Category Archives: Technology

Slick user interface, runs Xubuntu

Posted on December 29, 2008 by tpepper

I saw this awesome video on CurrentTV this morning. Not that I follow the experimental musical instrument scene, but this is one of the slicker things I’ve seen lately for any type of embedded device, much less musical. Laptops are … Continue reading →

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Drafting for woodworking in Sketchup

Posted on December 28, 2008 by tpepper

I’ve been using Qcad for a year or two in order to do simple 2-d drafting for woodworking projects. It works just fine and I know how to get around in it efficiently. But it’s been a bit cumbersome at … Continue reading →

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Subscribe to the Peer to Patent RSS Feed

Posted on September 9, 2008 by tpepper

It’s been on the back of my mind for ages to check if the Peer to Patent project has an RSS feed for new patents added to the system. Today I actually noticed I’d written it on a TODO list … Continue reading →

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Verizon may have some intelligence after all

Posted on February 5, 2008 by tpepper

Last I knew Verizon was still a fan of a tiered-internet. On the other hand they’re now saying at least when it comes to blocking copyrighted materials they wont tier things. Their VP of PR specifically has said, “We generally … Continue reading →

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Linux and Memory Readings

Posted on December 28, 2007 by tpepper

For somebody interested in learning about linux memory management it can be hard finding documentation. There are a couple books like my coworker‘s book (that’s starting to get dated) Understanding the Linux VMM and the stand-by from O’Reilly, Understanding the … Continue reading →

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FIRST LEGO League’s Power Puzzle

Posted on December 11, 2007 by tpepper

In my last entry I didn’t really describe what all the kids had to do this year and I should have. Each year the FIRST LEGO League competition has a theme. Last year the theme was nanotechnology which was a … Continue reading →

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Los Alamos Tech Surplus

Posted on November 27, 2007 by tpepper

This link came across my feed reader. It’s not quite clear where it’s going as only the first two of five parts have been released as of today. But the Black Hole looks like a really cool store to tool … Continue reading →

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More MovableType upgrade fixes

Posted on November 6, 2007 by tpepper

Poking further I’ve found I didn’t have archive mappings post MT upgrade and have created them. And I re-undid their silly default file permissions. I see they’ve changed from using underscores to dashes for multiword files/directories. So there’s a bunch … Continue reading →

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Linux Kernel Lock Profiling with LockStat

Posted on November 6, 2007 by tpepper

When looking at system performance it is often useful to get concrete numbers on what the system is actually doing. Oprofile can give you interesting details like listings of every function called, the call graphs and timing information for a … Continue reading →

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Mel Gorman starts a blog

Posted on October 30, 2007 by tpepper

My Irish coworker, linux vm hacker and all around smart dude Mel Gorman has started a “semi technical” blog! Most linux development happens via mailing lists, IRC chatting or the occasional face to face, but it’s a positive development that … Continue reading →

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