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cscope – 64 bit vs 32 bit

E609: Cscope error: cscope: invlib.c:566: invopen: Assertion `invcntl-aram.sizeblk == sizeof(t_logicalblk)’ failed. Long story short: don’t try to use cscope files on a 32 bit machine if they were generated on a 64 bit machine.

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Facebook privacy

There’s been a lot of news recently about Facebook and privacy. My advice is simple: don’t assume anything you post on Facebook is ever actually private between you and your friends. If you assume that everything could one day be made public you’ll never have cause to be surprised. Additional advice regarding tracking cookies: Delete [...]

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iPad 2 smart covers

Gruber on iPad 2 Smart Covers: Smart Covers are so cool that I can imagine iPad 1 owners – who think they’re happy to stick with what they’ve got – changing their minds and deciding to upgrade upon seeing Smart Covers in person. If you’re seriously considering upgrading a device you paid upwards of $500 [...]

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Tim Anderson on distortion

It breaks my heart to hear the obvious distortion in the loud passages during a magnificent performance such as Johnny Cash’s version of Trent Reznor’s Hurt. That is an engineering failure. — http://gadgets.itwriting.com/?p=140

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A horrible match

Harsh words: Australia announce their side for the next Test either later tonight or tomorrow morning. Mitchell Johnson and Marcus North must be concerned. Johnson has had a horrible match, taking 0 for 170, making a 19-ball duck and dropping a catch. Stay with us to see who is named man of the match, but [...]

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Song du Jour: Curtis Mayfield – Move on up

I challenge you to listen to the full nearly nine minutes of this extended mix of “Move on up” and NOT get up and dance. Apparently some guy called Kanye sampled this? Who knew!

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Ubuntu / Windows XP dual boot on Samsung N150 netbook

I recently bought a Samsung N150 Plus netbook, model N150-KP01AU. 160G hard drive. Came with Windows XP “Ultra Low Cost PC” edition. My plan was to install Ubuntu netbook edition as my primary OS but still have Windows XP as a dual boot option. Because I generally have low tolerance for things like hidden recovery [...]

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Foursquare and Google Calendar

Finally I see a use for Foursquare. Go to http://foursquare.com/feeds/ and copy the URL for the ICS feed. Now go to Google Calendar, find the “Other Calendars” box on the lower left corner and click the “Add” link on the bottom right corner of that box. Select “Add by URL” and paste in the Foursquare [...]

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I can picture dropping the student, but…

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Ideal things to look for in a laptop

Regardless of physical dimensions, a fine dot pitch display. My current screen is a 15″ normal (non-widescreen) display SXGA+ which has been great. That works out at about 116 DPI or a 0.2177mm dot pitch. It’s well worth whatever it costs extra to get a good built in display. Screen DPI calculator. No shiny / [...]

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