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Help me Obi-Wan…
I don’t think I ever posted this photo taken somewhat before the baby’s first birthday.
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Hold on, your antenna is bent
More than a year later, we have this scene from Christmas…
View ArticleQNAP 451+: SABnzbd/Sickbeard setup
Install the Python 2.7 from the QNAP app center. Install the following qpkg from the QNAP community app repository: GIT SABnzbdplus SickBeard Configure SABnzbd with Usenet servers, and SickBeard with...
View ArticleQNAP 451+: Hardware Accelerated Transcoding
I’m having problems with Plex using too much CPU to transcode files. Actually, I’m not sure why it’s transcoding to an AppleTV 4, it should be able to Direct Stream .mkv files. I’m trying to go ahead...
View ArticleBasicTeX 2015
Ok, this is part of the regular series of these posts, and mostly serve as a simple record for my own use. If there’s anyone out there reading this, please disregard yet another TeX upgrade posting....
View ArticleInstalling the Nix Package Manager
There isn’t really a reason to read my install directions for nix, I just used the default install command for Linux/Mac OS X. To wit: curl https://nixos.org/nix/install | sh Except that I had to...
View ArticleGetting FreeBSD 11 working on my Asus Zenbook UX31A
Sigh… not sure why this was so painful. After years away, I thought it would be nice to re-visit FreeBSD on my dedicated malware analysis laptop. While I had used FreeBSD for over a decade on personal...
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Is DIY-BIO the Personal Computing of the 21st Century?
Last last year I ran across the following article in IEEE Spectrum: Tools for Would-Be Biohackers. Since I have a daughter with interests in Biology, I considered getting her one of these “mini-labs”...
View ArticleMarket Cap is a strange beast
To paraphrase a great sword fighter, “I don’t think it means what I think it means.” Consider the following thought experiment: Imagine a stock that issued 100 shares for $100 each 100 years ago. No...
View ArticleCompiling cpuminer on a RaspberryPi
I just spent the last bit compiling cpuminer on the RaspberryPi, and here’s my notes: sudo apt-get install automake libcurl4-openssl-dev libssl-dev ./configure Edit the compat/jansson/makefile and...
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What is OmiseGo and why is it up 2,570%?
What is OmiseGo? OmiseGo (symbol: OMG) is a new cryptocurrency designed to help lower the cost of currency and asset exchange. The OmiseGo token sold out its $25 million initial token offering during...
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The first question you should ask about every new cryptocurrency
It is easy to fall victim to the urge to jump on each new coin. The hype around an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) is usually enough to drive even the most sober investor to distraction. But before you...
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