1. make_iso.sh v1.0 - A shell script that automagically makes .iso images to burn to CD.

   • burn
   • cd
   • code
   • dvd
   • iso image
   • shell script
   • utility

   From time to time I find the need to build .iso images of files that have to be burned to CD-ROM disks for storage or transport. However, the CDRtools, while powerful, can be unweildly to work with because of the large number of command line options that each one offers. They can be downright confusing to keep straight in a hurry, which is why I put the most commonly used options for mkisofs into a simple shell script to help speed up the process. You run it like so:

   ./make_iso.sh /path/to/put/new_iso_image.iso /path …

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2. Random knowledge V.

   • articles
   • backup
   • c64
   • c
   • class
   • code
   • coding
   • controlcharacters
   • cover letters
   • debugging
   • dune
   • games
   • hard drives
   • jobs
   • matrices
   • maxblast
   • maxtor
   • money
   • moving
   • nonterraqueous
   • packing
   • pghtech
   • pittsburgh
   • pointers
   • repainting
   • screen
   • sleep
   • sof

   GNU Screen makes coding so much easier: Run screen to multiplex your shell, then run a text editor in one, a debugger in another, have another shell open to compile.. no more mousing between windows. There isn't much of a learning curve, if you feel comfortable coding under Unix (or using the Cygwin tools for Windows) you'll pick it up in no time.
   
   

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   Sleeping just enough to recoup your strength so you can go out again isn't a good thing. Sleep enough to get all your energy back. Don't pull two or three all-nighters in a row, either. It'll crush …

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