One of the most annoying parts about being a geek is dealing with a world full of “fake geeks.” In a world full of fake news, fake sincerity and fake ethics (thank you Bill and Hillary Clinton!) I guess it was bound to happen. Don’t get me wrong, we’ve always had “fake geeks.” Most of them were management. You’ve all encountered them. That one worthless MBA who would stand just out of sight while real … Fake GeeksRead more
Thank You Sir May I Have Another
Tales that just make you want to scream and other humiliating kicks to the crotch.
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Qt and USB – Pt. 2
Today’s post will be the first of at least two posts about identifying your USB device. I started by adding the following code. out << “ProductID: ” << desc.idProduct << endl; r0_status = libusb_open(dev, &hHandle); if (r0_status != LIBUSB_SUCCESS) { out << “Error ” << r0_status << ” opening USB device. Error text: ” << libusb_error_name(r0_status) << endl; } else { unsigned char serialNumber[255] = { }; unsigned char vendorName[1024] = { }; unsigned char … Qt and USB – Pt. 2Read more
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Human Trafficking – Information Technology’s Dirty Little Secret
Rather than cutting and pasting an article I wrote on another site, I’m just going to include a link to the article of same name an ask you to sign the petition.
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The Current eBay Scam
On 4-15-2018 I received the following email: This was for a Guest order placed on 4-05-2018. I don’t run a virus known as Windows, but, being the only member of the family to ever go to college for computers, I get drafted by family members who “just bought what was pre-packaged and on-sale.” Of course DELL doesn’t ship installation media with their pre-packaged shit and when you order it, years later from customer service, you … The Current eBay ScamRead more
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Expires Faster Than Milk
It’s amazing how quickly things become useless and outdated on the Internet. What is worse is people usually choose one of the first five search results and consider it Gospel no matter how horribly out of date it is. Recently I got a bit nostalgic for some of the DOS work I used to do. Greenleaf libraries were a mainstay in my development tool chest no matter what compiler I was using. There CommLib product … Expires Faster Than MilkRead more