MCJack123

On Writing a ComputerCraft OS

One of the most common projects I've seen for ComputerCraft is to write an operating system. People look at the limited command-line interface that CraftOS provides, and think, "I want this to work like my normal computer does!" Time and time again, a new post pops up on the ComputerCraft forums or Discord either announcing an OS, or asking for help with an OS, or releasing an OS. Usually, there are some very obvious flaws in these "OS"es, ranging from poor design choices, to overstating what they are and underdelivering. There are many common misunderstandings and undersights that newbie developers run into when writing an operating system, and these end up creating mediocre products at best.

A Critical Distinction

The term "OS" is thrown around a lot, and in my opinion it's very overused. According to [Wikipedia]: "An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware, software resources, and provides common services for computer programs." However, m

katef

#!/usr/bin/awk -f

# This program is a copy of guff, a plot device. https://github.com/silentbicycle/guff
# My copy here is written in awk instead of C, has no compelling benefit.
# Public domain. @thingskatedid

# Run as awk -v x=xyz ... or env variables for stuff?
# Assumptions: the data is evenly spaced along the x-axis

# TODO: moving average

ericoporto

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<mime-info xmlns="http://www.freedesktop.org/standards/shared-mime-info">
    <mime-type type="image/aseprite">
        <comment>aseprite file</comment>
        <glob pattern="*.ase"/>
    </mime-type>
</mime-info>

ssokolow

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""python-xlib example which reacts to changing the active window/title.

Requires:
- Python
- python-xlib

Tested with Python 2.x because my Kubuntu 14.04 doesn't come with python-xlib
for Python 3.x.

joepie91

Don't use VPN services.

No, seriously, don't. You're probably reading this because you've asked what VPN service to use, and this is the answer.

Note: The content in this post does not apply to using VPN for their intended purpose; that is, as a virtual private (internal) network. It only applies to using it as a glorified proxy, which is what every third-party "VPN provider" does.

• A Russian translation of this article can be found here, contributed by Timur Demin.
• A Turkish translation can be found here, contributed by agyild.
• There's also this article about VPN services, which is honestly better written (and has more cat pictures!) than my article.

apangin

_hashCode                               java/lang/Object.hashCode()I
_getClass                               java/lang/Object.getClass()Ljava/lang/Class;
_clone                                  java/lang/Object.clone()Ljava/lang/Object;
_dabs                                   java/lang/Math.abs(D)D
_dsin                                   java/lang/Math.sin(D)D
_dcos                                   java/lang/Math.cos(D)D
_dtan                                   java/lang/Math.tan(D)D
_datan2                                 java/lang/Math.atan2(DD)D
_dsqrt                                  java/lang/Math.sqrt(D)D
_dlog                                   java/lang/Math.log(D)D

wandernauta

#!/usr/bin/env bash

#
# This is sp, the command-line Spotify controller. It talks to a running
# instance of the Spotify Linux client over dbus, providing an interface not
# unlike mpc.
#
# Put differently, it allows you to control Spotify without leaving the comfort
# of your command line, and without a custom client or Premium subscription.
#