Xah Programing Blog Archive 2015-11
now the it has a Cherry MX blue version.
Linux: Shell Commands for GUI Apps (updated)
Linux: Mouse Hover to Raise Window (updated) This is the most useful of all mouse tricks.
Firefox: Set Mouse Autoscroll, Linux (on its own page)
Linux: Set Default App (major update)
Linux: Bash color Prompt (updated)
linux lxde is now my Window Manager. Much more efficient than xfce.
Linux: How to Switch to LXDE, Xfce (updated)
Unicode: Keyboard Symbols ⌘ ↵ ⌫ (major rewrite)
{python, perl, ruby} tutorial is now separated into individual projects.
here's python. Python Tutorial
the perl and ruby are less mature, but good for beginner.
These tutorials are concrete in style, and example based.
3D Graphics with Clojure: OpenSCAD
[3D Printing With Clojure By @Adereth. At http://adereth.github.io/blog/2014/04/09/3d-printing-with-clojure/ , accessed on 2015-11-16 ]
Python: Unicode Tutorial 🐍 (major update)
Linux: How to Swap Mouse Buttons updated.
new Unicode emoticon font, Google Noto. see Download Free Unicode Fonts
Keyboard Monster
Unicode: Things Emoji 🔪 (new)
there's a new version of the L-trac trackball, now with a glowing glob.
L-Trac Trackball
Unicode: Places Emoji 🏨 (new).
learned a new thing today.
“a thunk is a subroutine that is created, often automatically, to assist a call to another subroutine.”
from Wikipedia Thunk
Logitech G600 Gaming Mouse
After eyeing this mouse for 6 years, now i have it.
Full review at Logitech G600 Gaming Mouse
Logitech Trackman Marble Mouse review
after eyeing trackball for 2 decades, now i have it. Logitech Trackman Marble Mouse Review
currently reading [Creating Languages in Racket By Matthew Flatt. At http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=2068896 , accessed on 2015-11-01 ] rather idiotic.
some people like to teach a lang thru coding game. idiotic. teach one thing at a time!!!
apparently, some school are using that article to teach programing. student ends up learning nothing.
this is how we get: “at school we had lisp course, but i have no idea what's going on.”.
an article trying to teach racket lisp's create lang features by a game. Meanwhile, trying to explain what symbol is, and what cons is? LOL
imagine, how possibly the student or generic reader can learn?
Create TeX / APL Keyboard Layout (updated)