Every Linux distro seems to include a default compiler that is horribly out of date. Many times this is because academics on standards committees don’t have a clue about the real world. In particular how academics decided without seeking real industry input to force C/C++ compilers to store all integers as 2’s complement. Obviously they’ve never done device interface programming or worked on a Unisys mainframe. Yes, I’ve written about academics and their butchering of … Changing Default Compiler on OpenSuSERead more
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Are You Tired of Thunderbird’s Incessant Begging?
You’ve all seen it, unless you have been enduring Evolution. Thunderbird’s incessant begging for money. Sometimes it seems like Thunderbird pushes out an “update” that only nags for money. Adding insult to injury Thunderbird has been dropping features while adding bugs. Gee, where do I sign up to pay for that? One of the reasons I tried out Evolution is the fact I wanted something that didn’t incessantly beg for money. Betterbird Just plain nice. … Are You Tired of Thunderbird’s Incessant Begging?Read more
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New Emacs Book
Yes, I’ve finally written an Emacs book. I spent the first two decades of my career on DEC platforms using EDT and have always been offended by PC editors forcing me to use mice or memorize draconian keystroke combinations. Off and on I used Emacs over the years. Once I found it had an EDT emulation mode I used it a lot more. What has offended me, both morally and professionally is the relentless stream … New Emacs BookRead more
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Debian 12 is Better Than Windows 10
I keep a Lenovo ThinkCentre SFF with Windows 10 on it because I have email and a few other things for one specific client on it. Most every other company on the planet has abandoned Microsoft products, but this one still uses them. Having come up in IT through operations back when we had actual computer rooms with actual computers in them, I’m a firm believer in bare metal backups. I use Image for Linux … Debian 12 is Better Than Windows 10Read more
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RedDiamond 3.6.4 Released
A new release of RedDiamond, version 3.6.4, has been released. You can find AppImage, RPM, and Debian packages here. For those of you unfamiliar with this OpenSource project, it really started off as part of the How Far We’ve Come series. These dovetailed into the CopperSpice Experiments series. Having come up on real operating systems with editors like EDT, I have always been annoyed at how futile most PC based programming editors are. They pack … RedDiamond 3.6.4 ReleasedRead more