http://www.raptorized.com Tales from the OSI layer 3 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:28:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, you know, in electronics like everything else, we all have to start somewhere. So my "hello world" of sorts, is making a LED blink using an Arduino Diecimila board. http://www.raptorized.com/2008/10/11/we-all-have-to-start-somewhere/ I just want to point out something terribly uncomfortable about Megaman 9. THEY ARE ALL WEARING THE SAME GOD DAMN HELMET! Thank you. http://www.raptorized.com/2008/09/26/megaman-9/ So, Mark Hoekstra of Geek Technique has died of a heart attack earlier this week, while riding his bike. Shit. Mark was a really huge inspiration to me, I absolutely loved the guy and his work. I really related to his love of SGI gear and various obsolete chunks of hardware. I ... http://www.raptorized.com/2008/09/20/mark-hoekstra-passed-away/ Quick windows tip again, if you find yourself unable to access the administrative shares (\\\\machine\\c$, tasks, etc) on a Windows Server 2008 or Vista computer with UAC enabled, using the credentials of a local administrator -- don't panic. This is actually intended. Turns out local administrators cannot elevate their privileges over ... http://www.raptorized.com/2008/08/19/access-administrative-shares-on-server-2008vista/ So, there's a lot noise on the internet in general about an iPhone application called NetShare, that allows you to sort-of use tethering with the iPhone -- that is, use its sexy 3G connection from say, your laptop. Unfortunately, Apple seems to be pulling this application out of the App ... http://www.raptorized.com/2008/08/04/how-to-tether-your-iphone/ Just a quick tip, in order to successfully run an ISAPI filter that is compiled for x86 32 bits windows on an x64 version of Windows Server 2008 or Vista, on IIS 7.0, some extra steps must be taken for it to work. I am no longer using the ISAPI ... http://www.raptorized.com/2008/07/30/32-bits-isapi-filters-on-64-bits-iis-7/ I got this bitching new watch a few days ago. The pictures above don't do justice to its beauty. It's just gorgeous.What I like, save the awesome steampunk or neo-victorian look, is that the watch is entirely mechanical, which only adds to its charm. And now, ... http://www.raptorized.com/2008/07/30/new-watch/ So, I came home late today, much like the rest of the week. Working on a rather intensive new website deployment, with tons of deadlines. I'm getting better with Glassfish/Sun Application Server, though. So, you know, there are times where you're just tired as fuck, worn out, and you don't feel ... http://www.raptorized.com/2008/07/23/this-is-my-junk-food/ I really am. I got an iPhone 3G. Mitigating factors are that the camera is really awesome, and also that I got root on it, voiding my warranty a mere fifteen minutes after unboxing it. http://www.raptorized.com/2008/07/23/im-weak/ So, on the list of shit I find pretty aggravating in this world, not being able to showcase some technology I'm excited about to its full potential is fairly high up the list. You know what I'm talking about -- you get a new video card, for instance. Now you ... http://www.raptorized.com/2008/04/22/i-dont-have-my-glasses/