Category Archives: Geek Stuff

XML::Parser or XML::LibXML?

Posted on 28-Aug-2008 by steven

That’s an easy question to answer: XML::LibXML! I have over 10,000 lines of XML input. Parsing it into a tree with XML::Parser takes about 0.77 seconds, while XML::LibXML is over ten times faster, clocking in at 0.07 seconds. 1 2 … Continue reading →

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My friends went to Berlin…

Posted on 10-Feb-2008 by steven

… and all I got was this tiny T-shirt. This once again shows that sizes “S”, “M”, “L”, “XL” are relative sizes, the absolute measures depending on the intended market. This T-shirt is supposedly size “M”. I generally fit in … Continue reading →

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Hurling excrement: Ubuntu

Posted on 25-Jul-2007 by steven

This week’s turd goes to Ubuntu whose bleeding edge development version (the “Gutsy Gibbon”) contains a version of GNU coreutils from over a year old. C’mon guys! You don’t have to follow upstream minute-by-minute, but running one year and a … Continue reading →

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Fatlabel – modify DOS volume labels on Linux/UNIX

Posted on 06-Jun-2007 by steven

When inserting USB keys and memory cards on my Linux laptop they are automatically mounted and labeled with whatever name is on the (v)fat volume. I sometimes like to change that. Strangely enough, there is no standard utility for Linux/UNIX … Continue reading →

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