Robert A. Uhl

The Geek Code

The Geek Code is a convenient shorthand for representing one’s geekiness. Mine is: -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GCS d+ s: a- C+++ ULSA++++ P--- L+++ E+++ W+++ N++ o+ K w--- O-- M- V-- PS++/-- PE++ Y+ PGP+ t--- 5++ X-- R tv--/+ b+++ DI++ D++ G+ e++ h+ r--/--- !x-- ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ Well, I think it’s cool … 3 February 2018: updated link Read more →

emms

emms is the Emacs Multimedia System; it allows one to play audio and video (hence the ‘multimedia’ …) from within emacs. Emacs, of course, is the Swiss Army text editor. Read more →

emms

emms is the Emacs Multimedia System; it allows one to play audio and video (hence the ‘multimedia’ …) from within emacs. Emacs, of course, is the Swiss Army text editor. Read more →

The nightmare which is Windows

Fed up with worms, viruses, spam and spyware, people are giving up their computers, or at least giving up the Internet. Well, that’s what they get using Windows. If you stick a petri dish out in an influenza ward, you’re gonna grow junk; if you stick a vat of Lysol out there you won’t. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I don’t get worms; I don’t get viruses; I don’t get infested with spyware. Read more →

The nightmare which is Windows

Fed up with worms, viruses, spam and spyware, people are giving up their computers, or at least giving up the Internet. Well, that’s what they get using Windows. If you stick a petri dish out in an influenza ward, you’re gonna grow junk; if you stick a vat of Lysol out there you won’t. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I don’t get worms; I don’t get viruses; I don’t get infested with spyware. Read more →

The plasma mug

Thinkgeek have a plasma mug: a glass mug which acts as a plasma ball. Extremely cool. Read more →

The plasma mug

Thinkgeek have a plasma mug: a glass mug which acts as a plasma ball. Extremely cool. Read more →

Neuros Digital Audio Computer

I want a Neuros. Completely open; has a mike; transmits FM; plays Ogg Vorbis. A bit pricey, though: $280 for the full bundle of player, flash backpack, earphones, belt clips and a charger. Read more →

Neuros Digital Audio Computer

I want a Neuros. Completely open; has a mike; transmits FM; plays Ogg Vorbis. A bit pricey, though: $280 for the full bundle of player, flash backpack, earphones, belt clips and a charger. Read more →

How to write unmaintainable code

Recently found How to Write Unmaintainable Code; it’s an amusing compendium of how not to write code. I’ve a nasty feeling I’ve done some of it, too … 07 February 2018: updated URL Read more →