Archive for category Fun
Commercial games and Linux
Almost two years ago I wrote an article about how the Open Source ecosystem can interact with commercial game developers. I decided it was time to write an addendum to that post. Why? Last month, Valve Software finally revealed that they are in the final stages of porting their Steam client to Linux, news that [...]
Posted: 9 August, 2012 in Fun, Games, Software.
Tags: steam, valve
Comments: 15
My (first) Raspberry Pi arrived in the post
At last… I ordered a Raspberry Pi on May 11, 2012 and Farnell/Element14 delivered it to my home while I was on vacation. Go figure. The postman did not find us home of course, and rang our neighbors’ doorbell. He left the package there, and luckily that neighbor brought me the package the moment he [...]
Posted: 26 July, 2012 in Fun, Hardware.
Tags: ARM, raspi
Comments: 20
Shit happens… fireworks campaign
The yearly dutch campaign to prevent fireworks victims among young people has launched today. The campaign has a new site and slogan “Shit Happens”. A hilarious video is the centerpiece of the web site, but it can be doubted whether this is actually going to be an effective one… it is too funny to be [...]
Posted: 7 December, 2009 in Fun.
Tags: asshole, fireworks, movie, newyear, victim
Comments: 2
Using the Wiimote as a pointing device
What does a Nintendo wireless controller have to do with Slackware? Well… you’d be surprised! On october 4th I am running a presentation about “A history of Slackware development” as part of T-DOSE (fyi: T-DOSE is a free and yearly event held in The Netherlands to promote use and development of Open Source Software). One [...]
Posted: 7 September, 2009 in Fun, Me, Slackware, Software.
Tags: buetooth, pointer, presentation, wii
Comments: 2
Calculating PI
The Internet is full of “one-liners” and if you search a bit, you can find many. A one-liner typically means (a chain of) commands that produce useful results quickly. I came across a nice one-liner just now. The “binary calculator” or bc is a powerful UNIX tool. Calculating the value of PI with an arbitrary [...]
Posted: 18 March, 2009 in Fun, Software.
Tags: math, oneliner
Comments: 4