This is a new series of posts, called Crowdfunding Roundup where I list interesting projects I found on crowdfunding platforms (Kickstarter, Indiegogo…). These will be mainly code & electronics projects. This is the 2nd roundup.
I’ll probably write another article about the Choosatron, but for now, I’ll just explain how to get it working on Linux since the setup instructions on the website are only for Windows and Mac. You need to follow the previous instructions (non OS-specific) on the Choosatron website before these.
This is a new series of posts, called Crowdfunding Roundup where I list interesting projects I found on crowdfunding platforms (Kickstarter, Indiegogo…). These will be mainly code & electronics projects.
A quick reference post for installing Eagle 7 and its dependencies on Ubuntu 14.04 64 bits.
I’ve posted an article on Joshfire’s blog: Upgrading the bootloader on Arduino Micro with another Micro.
In this article, we will see what is a bootloader, why you’d want to upgrade it on an Arduino Micro and how to do so.
My entry for the 30th day of the month of code. The theme for today is: infinity.
JavaScript has a special number: Infinity.
1 | 1/0; // Infinity |
My entry for the 29th day of the month of code. The theme for today is: golf.
Code golf is like real golf: use the fewest number of strokes. Here’s yesterday’s code, reduced by hand from 2170 characters to 772.
Code after the break.
My entry for the 28th day of the month of code. The theme for today is: race.
You are the red player, can you beat the computer? Click to start the game, then click like crazy to win the race!
Code after the break.
My entry for the 27th day of the month of code. The theme for today is: pattern.
10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10
Everything is nicely aligned on my system with the default monospace font but I’ve not tested it on other systems.
Code after the break.
My entry for the 26th day of the month of code. The theme for today is: malicious.
I’ve not written today’s code but let’s look at it anyway: :(){ :|:& };:.
It’s a fork bomb for a UNIX shell
(bash for instance).
With some formatting:
1
2
3
4:() {
: | : &
};
:
It’s a function called :! Let’s rename it:
1 | fork_bomb() { |
A function is defined then called. Inside the function, it calls itself twice,
in parallel (that’s what the | does) and it’s non-blocking (that’s what the
& does). This means that you can’t kill it with Ctrl-C.