How to disable the touchpad while typing in ubuntu
Most of us have tried to type on a laptop computer with a super sensitive touchpad. This can lead to excessive irritation and anger, which is not good. An easy remedy is to use the syndaemon utility....
View ArticleDifference between two lists in python – a simple solution
Sometimes, you have two lists in python and you need too know the difference between two lists. With a quick list comprehension, this is easy to find out: numbers = [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8] even =...
View ArticleD-Link DWA-140 and xubuntu – HOWTO
A friend of mine bought a new usb wifi dongle, but was not exactly plug and play. A quick lsusb shows the following: Bus 001 Device 005: ID 2001:3c15 D-Link Corp. Not much to go on, but still...
View ArticleHow to fix missing sound in wine
Apparently, there are a lot of games that doesn’t have sound, when played through wine. When you start the game from a terminal, you will see this from wine: ALSA lib...
View ArticleUsing if/else combination in a list comprehension in Python
Okay, you might know how to use conditionals in a list comprehension in Python, like so: original_list=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9] evens=[x for x in original_list if x%2==0] odds=[x for x in original_list if...
View ArticleIs Red Bull dangerous?
Earlier today, I saw the above image shared on facebook, and I had to read the full text. After that, I decided to write this blogpost, explaining why the text is wrong. Here’s the main points of the...
View ArticleLearning computer security with overthewire.org – part 1
For far to long, I have known about buffer overflows, insecure coding, SQL injections and much more, without actually getting a real grip on things. So, three days ago, I started to play around with...
View ArticleLearning computer security with overthewire.org – part 2
As I wrote a couple of days ago, I’ve started solving the wargames on overthewire.org – so far it’s going great! I just finished the leviathan wargame a couple of minutes ago, and it’s been quite fun....
View ArticleHealth benefits of potatoes
Potatoes have been in existence for around 10,000 years or even more. The birthplace of it is believed to be in areas around Chile and Peru. In the 16th century, potatoes was introduced to Europe and...
View ArticleLearning computer security with overthewire.org – part 3 – Narnia and Natas
March 25th I wrote about my experiences so far with the wargames at overthewire.org. After writing that, I decided that it was time to solve the Narnia wargame. Narnia levels Levels 0 through 4 lets...
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