chkno.net
Some random stuff from ~2009:
Computer-related
My shell scripts
A poor man's malloc/free memory profiler
, also available for
C++ new/delete
.
Local system performance graphs
My software projects TODO list
Bug reports
Programming language explorations
Serving gzipped content with Apache
Compressing compressed things
How ACPID handles the power button
gPodder privacy patch
A Super Nintendo controller adaptor
My ~/.units
for
units
A template .html file
with the proper css and javascript xhtml-safe escape sequences.
Perl array vs hash benchmark
: Use arrays when N < 20.
Code
.
tsleep() and wakeup() diagram
. Compare to
DpcForIsr
.
The implementations of join()/implode() in various programming language standard libraries
Java sucks!
A neat movie of an algorithm I created to efficienly estimate cost in an A* bin-packing search
Juniper misconstrues the size of the ipv6 header
A image-rollover demo with proper text fallback
Early dynamic image spam
Firefox 2.0.0.x memory usage
Animated screenshot of slime's auto-documentation
A screenshot of emacs' many calendars
The maximum number of threads in a single process as a function of stack size in 32-bit x86 GNU with Linux 2.6.something (pre-nptl)
A package dependency loop involving graphviz, imagemagic, and swig
The harddrives in Gateway M-285E laptops are held in only by their data+power connector, and tend to come loose and rattle around unless you shove something in there with them (here, a rolled up anti-static bag).
Did you know that
π is wrong
?
High-res 2pi symbol
. Also,
p-eye chart
* 2 =
2p-eye chart
.
Media
Pictures
Recipes page
"Powered by AJAX" badge
Fark "photoshops" (gimps, really)
The 'lisp gives you wings' drawing
. Also,
big
and
raw
.
Lyric graphs
Iko Iko midi
The Jolly Packet
A stepper motor template
chkno's Guide to Writing Science Fiction
Home cooking is killing the restaurant industry
A Chu Chu Rocket commercial
An excerpt from Time Enough for Love on fiscal policy
A monk meditating with a net of 256 electroencephalography sensors on his scalp
. Please email me if you have a better quality version of this image. (Update:
this one is better
)
An image
and
another image
of the radish spirit in Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi.
A screenshot of the word processor in Read or Die
Order form
(
higher resolution, for printing
) for the Cadet in-wall heater recall. Using this form gets you the 2002 prices, which may be less than the current prices for these replacement models.
Social
Tech companies by number of employees
My email address
-- requires client-side xslt to view.
Links to other places
How to win at Planets: TEOS
What three screws?!?
The top-posting sig-rant
Seen Not Heard: On Schools, Trust, and Kneecaps, by James Stephenson
Legal
My bike was stolen
Comcast's abuse policy
An early version of the zfone license agreement