A list of the world’s independent nations with capitals. You can download this list as a comma delimited text file here. (Field delimiters are double quotes.) Afghanistan Kabul Albania Tirana Algeria Algiers Andorra Andorra la […]
Linux boxes usually include a utility shred that can be used to repeatedly overwrite files on a disk, ensuring that they are irrecoverable. On FreeBSD, the shred utility is included in the GNU coreutils port. […]
One of the perennial annoyances when moving between file formats is the dealing with the way in which some editors wrap text. I sometimes receive files that I need to un-text-wrap. Here’s a handy PERL […]
(initramfs) unable to find a live medium containing a live file system Had this error when trying to boot the TAILS operating system for the first time. Apparently, there’s an issue with some older SanDisk […]
Windows 10 comes with a handy little utility that enables USB drives to be wiped and configured from a command prompt. This is particularly handy if you’ve been using the USB stick with Linux or […]
Currently on a roll with the jigsaws. I picked up this one at a jumble sale some time ago. Sadly, it has one piece missing. Unsure of the year of manufacture, the box only says […]
An interesting take on the standard jigsaw puzzle, the Wasgij has as its solution the picture from a character’s perspective. I was bought one of these for Christmas this year and finally got round to […]
Diner City is an addictive flash based game where you try to build up a restaurant faster than a computer controlled opponent. Here I have put together a few notes based on beating all five […]
The more I write for the web, the more I realise the need to use symbols that either do not appear on my keyboard, or do not easily render in HTML due to them having […]
Recently, I downloaded a WordPress theme from a public repository. The repository owners gave SHA1 checksums with the files they offered so that anyone downloading can check the integrity of the files to determine whether […]
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