tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54083902024-03-13T22:31:49.223-05:00Echo OffFanFan, Software, Software Engineer, McMaster, Technology, RC Hobby, Gamingvortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.comBlogger357125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-42733520063493411312022-02-18T01:15:00.004-05:002022-02-18T01:15:58.801-05:00Hobbies I need new hobbies. Two years into COVID-19 my hobby became everything COVID related everything from keeping up with the latest restrictions to the latest developments.Now that we're coming up to what might be the start of return back to normal life I realize I really lack hobbies that I used to have to entertain myself prior to COVID.vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-28366717541010428382016-09-01T15:58:00.001-05:002016-09-01T15:59:08.285-05:00Updated utorrent for linux script for systemdRecently ubuntu decided to switch from upstart to systemd as the primary mechanism for running service.
As a result I needed to update my utorrent script. As great as utorrent for linux (headless) is it does not contain an startup system script which is perplexing. Hopefully others will find this script useful as a system startup script for the utorrent service.
Github link for utorrent servicevortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-218637276866381932016-04-06T10:08:00.002-05:002016-04-06T10:08:20.934-05:00This is spring.Apparently this is Canada in spring.
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-56758008191643809092015-07-24T20:33:00.004-05:002015-07-24T20:33:47.923-05:00The Ironic Street Car
I guess the advertisement was wroth a lot.vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-78606756443521950972015-06-26T10:07:00.003-05:002015-06-26T10:15:01.856-05:00The Fallacy With Serious Gaming GroupsSome random events have occurred recently that made me think about video games and video game groups and their success.
Generally speaking it seems gaming groups fall into 2 major categories. There are the very large groups which can number in the thousands and the very small tightly nit groups that number always under a few hundred.
Larger group dynamics are very interesting but for the vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-18773846780013557722014-08-14T14:07:00.004-05:002014-08-14T14:21:41.618-05:00Hex WallpaperIt's time to switch up the wallpapers again so I've come up with a new concept for everyone to enjoy Hex WallPapers (in the same vein as the carbon fiber wall paper before it).
Download
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-82938897084248154752014-03-12T17:36:00.001-05:002014-03-12T17:36:18.985-05:00Weather changes fastJust to think yesterday we had no snow and spring / summer like conditions.
You wouldn't know that looking at this.
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-18781693691019427132014-02-27T10:47:00.003-05:002014-02-27T10:47:58.013-05:00Back To SnowI guess it's back to snow...
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-83505797043305425502013-07-05T15:22:00.001-05:002013-07-05T15:23:45.389-05:00MKV to MP4 conversion for PS3 playback.This is the newer version of the MKV2M2TS conversion script I previously posted. This new version is faster and has less dependency plus the addition of HandBrakeCLI into the mix means that even when all else fails the script can still do a slower but guaranteed to work full encoding.
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-85858263569240624302012-08-29T20:16:00.003-05:002012-08-29T20:30:14.091-05:00Caseware Fun Day 2012
The following video was recorded in 720p click the youtube button to see the full size video.
The following video was recorded in 720p click the youtube button to see the full size video.
The following video was recorded in 720p click the youtube button to see the full size vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-73398809356731392142012-08-02T20:22:00.002-05:002012-08-02T20:29:57.772-05:00Natural gas leak near Downtown Toronto(Toronto Fire's Twitter account)
[0] TO Natural Gas Leak Adelaide St b/w Ln W Tecumseth S Adelaide & Niagara St P331P433HZ145C31HZ332 [331]
— Toronto Fire (@tofire) August 2, 2012
The neighbourhood is currently blocked off for what is assumed repairs. Several people are out of their homes for safety reasons until the situation can be resolved.
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-6990344599018846202012-07-02T12:50:00.000-05:002012-07-02T12:50:16.231-05:00Greenwich Observatory
Maritime Greenwich Royal Observatory
The maritime section of the "tube" tunnel was bored by this machine which is forever embedded in the station.
Maritime greenwich is a nice small town near the water. Very water themed shops.
Greenwich's Royal Naval University
One of the most unique sundials you will find the tails cast a shadow on the curved surface which can be readvortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-62392765896528580102012-07-02T12:23:00.004-05:002012-07-02T12:23:49.875-05:00Tower Bridge
The Tower Bridge
Actually many tourists mistakenly call this London Bridge. London bridge is actually a small unimpressive static bridge, not a gigantic drawbridge.vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-64544007847186723282012-07-02T12:13:00.001-05:002012-07-02T12:53:51.998-05:00Tower Of London
The Tower Of London
Must be crystal a real diamond of that size probably doesn't exist.
