C++ FAQ

Marshall Cline’s C++ FAQ is great - very comprehensive. It covers topics useful to everyone from beginners to intermediate/advanced users. It’s at:

http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/

Hooking Netfilter with a Linux Kernel Module

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7184

This is a great Linux Journal article where they write a kernel module to hook Netfilter. It’ll probably be useful to me at some point.

What other things in the kernel can be hooked? I’m sure the list is freakin long, but this would be fun to experiment with.

Comp Sec Sites

I’m gonna use this to record interesting/useful information on computer security. Starting off with a post on switch hardening - these are complex switches we’re talking about:
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6910&rss;

Geotagging Photos

Well, I’m disappointed by the way Picasa handles geotagging photos in Linux. It looks like the newest version doesn’t support geotagging. Not only that, but when it resizes images to upload to Picasa on the web, it kills any EXIF information that may have specified a location. What the heck Picasa? Why you gotta clobber my shit?

I can preserve the geotags by uploading directly from my G1 (slow), or by going to the Picasa website and uploading from there (can’t do a batch upload, also can’t resize automatically).

Current Chili Recipe

Here’s my current chili recipe. This one is going to be awesome when it’s all done. It’s good enough right now that I have a hard time sticking to my plan to make it awesome without the spiciness, then add the spicy in later. The last few times I’ve made it I’ve added in the peppers… Shame on me. It’s just too tasty to resist.

1 can bush kidney beans 1/2 can bush pinto beans 1 lb browned ground beef 1 can hunts diced tomatoes 1.5 tbsp chili powder - I’ve been using McCormick’s 1 tsp Mexican oregano 1 tsp garlic powder 1 red bell pepper, minced 1/2 red onion, minced 4 jalapeños, minced 8 serrano peppers, minced

Movies To See

Here are a few movies I need to see: Brazil The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension There Will Be Blood Empire of the Sun Ghost in the Machine The Warriors Lost Boys

Comments:

Karl - Apr 2, 2009

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Also, get a copy of the old Casino Royale…

Karl - May 1, 2009

Also see Public Enemy and Little Caesar.

Chiltepin Batch 1 Day 1

I planted 10 of my Chiltepin seeds today. At Lowes, I picked up some seedling mix, a 11.5" clay dish and a 10" plastic dish insert.

These are chili peppers that are used to dry climates, and several websites I’ve seen suggest the seeds should not be watered too much. To avoid problems with overwatering, I poked holes in the bottom of the plastic dish, filled the clay dish with sand, then put the plastic dish containing the soil on top. The sand will allow water to drain out of the plastic dish, but might let the soil in the dish reabsorb the water if it gets too dry. Also, the sand might hold heat better than just air, and air was the alternative had I placed rocks between the plastic and clay dishes. Only one half of the plastic dish has holes in it, the other side is completely intact. I’ve placed 5 seeds on each side, and if/when they germinate, maybe I can tell whether the holes matter at all.

WWI

Grenade in Foxhole
Hopeful glance at other man
Bend to throw, heads bump!

Public Service Announcement

PSA: Don’t follow Starbucks’ directions for making coffee if you like it black.

Backstory: I usually make four cups of coffee whenever I need some. I’m feeling particularly lazy (it’s a Saturday and I got excused from going into the office to get shot at) and I’d like to get some exercise, so I put a pot on. That’s four cups based on the coffee pot markings. Starbucks’ directions say use 2 Tbsp (10 grams) per 6 fl oz. water. I use a 1/8 cup scoop, so that’s one scoop per 6 oz. I measured the markings on the pot, and they indicate about 5 oz. per cup, at least to the 4 cup and 6 cup markings. It’s a Mr. Coffee given to me by an ex-girlfriend.

Ahhnold

Why does Arnold Schwarzenegger rock so much? I’m sitting on the couch, watching True Lies and Jamie Lee Curtis is trying to screw around with another man. Why? Because she doesn’t know the true Arnold. For those who haven’t seen the movie, Schwarzenwhatever is a spy for the US. Come on, ladies love that kinda stuff, right? Anyway, what is Curtis thinking?

Then there’s his other movie. Commando. What is the most awesome part of Commando? I think the correct question is, what isn’t the most awesome part of Commando. Arnold is an ex-Army commando-Colonel who trained a bunch of special forces geeks. Special forces geeks you say? Yes. One wears t-shirt chain mail the entire movie. The rest of them get killed right at the beginning.