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I work in Japan as a Software Engineer. I love obscure programming languages, open-source, cycling and Japanese culture.
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My first Arduino
Yesterday my wife decided to buy yet another sewing pattern book and I decided to tag along. As a Kindle user, there’s usually very little for me to do at a bookstore. I usually just look around the IT section … Continue reading
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How To Get etags Working in Emacs
You’ve been using Emacs for how long and you haven’t figured this out yet? Yup. Up until now I’ve never really needed to actually get etags working in Emacs. I remember trying to figure it out long ago as a … Continue reading
Posted in Linux, Programming, Work
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Copyright Infringed
So the author of Listen has taken code from Quod Libet (including code from my lyrics plugin) and ripped the copyright section (and my name) out and used it in his software. Now the code is GPL so I’m completely … Continue reading
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Quod Libet
Quod Libet is the music player I use and occasionally hack on. In the current revision in SVN my lyrics plugin has been integrated into the main player. I also added a feature to the album list view so that … Continue reading
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Component Object Model
So after getting the new laptop, and installing the Microsoft Retail Management System software I learn that the plugin system is based on legacy code, and not .NET code like I was told. I became very annoyed that my uncle … Continue reading
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PSP
PlayStation.com – PSP The PSP is like the Ring of Power. At first I bought it saying that I’d sell it after I played a couple of games. Unfortunately every time I try to send the PSP back into the … Continue reading
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Unmotivated
Lately I’ve felt pretty unmotivated to do any programming. A couple of weeks ago I felt like I could code everything, and now I barely have the motivation to finish my Quod Libet plugins. I’ve also been thinking of what … Continue reading
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Upgraded once more
Now I’m running 1.5.1. I got Adelphia Cable internet today, I’m not impressed, but it works… kind of. The main problem is how slow it is sometimes. Like if it had some strange QoS rule that makes http slower than … Continue reading
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Couldn't have put it better myself
<piman> joshk: The suck of GTK and Python is combining to form some kind of ultrasuck. <joshk> suckimus prime
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New Page
New Page Well it’s now 4am, it took me 4 hours to get it working. No assembly done tonight. I’m so good at procrastination, it hurts.
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