General Archive
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2011 Review
Posted on December 31, 2011 | 1 CommentI did this last year, and it might be fun to review what I wrote… So let’s see, I ended last year’s post with this So, by this time next... -
2010 Review
Posted on December 31, 2010 | No CommentsInspired by a post over on the Beercave, here’s a summary of the goings on this year… -
Forkbomb
Posted on September 9, 2010 | No CommentsRunning this may cause a slight usability issue with your UNIX-based computer… :(){ :|:& };: So run it on a friend’s instead… last pid: 19063; load averages: 138.04, 65.15, 26.72... -
Headless Virtualbox
Posted on June 9, 2009 | No CommentsJust a quick post to say I’ve managed to get a headless VirtualBox instance running on my Linux server. To control it I simply connect to the machine using an... -
VS2008 C# BindingFailure fail, online help fail. Give up, revert code.
Posted on May 12, 2009 | 1 CommentThis blog is called “Error_Success” after the Windows non-error code of the same name. I wonder if there is an ERROR_JUSTGIVEUP for when things go really really badly? Like the... -
I made GCC crash!
Posted on May 3, 2009 | No CommentsI’m attempting to compile AdvanceMame for my MAME cabinet, but after an hour or so of chewing away at source, I have just found this on the console… obj/mame/linux/blend/vidhrdw/nbmj8688.o obj/mame/linux/blend/drivers/nbmj8891.o... -
REPEAT 4 [FD 1 RT 1] – More stealth programming for kids
Posted on March 1, 2009 | No CommentsThe new school half term has started and I’m now teaching my students how to “draw cool patterns” on their computer. We’re doing this in LOGO, a programming language so... -
Flowol and LOGO – teaching programming with stealth tactics
Posted on January 30, 2009 | 2 CommentsI started teaching my year 7 kids how to program today. They don’t know they’re learning how to program, but they are. We’re not writing Java or Basic or anything... -
XNA, my Macbook and Bootcamp
Posted on January 12, 2009 | No CommentsSo, I use my Macbook for a bit of Windows development, using VirtualBox to simulate a PC. Since I have an Intel based Mac with a core2duo CPU this doesn’t... -
Hello there!
Posted on January 5, 2009 | No Comments/* Hello World in C, Ansi-style */ #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> int main(void) { puts("Hello World!"); return EXIT_SUCCESS; } Hello and welcome to my brand, shiny new programming oriented blog....




