everything looks good, but….

 art, code, people, tech, virtual  Comments Off on everything looks good, but….
Aug 282012
 

So at first, this looks normal: The emulated hardware consists in the following devices: 32 bit x86 compatible CPU 8259 Programmble Interrupt Controller 8254 Programmble Interrupt Timer 16450 UART Real Time Clock. IDE interface and hard disk. But then… he goes on to say it’s written in… javascript. http://bellard.org/jslinux/tech.html  Astonishing demo here (requires somewhat of a modern browser) :) http://bellard.org/jslinux/ Some people have big brains.

DARPA, how great art thou

 DARPA, fast track, government, security  Comments Off on DARPA, how great art thou
Aug 272012
 
DARPA, how great art thou

I should be singing hymns or something to DARPA – the fast track program is truly amazing, or at least it has been to me. I submitted a 2nd proposal (details upcoming) and it got accepted in less than 48 hours.  Startups don’t even move that fast! Another 6 months of livelihood.  If they only gave out insurance….

been a long time

 science, tech  Comments Off on been a long time
Aug 122012
 
been a long time

silent ~ 501 > uptime 11:05:23 up 510 days, 13:54, 4 users, load average: 0.10, 0.11, 0.09 How long can it go on?  I’ve never even had power stay stable this long … probably in my lifetime (foolishly have no UPS.)  I’ll probably blow a fuse when I plugin my new few servers….. This is a pretty amazing graph – > 1% wood?  Who would have guessed?  But check […]