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Thank you, it didn't sound quite right, but wasn't sure why...

It's interesting (at least to me) because it's different from anything else out there. The way it runs, the way it is compiled and the language itself are nearly unique. It's also …

So, I'm sure this idea has holes all over it, but how about a very simple service that you log into with your PGP public key, then would allow you to post encrypted messages to oth…

I have a surface go, the 8gb version, and am very happy with it. I've left it running Windows 10 home, but installed the linux subsystem which works quite nicely. You'd think the k…

Shoot, this is how I recapture our dog when he gets loose. Chasing him is no good, he thinks that's a game, so I just collapse on the sidewalk and yell for him to come help. He tro…

Years ago, when I was doing laboratory programming, I wrote a set of c++ classes for numbers with units. It tracked units through the calculations (and managed significant figures)…

The article may apply to heavily urban areas, but in more rural areas, Amazon is the only game in town besides getting in the car and heading to the local Wal-Mart. I can't see mos…

I try to balance development time versus research and learning time. When you go to use a library, you have to consider the time it takes to determine which libraries exists to sol…

I'll be sad to see Dr. Dobbs go, as it's been there almost my entire career. Unfortunately, though, magazines (and their web versions) have become less and less relevant through th…

Autotype works just fine for me on KeePassX, do you have the latest version (2)? You also need the appropriate x utilities installed.

We let my (now 7.5 y/o) son start using a tablet when he was about that age. But it wasn't "his", we allowed it mostly in the car (we live in a rural area and it's a long way to an…

Very interesting, although it seems to be broken at the moment. It connects and then just kind of hangs (connecting with the latest SSH client in arch). It's a cool concept though.…