rl_escher
2008/04/11 13:31:22
From slowriot comes this.
Ow. My head.
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errno
2008/04/02 17:34:06
Just for the lol or something, a list of all the messages generated by strerror. Warning: geeky.
Success Operation not permitted No such file or directory No such process Interrupted system call Input/output error No such device or address Argument list too long Exec format error Bad file descriptor No child processes Resource temporarily unavailable Cannot allocate memory Permission denied Bad address Block device required Device or resource busy File exists Invalid cross-device link No such device Not a directory Is a directory Invalid argument Too many open files in system Too many open files Inappropriate ioctl for device Text file busy File too large No space left on device Illegal seek Read-only file system Too many links Broken pipe Numerical argument out of domain Numerical result out of range Resource deadlock avoided File name too long No locks available Function not implemented Directory not empty Too many levels of symbolic links Unknown error 41 No message of desired type Identifier removed Channel number out of range Level 2 not synchronized Level 3 halted Level 3 reset Link number out of range Protocol driver not attached No CSI structure available Level 2 halted Invalid exchange Invalid request descriptor Exchange full No anode Invalid request code Invalid slot Unknown error 58 Bad font file format Device not a stream No data available Timer expired Out of streams resources Machine is not on the network Package not installed Object is remote Link has been severed Advertise error Srmount error Communication error on send Protocol error Multihop attempted RFS specific error Bad message Value too large for defined data type Name not unique on network File descriptor in bad state Remote address changed Can not access a needed shared library Accessing a corrupted shared library .lib section in a.out corrupted Attempting to link in too many shared libraries Cannot exec a shared library directly Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character Interrupted system call should be restarted Streams pipe error Too many users Socket operation on non-socket Destination address required Message too long Protocol wrong type for socket Protocol not available Protocol not supported Socket type not supported Operation not supported Protocol family not supported Address family not supported by protocol Address already in use Cannot assign requested address Network is down Network is unreachable Network dropped connection on reset Software caused connection abort Connection reset by peer No buffer space available Transport endpoint is already connected Transport endpoint is not connected Cannot send after transport endpoint shutdown Too many references: cannot splice Connection timed out Connection refused Host is down No route to host Operation already in progress Operation now in progress Stale NFS file handle Structure needs cleaning Not a XENIX named type file No XENIX semaphores available Is a named type file Remote I/O error Disk quota exceeded No medium found Wrong medium type Operation canceled Required key not available Key has expired Key has been revoked Key was rejected by service Owner died State not recoverable Unknown error 132 Unknown error 133
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really
2008/03/31 12:43:16
I use the word really too much.
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skiing
2008/03/31 11:45:39
I really, really love to ski. Got back from a skiing trip to Austria on Saturday.
One awesome thing about it is that no matter how unfit I am, my muscles for skiing still seem to be there. While I could ski better if I was fitter, I can still ski pretty smoothly even when I’ve gone while really, really unfit (the worst of which was probably when I was around 18 or 19).
Was really nice having Rachel along skiing for the first time too, even if she struggled with the skiing a bit due to not getting on very well with the equipment. Looking forward to eventually being able to ski around properly with her.
Going to try and organise a trip well in advance for next year so that anyone who wants to come along can do so. This trip was more a Family thing and was arranged a little bit last minute.
There were some pictures taken, they will be up (probably on facebor) at some point.
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sins
2008/03/12 23:43:20
| Greed: | Very Low | |
| Gluttony: | Medium | |
| Wrath: | Very Low | |
| Sloth: | High | |
| Envy: | Very Low | |
| Lust: | Medium | |
| Pride: | Medium |
Take the Seven Deadly Sins Quiz
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crossovers
2008/03/11 17:15:13
“Simplicity? Have these idiots actually read the HTTP standard? It’s like reading an obtuse ancient Teutonic myth filled with spelling errors where you never know who is talking to whom since characters have 10 names and nothing makes sense because you weren’t raised in Ancient Germany.” – Zed
Replace Germany with Wales/Ireland and you’ve got what Rachel is trying to do for uni basically.
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eee
2008/03/11 12:39:45
Things I like to do with my eee.
- Watch things in bed.
- Code on the bus.
- RSS it up in a coffee shop.
Overall: AAAA (out of 5 As) ++++++++ (out of 10 +s), would buy again.
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irc_lastfm_facebook
2008/02/19 15:16:49
Tue.15:13:23 < Norgg> !((lastfm norgg)) Tue.15:13:28 <@Malcolm> Norgg: might be listening to Bruce Springsteen Erie Canal
Sets my facebook status to what I’m currently listening to on lastfm.
This is the future of the internet.
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paul_and_internets
2008/02/19 14:11:40
I would like to thank Paul Dean for getting older.
Went down to London for his birthday party on Saturday and had a good time. It was awesome seeing some people again and meeting some new people.
There were also some people from the internet.
I keep thinking I should quit the internet recently, or at least all the social networking bits of it. The plan would be to stop using irc and facebook and stop reading blogs. I don’t think this will happen yet though.
