Author Archives: lts
Fixing “Wrong type argument: characterp, return” in !Emacs
A few months ago, I ran into an issue with Emacs that I just found the solution to. In Emacs term-mode (or ansi-term, or multi-term), hitting Enter doesn’t work, and the mini-buffer displays Wrong type argument: characterp, return, and the … Continue reading
[Emacs] autopair problems when using term-mode
I found this awesome blog post on the Korean blog Seorenn SIGSEGV. Using Google translate, I was able to extract the information I needed. However, Google translate quite botched it, as did Yahoo and Bing translate. I’ve used a combination … Continue reading
Why `sed -i’ exists
I’ve decided to to a morning-pages type thing here, just to get info out. This means that I’ll be posting 250-ish word weblog post snippits sharing whatever, and fairly frequently posting, if this works. So, what is the purpose of … Continue reading
Questions about copyright of the deceased
I recently acquired a fairly recent printing of Why We Can’t Wait by Martin Luther King Junior. Now, I assumed that the copyright of the book would have passed to either his children, or some foundation. However, feeling curious I … Continue reading
Pointers in Java
This was originally posted to Facebook by me at 2010-08-02 23:20. Note: For purposes of anyone interested in this, pointers in Java are more commonly referred to as references, because everything in Java must have it’s own name (method vs. … Continue reading
Java has issues
This was originally posted to Facebook by me at 2010-09-02 23:19. It was edited by me there 2010-07-03. Java is an alright language. There are a lot of things it does right, but there are a few things it doesn’t. … Continue reading
FUSE is crazy
Well, I suppose just I’m only talking about Linux FUSE, I haven’t fiddled with FUSE on any other kernel. Anyway, FUSE screws with the idea of the root user: $ ls Makefile build.log … $ sudo ls ls: cannot open … Continue reading
Suicide as an Act of Optimism
If you have been personally touched by suicide, please don’t be offended, I do not entirely agree with the sentiment of this essay.
You are not a beautiful, unique snowflake of specialness. You are made of the same decaying, organic matter as everything else. Accept that you are going to die and let go.
Who am I?
I am the nerd, the geek, the hacker. In most aspects, I am the stereotypical nerd. I wear glasses, a belt, a button down shirt, and a pocket protector. I play Dungeons and Dragons. I’m smart and have a passion … Continue reading
ICB Journals
A while back I had to do a bunch of journals on the book In Cold Blood. I have decided to post several of these journals, they are very incoherent. Each journal had a passage associated with it, which have … Continue reading