:41 PM)

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Linuxbrew: A Fork of Homebrew for Linux

« on: December 05, 2014, 08:50 AM »

FWIW, in the case of DB Browser for SQLite, I ended up patching the "formulas" for qt and sqlite and installed libsqlite3-dev.  But now I have a recent version running.


These days it looks like if one wanted to become familiar with Sh/Bash, Guile Scheme, Nix, or Ruby and happened to be into compiling from source (aka trying out new software), one could spend some time playing with BSD|Arch|Gentoo package/port systems, guix, nixpkgs, or (home|linux)brew respectively and learn a bit via osmosis...


On a side note, I'm not sure how well some of the software "installed" this way will survive being backed up and restored using official Linux Mint methods...

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Linuxbrew: A Fork of Homebrew for Linux

« on: December 04, 2014, 09:22 PM »

Set up under Linux Mint 17 was pretty staight-forward (see project page for specifics):

• install some prerequisites
• run a shell script / git clone
• edit one's environment appropriately
• logged out and back in for simplicity

Was looking for an up-to-date DB Browser for SQLite (the default repositories have a 2.x-based version AFAICT)...however, apparently one should first:

[Select]

$ brew doctor

Then if everything is ok:

[Select]

$ brew search sqlitebrowser

That gave a result, so next:

[Select]

$ brew install sqlitebrowser

Now I'm waiting for downloads and likely compilation to finish...


Looks like that one will take a while...in the mean time, was able to install vim and tmux successfully.

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Non-Windows Software / Linuxbrew: A Fork of Homebrew for Linux

« on: December 04, 2014, 08:58 PM »

Anyone tried this package manager?

Some claimed features:

* Can install software to a home directory and so does not require sudo
* Install software not packaged by the native distribution
* Install up-to-date versions of software when the native distribution is old
* Use the same package manager to manage both your Mac and Linux machines

via Linuxbrew Project Page

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Non-Windows Software / Re: LINUX - Mint 17.1 (Rebecca) ISOs are now available for download

« on: December 03, 2014, 07:35 PM »

I didn't locate info regarding restoring one's software selection when it contains things from repositories that one might have added.

Any hints on this?


For reference, it looks like at least one file gets created containing at least package names (if I had to guess I'd guess it's the result of something like dpkg --get-selections).  I don't see any information about additional repositories...

One of the comments at the 'instructions' was:

But I have to say, the main advantage of the "Package upgrade" is missing: you don't have to redo all the customization and re-install all the software that is not available in the repositories.

In particular, with a fresh install you loose all the settings in /etc and all the software in either /opt or /usr/local.

Hmm...IIUC under /etc/ somewhere is where which repositories are used is stored...I guess that can be done manually...and before restoring software selections.


Ah, here's something:

If you were using PPA or other repositories and if some of your previously installed packages are not found by the present system, these packages will appear in the list but you won't be able to select them. If that is the case, update your APT sources using the Menu -> Administration -> Software Sources tool to add the missing repositories, then click on the "Refresh" button in the Backup Tool.

Note: The "Refresh" button refreshes the list, not your APT cache. If you update your /etc/apt/sources.list manually, make sure to run "apt update" in the terminal.

I guess I better make note of extra repositories

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Living Room / Re: Getting things done? Hey, slow down there, speedy...

« on: December 03, 2014, 07:29 AM »

Don't just do something, stand there!

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N.A.N.Y. 2015 / Re: Ideas Wanted!

« on: December 02, 2014, 10:41 PM »

Ideally, what I would like to see is something where you point to a file to upload (or paste it in if it is a windows utility, which would be fine) then type in a sed statement.  It would then show what the output would be without actually altering the file itself.

-steeladept (December 01, 2014, 11:34 AM)

Live preview of sorts?

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Developer's Corner / Re: Experimenting with Other Programming Languages

« on: December 02, 2014, 09:54 PM »

Why not LISP?

-Tuxman (November 13, 2014, 04:30 AM)

I've started working my way through Clojure for the Brave and True.  Pretty nice so far.

