Archive for April, 2008
Things I learned today
- You can use git on a VFAT disk (for example, a USB key) without all of the annoying mode issues, by using the following setting in
.git/config:[core] filemode = false
What I haven’t figured out is how to do force a chmod in this situation; for example, if I create a new script, I was hoping to be able to
git chmod +xit. - Cream is a very good editor if you’re used to Windows applications. It’s a set of plugins for VIM which make it modeless and (very) familiar to Windows users. However, Ctrl-O still has its usual job for us ordinary junkies
- Vertically, two cans of Pepsi fit very snugly into a Pringles can.
Deskbar and Firefox 3
Deskbar has a really neat plugin which allows you to search your browsing history and bookmarks. Firefox 3 has switched the storage format to an sqlite-based one. I’ve been working on a new plugin to make use of that – so far it’s very enjoyable to use
Faster Languages
Due to an exercise in an AI course, I’m forced to confront an old nemesis – C++. Part of the reason is that the exercise contains a time-limited tournament, and the code needs to run very quickly. Another reason is, I guess, the fact that C++ serves as a sort of lowest common denominator in the course (which used, by the way, to be taught in LISP, along with the language).
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