If it hasn’t happened to you yet, you must have a wired network connection because posts about Ubuntu’s disappearing wifi are all over the Internet. This has gotten remarkably worse with 24.04 LTS. Normally I hardware all of my desktops to the network. Since I’m working on another novel I brought an old HP Elite 8300 with i5-3470 into the house and set it up in the basement. Nights are still cold here and I … Ubuntu Disappearing WifiRead more
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Windows 10 KB5043064 Error 0x800f0922
KB5043064 is a shining example of why no developer or corporation should be allowed to use Agile without serving at least 7 years in medium security prison for it. Yet another hand polished turd pooped out the end of a sprint and was forced upon an unsuspecting public “to get user feedback.” If it didn’t completely trash your machine to the point of getting 0xc000021a on each and every boot attempt thereafter, consider yourself lucky. … Windows 10 KB5043064 Error 0x800f0922Read more
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Synchronizing Evolution
It’s kind of quaint to think of running Evolution PIM on just one computer so you never have to synchronize anything. When I see Apple Cult members trying to do everything on just a phone or just their tablet or one of those massively overpriced (and fragile) laptops I laugh. You are not a professional! When working on PC software, you generally need 6-8 machines. Yes, one of them will have at least 8 VMs … Synchronizing EvolutionRead more
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Medical Device Developer Linux
We desperately need a Medical Device Developer Linux distro. I know I’ve blogged about this before, but with all the wet-behind-the-ears kids thinking Agile is software engineering (it’s not) and that it is okay to push whatever steaming pile of excrement came out the back end of the nightly build onto the installed base because they are the Alpha testers . . . I have to vent again. Our featured image was provided by blog.giddyup.io. … Medical Device Developer LinuxRead more
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C++ — That Const Thing
Const is what makes C++ great. Const is what makes C++ too horrible to work with. Developers who read those “Effective” books on C++ really screw the pooch. The developers working on the Qt library who hide everything anyone would want to override inside a “private” class only documented in the source file for the actual class and buried behind a macro passing most everything to it as const make the “screw the pooch” developers … C++ — That Const ThingRead more