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Living Room / Re: Raspberry Pi project: wireless file server

« on: December 02, 2014, 09:44 PM »

A little advice: when shopping for a wi-fi adapter for the Pi, there are certain chipsets to avoid. There's a long list here:
http://elinux.org/RPi_USB_Wi-Fi_Adapters

-Edvard (December 02, 2014, 08:25 PM)

Thanks for this

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Living Room / Re: Rogers ISP in Canada launches MITM attacks on customers

« on: December 02, 2014, 05:05 AM »

Unfortunately, not unheard of behavior for ISPs in other areas of the world.

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Living Room / Re: 2014-2015: Best tablet specs for ebook reading

« on: November 25, 2014, 04:27 AM »

Weight is a concern around here -- the Azpen appears to be 2.5 pounds (at least according to the Amazon page I see here).

For comparison, I've found the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 weight (1.2 - 1.3 pounds) to be just about right for the size.  When considering tablets, I often use this 10.1 inch tablet as a sort of base measure.  Granted the screen size differs, but in this case I wonder about the trade-off being made.  The Azpen appears to be about twice the weight...

On a side note, I was surprised to find being concerned by slimness after experiences with the 10.1 and the earlier Nexus 7 model -- though rounding of edges seems to help a bit.

I don't imagine it's practical, but IMHO it'd be nice to get some physical time with an actual device before deciding on a purchase...perhaps returns are possible?

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« on: November 23, 2014, 05:48 PM »

PDF (plugin), DjVu (plugin)

-4wd (October 28, 2014, 11:11 PM)

I hadn't tried those yet -- I think there may be source code for the DjVu plugin but perhaps not for the PDF plugin.

It'll be nicer if TTS support comes about for the PDF and DjVu functionality.  Also nice would be a PDF plugin -- hmm, may be a MuPDF-based thing might be doable...

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General Software Discussion / Re: Firefox Extensions: Your favorite or most useful

« on: November 19, 2014, 10:50 PM »

Nice find...and nasty tracking.

Thanks for sharing!


Some related links of interest:

  Canvas Fingerprinting Wikipedia Page
  The Web never forgets Paper Home Page

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Living Room / Re: Hard Drive SMART Stats - from the BackBlaze Blog

« on: November 19, 2014, 10:26 PM »

Thanks for updating the post with the metrics they pay attention to.

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Living Room / Re: Worm's neurons mapped, simulated in robot

« on: November 18, 2014, 03:33 AM »

Sounds pretty amazing!

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Non-Windows Software / Re: Android: Lil' Debi

« on: November 17, 2014, 06:34 PM »

For a minute there, I thought it was a new version of Android OS, named after the snack cakes. 

-app103 (November 16, 2014, 05:03 AM)

That would have been cool along with Edvard's wish especially

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Non-Windows Software / Android: Lil' Debi

« on: November 15, 2014, 07:37 PM »

Just tried out Lil' Debi on a few devices with some success:

The aim of Lil’ Debi is to provide a transparent and tightly integrated Debian install on your Android device. It mounts all of your Android partitions in Debian space, so you see a fusion of both systems. Its even possible to have Lil’ Debi launch the normal Debian init start-up scripts when it starts, so that all you need to do is apt-get install and any servers you install will just work.

The aim is to make it work with as few modifications to the Android system as possible. Currently, it only adds a /bin symlink, and a /debian mount directory. It does not touch /system at all.

via https://guardianproject.info/code/lildebi/.

Highly recommend checking the "Using Debian" section in the related Wiki:

  https://github.com/guardianproject/lildebi/wiki


With additional work, it's even possible to run wireshark...

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Living Room / Re: Gadget WEEKENDS

« on: November 01, 2014, 07:58 PM »

I guess it can also be a sort of countdown reminder for:

  https://en.wikipedia...ki/Year_2038_problem

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Living Room / Re: Sci-fi novel now available from DC member kyrathaba!

« on: October 28, 2014, 09:59 PM »

i want audiobook version!!

-mouser (October 28, 2014, 03:57 PM)

On a side note, I've been finding the TTS+ plugin for FBReader on Android to be pretty decent -- at least with the U.K. male voice (I think that's with the Google TTS system underneath).

IIUC, FBReader can handle (some?) mobi and epub.