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As EPFL is migrating all its E-Mail services to Exchange, lets use the Exchange functionalities of the iPhone/iPod touch.
Here's the configuration to make it work:

• E-Mail: firstname.lastname@epfl.ch
• Server: ewa.epfl.ch
• Username: studentsusername
• Password: ********************

The following definition of an Array works without problems in Safari (and probably Firefox too), but triggers an (legitimate) error in Opera 9.25:

var myArray = [

 1.2,

 2.3,

 3.4,

];

The error is triggered by the superfluous comma after the last element of the Array. It may be argued for both behaviors, but I would prefer all Browsers accepting such an Array definition also since in other languages (C, Python, PHP) such a redundant comma does not cause any trouble.

Here's how to upgrade the disk of a MacBook Pro in 45 minutes while keeping all your data/settings/applications:

1. Uninstall rEFIt and make sure your MBP restarts with the Apple 'default' bootloader
2. Follow the iFixit Guide to replace your disk
3. Put the old disk in a SATA-to-USB case (they are available for $7.89 from Newegg.com)
4. Connect the old disk to your MBP and turn the MBP on. (The MBP automagically recognizes the old system and runs it)
5. Open the Disk Manager and partition your new disk.
6. Select your new 'system' Volume and open the "Restore" tab.
7. Drag your old 'system' Volume to the "Source" field and your new 'system' Volume to the "Target" field. Click on "Restore", the contents of your old disk are now copied to the new disk.
8. After the restore process finishes, shutdown your MBP.
9. Disconnect your old disk and turn on your MBP.
10. Voilà. You are booting from the new disk and all your data/settings/applications are there too!

void main(){puts("Hello World.\n");}

Qu'en est-il de Noir Désir?

On s'est remis au boulot. On projette d'enregistrer un album durant l'hiver prochain… C'est court, mais on a besoin d'une échéance pour se structurer.

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• VIM as a Diff/Merge Tool
• 10 Easy Steps to Becoming a Vim Expert
• vim As A Personal Wiki

Right after two nights with 4 hours of sleep in total (Sat Rocks On The Second Floor!), I stumble over this article: Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor. :-)

Coding Horror: Programmers Don't Read Books -- But You Should

1. sudo apt-get install kaffeine dvb-utils mercurial linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential
2. hg clone http://linuxtv.org/hg/v4l-dvb
3. cd v4l-dvb
4. sudo make
5. sudo make install

If you're using another flavor of Linux or Ubuntu you may be missing the firmware file, you can get it here.

• Using Python to create UNIX command line tools
• PyS60 Emulation Library, unlike the Nokia Emulator, this one also works on Mac OS X and Linux!
• Wlan Scanning module for PyS60. There is also an extended GSM location module to get more information (Technology used, Name of Operator, Network Mode, …) than with the Nokia one.

ImageFlow, CoverFlow mit JavaScript. (via)

Mibbit.com provides an IRC webinterface, so you can hang around in your favorite channels with your iPhone/PDA/fridge/whatever.

XSel gives easy commandline access to the X11 clipboard (primary & secondary).

Unix Toolbox, a nice collection of Unix/Linux/BSD commands, may be useful for advanced users.

CHALLENGE

Don't ask.

• Python main() functions
• Javascript without IFs, WHILEs, or FORs
• grep in 98 lines of code

Python Webserver in 1 line:

python -c "import SimpleHTTPServer; SimpleHTTPServer.test()"

Python Webserver in 15 lines:

import BaseHTTPServer



class WebRequestHandler(BaseHTTPServer.BaseHTTPRequestHandler):

    def do_GET(self):

        if self.path == '/foo':

            self.send_response(200)

            self.do_something()

        else: 

            self.send_error(404)

            

    def do_something(self):

        print 'hello world'

        

server = BaseHTTPServer.HTTPServer(('',80), WebRequestHandler)

server.serve_forever()

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• RegexPal, a JavaScript regular expression tester
• Namespacing your JavaScript
• In Vim Marks visualisieren

Pancake Man

• Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits
• Productivity tips
• Become a better blogger with UNIX

1. Install Mac OS X 10.4
2. Install rEFIt
3. Install Linux
4. After some time decide to upgrade to Mac OS X 10.5 and at the same time make the partition bigger (e.g. by merging with a FAT32 partition which was originally intended to contain some Windows)
5. Use the GNU Parted utility to delete the Mac OS X and FAT 32 partitions and create a new bigger partition for Mac OS X 10.5.
6. Restart your Mac.
7. Cheer that now you can no longer boot from the harddisk or a CD/DVD nor from anything else!

And now, how to un-brick it again:

1. Call Apple support
2. Find out that you are lucky and have some warranty left (6 days in my case!!!).
3. Bring your Mac to an Authorized Service Provider.
4. Get it back with a new harddisk :-)

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="flash.swf" width="100" height="200">

<param name="movie" value="flash.swf" />

</object>

1. Compute your 6to4 IPv6 address (2002:uuuu:vvvv::1) from your IPv4 address (a.b.c.d):

   printf "2002:%02x%02x:%02x%02x::1\n" a b c d

2. Add a SIT (IPv6-in-IPv4) interface in /etc/network/interfaces:

   auto sit0
   
   iface sit0 inet6 static
   
           address 2002:uuuu:vvvv::1
   
           netmask 64
   
           gateway ::192.88.99.1

3. ifup sit0

Now you can also add AAAA DNS records with 2002:uuuu:vvvv::1 for your domain(s).

Instead of learning for the exams, I mess around with strange things:

arkanoid.sed is a breakout-game written entirely in sed. Download the sed-file and use sed -f arkanoid.sed to start the game. (via)

7 Habits for Effective Text Editing 2.0

I really, really should have known the * command earlier.