You get to try on many hats, literally.
Must have been a awesome sight to see a night in shining armour back in the day.
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-59467554450766364702012-06-14T00:23:00.000-05:002012-06-14T01:56:19.248-05:00Windows Carbon Fiber WallpaperI decided today that I needed a new carbon fiber themed wallpaper. After failing to find one that I wanted I decided to create my own.
1920:1080 (16:9 aspect) Download Zip Here
1920:1200 (16:10 aspect) Download Zip Here
And here's a bonus one for android.
I've included a blank carbon fiber so you can use it with the windows login changer for a clean login experience.vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-58916497588051115302012-06-10T15:00:00.000-05:002012-06-10T15:01:55.652-05:00Some Photos From LondonI'm a bit behind on my photo updating now that I'm back from my vacation. I have literally taken thousands of photos so the only logical thing to do is put up only a nice summary set.
Ah Londoners, for a relatively modern city I still don't understand why they insist on using such ancient looking taxis. In fact I don't think you can drive anything but these things if you want to be vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5081289 -0.12800551.350006900000004 -0.443862 51.6662509 0.187852tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-67743242463158668152012-04-29T22:48:00.001-05:002012-04-29T22:52:20.445-05:00Vacation PreludeWell I'm preparing to go on vacation the day before I have everything in place. I will be testing the theory that everyone states that "Everyone loves Canadians" while overseas. My bag is prepped for the occasion.
I'll report back if the rumors are true.vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0Toronto, ON, Canada43.653226 -79.383184343.469412 -79.69904129999999 43.837039999999995 -79.0673273tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-19461150849941791282011-11-14T17:59:00.000-05:002011-11-14T17:59:37.260-05:00Occupy TorontoOver the weekend we decided to visit the occupy Toronto camps
Here's some pictures at ground zero (Tent City).
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-87914219604650882702011-11-14T17:35:00.000-05:002011-11-14T17:35:25.627-05:007 Hour Boat CruiseHere are some photos from the 7 hour boat cruise
We're pretty sure we caught some sort of Mafia action going on above.
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-81345341143117425332011-11-07T15:04:00.006-05:002011-11-07T15:10:19.164-05:00Programming definition: Fragile CodeI've seen variations of the programming term "Fragile Code" lying around but I thought I'd formalize it in a post so that other programmers can get an idea of what this means. For me fragile code is defined as follows:
Fragile Code: Code that is hard to service, modify or improve without introducing many bugs. Fragile code tends to rely on too many assumptions that quickly become no longer true vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-50047365939411985342011-10-19T21:17:00.001-05:002011-10-19T21:17:17.265-05:00uTorrent Upstart ScriptFor linux distros with upstart I.E. ubuntu
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-81435786101296974262011-09-16T02:12:00.000-05:002011-09-16T02:12:11.159-05:00utorrent server linux startup scriptHere's a linux utorrent script so you can start utorrent server like a service on linux machines!
Currently tested working on ubuntu and debian systems but should work on most linux boxes.
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-27080665088256622052011-08-16T20:20:00.001-05:002011-08-16T20:20:28.297-05:00MKV2M2TS script for linux loversI found a pretty good script to base mine off of from mediatomb the problem is it has a pretty significant flaw when dealing with AC3 files that causes it to miss the AC3 file entirely half the time and give me a null audio track.
So I've patched it up and here's the fixed version:
vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-4334082689039014182011-07-12T10:40:00.005-05:002011-07-12T11:00:32.580-05:00The importance of intuitive interfacesGood user interfaces aren't just for users. We programmers forget that nice intuitive interfaces actually prevent programmer error. For whatever reason GXT chooses to have the most unintuitive interface in the world take this for example.
Grid.setSelectionModel(SelectionModel m);
The selection model affects what happens when a user tries to make a selection on a grid (think excel table). The vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5408390.post-23757554616947676612011-06-13T16:39:00.003-05:002011-06-13T16:40:21.387-05:00You know your a gamer when...
Seeing this you immediately think "Climbable"vortex-5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15205266330251311567noreply@blogger.com0