Category Archives: Computers
znurt and planet larry expected downtime
O hai. Both Znurt and Planet Larry are going to be going offline here … pretty soon for a day or so. I’m moving hosts again, and should have things back up shortly. I’m hoping I can get it all … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo
handbrake ebuild
My life has been uncharacteristically busy lately, which is a really new experience for me, because I usually have so much free time that I don’t know what to do with myself. Anyway. As a result of lack of time, … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo, Multimedia
planet larry migration
I wrote not too long ago that I was going to give up maintaining Planet Larry and look for a new owner. I got a lot of offers from a lot of people who were willing to step up and … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo, Planet Larry
lost on mvc basics: where to order data
I’m really struggling recently with understanding some basics of MVC. I’m sold on the concept, but confused when it comes to asking hard questions like which kind of data manipulation goes into which box: model or controller. Hopefully someone can … Continue reading
Filed under Programming
new cell phone: droid x
I got a new phone this week, the Motorola Droid X, running Android … woo! Boy, that sentence is gonna attract a lot of spammers. :T It’s an awesome phone. I like it. Well, actually, I dunno about the phone … Continue reading
Filed under Computers
planet larry needs a new home
Alright, so in my quest to move forward with my life, I’m going to be discarding certain projects that I really haven’t been making a priority. Planet Larry is one of those. I’ve always thought that the idea of a … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo
mplayer + libbluray support
MPlayer just very recently got support for playback of unencrypted Blu-Ray discs using libbluray. (Thanks to all the devs and testers! ) Apparently development for the library is being hosted on VLC’s git servers now, something I had no idea … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo, MPlayer, Multimedia
gentoo + youtube – flash + mplayer
So, if you’re getting a little tired of Flash and it’s silly security hiccups, but still can’t live without the YouTubey goodness that is the awesome sauce of life, here’s a simple solution I stumbled onto: use mplayer to watch … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo, MPlayer, Multimedia
blu-ray on gentoo
I’m pretty excited because I got my first BD-ROM drive last night from NewEgg, a LITE-ON iHOS104-06. That means I can do some real testing, ripping and playing around. Decrypting Blu-Ray discs is a really confusing process … I’m still … Continue reading
Filed under Gentoo, Matroska, Multimedia
simple remote git repo howto
This tiny little howto has really helped me along many times. I’ve used SVN for a long time, so the idea of having a remote repo makes sense to me. I’ll put it up here as a small reference, but … Continue reading
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