http://monda.hu/blog My reality. Be my guest. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:26:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm very passionate about open hardware. I'm into FOSS software for a long time since about 2000 when I completely switched to Linux, but I've only recently became conscious that it's possible to create hardware by individuals or small groups. Hardware is not that fascinating to me in itself. ... http://monda.hu/blog/2010/02/14/open-hardware-revolution/ I'm using Oracle 10g, but you're free to download any other versions that you want. wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/cx-oracle/cx_Oracle-5.0.2-10g-py26-1.x86_64.rpm?download # We should use alien but it didn't work for me. rpm2cpio cx_Oracle-5.0.2-10g-py26-1.x86_64.rpm | cpio -id sudo cp usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/cx_Oracle.so /usr/lib/python2.6 # Go to the Oracle Instant Client download page and accept their fucking license, then download Instant Client ... http://monda.hu/blog/2010/01/29/installing-cx_oracle-on-ubuntu-karmic-koala-64-bit/ I think this feature will soon be standard in Ubuntu as many users requested it. It's absolutely mandatory for me because every time I leave my laptop I carry out this action, even at home. Yeah, call me paranoid... I've written a simple script to deal with the issue: #!/bin/bash gnome-screensaver-command ... http://monda.hu/blog/2010/01/12/lock-your-laptop-and-turn-off-display-with-the-touch-of-a-keystroke-in-ubuntu-karmic/ It's a great movie with spectacular visuals. It's a must see for anyone even remotely interested in sci-fi or if you're interested about what today's state-of-the-art rendering technology can produce. I've enjoyed every minute of it. http://monda.hu/blog/2009/12/23/avatar-owns-me/ About a year ago I became involved in electronics. This was because the development of the Ultimate Keyboard requires strong electronics knowledge and not only I couldn't hire anybody (without the resources doing so), but I also wanted to understand electronics and over time as I read the articles ... http://monda.hu/blog/2009/12/19/joe-grand-is-my-hero/ Finally, I got my first laptop a week ago which I named nitehawk because of it's color.  It's an Acer Aspire 8935G-874G100BN and I think it pretty much represents the level of hardware integration that can be achieved in 2009.  With its 18.4-inch LED LCD screen and its load of ... http://monda.hu/blog/2009/12/19/nitehawk-rocks-the-house/ Oh yeah, Linode has just reached Europe.  Moving from Dallas to London made my ping go from 150ms to 50ms looking from Szeged and the migration couldn't have been easier or smoother. Thank you Linode staff, you rock! http://monda.hu/blog/2009/12/19/moving-my-linode-in-3-hours-from-dallas-to-london-with-one-click/ I've just replaced the microswitches of my Logitech MouseMan Optical dual sensor mouse.  I bought it about 6 years ago for about $80 and I was extremely satisfied with it until the switches broke. Today I managed to get some Omron D2F-01 switches.  The original switches are Omron D2FC-F-7N parts but ... http://monda.hu/blog/2009/12/18/fix-your-mouse-as-it-were-new-for-3/ http://civilmozgalom.hu/index.php?ac=form#slager http://monda.hu/blog/2009/12/09/vizsgalobizottsag/ Sok minden kiderül a Tudatos Vásárló Digitális Kézimunka című cikkéből és a kapcsolódó videóból. A kínai termékek alacsony árának az oka részben az, hogy ennyire nyomorúságos körülmények között tartják és ennyire túlhajszolják a munkásokat, de én személy szerint szívesen fizetnék többet az árúkért annak tudtában, hogy a teljes termelési ... http://monda.hu/blog/2009/12/05/made-in-china-digitalis-kezimunka-a-nyomorban/