Basically, when I am away from the internet, this seems like a good plan, but then when I get back to the internet I want to be able to talk to people. The problem is really that I have the internet at work and neither the self nor the external discipline to not communicate with it too much.
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1kbwc_anatomy
2008/02/08 14:08:15
Card effects are still pretty much undefined and could be whatever you want.
Card type would be one of:- points or keeper or permanent or something (something you keep in front of you that generally has some value, can also be played on other people unless stated otherwise)
- action (one-off effect card that’s used in your turn)
- instant action (card that you can play any time)
- global (something played that stays in effect and affects all players)
There are implicit rules here about the layout of the space you’re playing the game in too. Each player needs a space for points cards, there should be a central space for globals and a general discard pile.
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nomics
2008/02/07 18:30:58
I mentioned Nomic in my post about 1kbwc, it’s an evolving, democratic game in which the rules are decided by vote over time. I’ve never played it, but would like to some time.
The rules for a specific instance of Nomic called B Nomic are here. I haven’t read through them entirely yet, but there is some cool stuff in there, like rule 4E61 regarding DNA and twins (You have two genes, you can mutate one per nweek and you can’t “directly” harm anyone with the same DNA as you(your twin)).
I also read some of the rules for Nomopoly IV which turned into some kind of turn based strategy game with SCVs, Monks, Warriors and Laser Howitzers.
I find these things pretty fascinating. Should really play one some time.
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skype
2008/02/07 12:55:38
I’ve been meaning to start using skype regularly for ages now and never get round to it.
I used it once a while ago while doing some freelance work for a dude in Germany, then for staying in touch with Rachel when I went away for a couple weeks, but then I haven’t used it for about a year since.
It mostly came down to not really going and getting contact details for other people on the thing.
Anyway, I’m hoping to remedy that, so if you know me and want to do so, go ahead and add me. I’m on there as norggon (The elementary particle that exhibits norgginess or something, also the nickname I use when sites are pissy about nicks less than 6 characters).
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camping
2008/02/07 00:35:43
So, after some poking, I’ve moved to using camping for this thing.
People can actually comment here now.
Posts and comments are both formatted with RedCloth.
There are probably some bugs, it’s all very quick and dirty.
Apologies to anyone upset by rss agregators spamming the last several posts at them again.
Enjoy.
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laserquest
2008/02/05 20:40:44
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1kbwc
2008/02/04 14:16:53
So, I went to BarCamp on Saturday. It was a very mixed bag.
There were three presentations that stuck with me. One was a presentation entitled Living on Virtual Fish, given by Tim Howgego. Another was a presentation on “hypernumbers”, a system in development to create distributed spread sheets, compatible with Excel, hopefully, ultimately, enabling spreadsheets to read data directly from prices or other information listed on various web sites.
The last presentation I went to was a presentation on 1000 Blank White Cards(1kbwc), using the game as a metaphor for Web2.0. 1kbwc is a game in which there are very few fixed rules, and those that do exist are poorly defined. The game is also collaborative, it’s created by the players, evolving over time, changing every time it’s played.
The basic rules of 1kbwc as I see them are:
- Make a deck:
- Each player provides a selection of cards they’ve created for previous games, collected from other players of previous games or created for this game. Probably on the order of 10 to 15 cards each, depending on the number of players.
- Some blank cards are added to the deck, making the deck consist of between a half and a third blank cards.
- Players are dealt 4 or 5 cards as a hand.
- Play goes to the left from the dealer, players draw a card and play a card.
- If a player has a blank card in their hand, they may fill it in at any time.
- Cards can have any effect they want. Some cards may be worth points.
- When the deck runs out, the player with the most points wins.
Cards should generally have some attempt at some art on them, though this isn’t really necessary. There are probably different kinds of cards too, some of which you may play at any time (possibly in reaction to another card), some which may stay on the table in front of you or some which go straight into a discard pile, but these are never actually specified in the rules.
I’ve played this a couple times now and quite enjoyed it and have a few cards of my own I’ve created that I quite like. “Yoink!”, for example, requires nor proves any further explanation.
The problem with the first couple games I played of the game, as well as the sets of cards I’ve seen online so far is that they’re somewhat too chaotic. Many cards allocate points, but points are ultimately fairly useless, especially as the deck we were playing with contained cards that would reshuffle cards into the deck so that it would never run out, leading us to finally get bored and create cards that would just end the game. People will also introduce new kinds of points to the game, which are not used, or single cards that have no interaction with any other cards and don’t actually do anything.
There are similarities between 1kbwc and Nomic. Nomic being on the extreme side of formality in its meta-rules, 1kbwc being on the extreme side of laxity in its meta-rules, where basically anything goes. Currently, I’m wondering if there’s some middle ground to be found. I’m going to try and figure out some kind of extended set of rules for a variant on 1kbwc with better guidelines for creating cards, but leaving enough flexibility for the game to still flow smoothly from turn to turn.
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