devnulled: A stream for software developers and engineers

Many computer systems around the world have been possessed by penguins; some have even been possessed by dead rats. In light of this, it is desireable to exorcize these evil spirits, and replace them with a nice, friendly daemon.

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I’ve been looking around a bit for some simple examples of threading in Python, and after a bit of digging, I came across these links:
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Here is a good, quick and dirty article to get PHP up and running quickly on Windows. Probably best if you already have experience with Apache and PHP, as well as already have Apache setup correctly and running on Windows.

I came across this article while setting up my working to finish up the other sections of the site which aren’t in Movable Type, which is pretty much everything on the main bar menu.

Legendary racer, engineer, and tuner John Lingenfelter has passed away on December 25th at the age of 58 from complications due to an accident.
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Today I was trying to find a better description for a ‘file descriptor’ to make sure I was understanding the term correctly, and I came across the Free Online Dictionary of Computing. Good stuff. This site reminds me of a specialized Everything2

I’m currently working on a script in Python which includes Encrypting/Decrypting files with GnuPG, and found this article pretty useful in general for working with GnuPG programmatically.

There is also a Gnu library for Python to work with GnuPG called GnuPGInterface.

Reliable sources inside and outside of Apple have confirmed Apple will announce the new pocket-size iPods in a number of capacities and in various colors, including stripes. Capacities will be 2 and 4GB — meaning users could store some 400 and 800 songs, respectively. Prices will start at around $100 US

I currently have a 32MB Creative MuVo, which is pretty hot, but just doesn’t have anything close to a reasonable capacity for me considering I have something in the neighborhood of 100 GB of music at home. If this rumored mini iPod actually comes to market, I can easily see myself purchasing one.

I was just checking out Slashdot and saw a link posted to a BBspot Review of Digital Music Stores. Also, this is my first new post within Movable Type. Woohoo!

Perhaps you’ve noticed the Java topic has been a bit lacking lately. Well, I’ve had some time to finally renew my interest in teaching myself Java, and I’ve been trying to get a development environment setup on my workstation. Its going to be a crash course as I need to be spending my spare time back on homework towards my CompSci degree soon, but hopefully I’ll get something up and running before January.
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