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My previous employer pivoted to “AI” too hard, so I’m looking for a new job as a software developer (not LLM micromanager).

I had a simple task: Install and configure my mothers new laptop.

I’ve been using the Eclipse IDE with its “CDT” C++ plugin (the Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers package) since forever, basically.

In my experience, git gui is a very useful tool for committing changes to Git.

This Howto explains how to set up a Linux server that runs SSH, WireGuard VPN, Forgejo (a fork of Gitea, a web-based git forge, kinda like self-hosted Github) behind a local nginx reverse proxy and a minimal DNS server so we can have an internal domain for

Creating application binaries for Linux that run on a wide range of distributions is a bit tricky, as different distributions ship different versions of various system libraries.

Hi, I’m Daniel.

Because of https://github.com/nothings/stb/issues/113 I was wondering how good/bad stb_image_write’s PNG compression really is in comparison to other encoders.

Let’s assume you have an image that you want to use as a window icon in your cross-platform application that uses libSDL2.

I recently tried out Sean Barrett’s stb_image.h and was blown away by how fucking easy it is to use.

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This is just a very short roundup of the relevant commands needed to reinstall grub, e.g. when migrating a Linux installation to a new hard drive. boot live Linux system (from CD/DVD or USB key, I use grml, any other live Linux should do) mount root-fs of…

I recently got myself a Lenovo Thinkpad T500 (2055V1X) .

This is a follow-up to debian bug #541658 for Iceweasel: “cannot open research.microsoft.com”.

I’m using a eSATA external harddrive and want to be able to safely unplug it without shutting down my PC.

My favorite desktop environment is XFCE, because it’s fast, doesn’t need much memory¹ and still is convenient (automounting of CDs and memory sticks, easy unmounting by clicking, a real desktop, etc).

Like most computer-savvy people I am frequently asked to give tech support to my family etc.

After years of using centericq for ICQ and Jabber I switched to gajim (ICQ via transport), because centericq didn’t have any useable UTF8 support.