Archive for February, 2014

You can use user defined literals in C++11 to represent units of time.

This is a simple function in PHP to determine if a string is a valid email address.

This is how I take text that contains links in PHP and convert any links to actual HTML hrefs.

This is how I use GeSHi to format the code displayed on this blog.

I subscribe to the idea that software engineering is often times a social problem and not a technical one.

Below is a collection of examples of common code patterns that could otherwise be written simpler, cleaner, and more correct when the STL or boost is used.

Be careful with how template parameters might be used and what the types of those parameters will be used for.

This is a very simple script that uses sysfs to list removable block devices. This is useful for finding USB devices and the available partitions.

A one liner that can find all duplicate files based on size and then file hash.

This is a simple script to list all usernames in /etc/passwd.

An example of how to detect and print C++ callstacks of offending threads when a mutex deadlock occurs.

A simple command line utility to control outputs on a U401 USB IO device.

Put on your tin foil hat and strap into your desk chair. I think it's only a matter of time before our idea of a movie morphs into an entertaining virtual reality we all love.

Use Asuswrt-merlin to get some extra features the default firmware is missing.

This is a research project that involved developing and designing a P2P protocol and client based a distributed hash table.

This is a very simple application that can be used to test the I/O speed of a hard drive or anything else with a filesystem on it.

A build system to create a restore DVD for a PC.

This is a little power supply that provides both 12 and 5 volt DC outputs.

My quick and dirty solution to having a spool on bearings and a place to put extra spools.

Do your programmers look like a bunch of people playing in mud?

Git really is much simpler than most new users think.

My Prusa i3 3D printer build.

The currency that's got local retailers fighting to keep video cards in stock because video cards convert electricity into money.

After I've been using any version control system for a while I tend to find myself having a go-to set of commands.

Here's a simple example that demonstrates how many times a copy constructor is called when throwing an exception.