Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Increase Load on Linux/Unix for testing purposes

[1]
echo "9999999999^999999" | bc
Performing calculation of large numbers. Heavy on CPU usage

[2]
- tool to impose load on and stress test systems
Example: stress --cpu 8 --io 4 --vm 2 --vm-bytes 4000M --timeout 30s
To install package on Unbuntu 9.10: apt-get install stress

ROFL

ROFL is an internet accronmym for Rolling On Floor Laughing
Urban Dictionary

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

notoriuos

–adjective
1. widely and unfavorably known: a notorious gambler.
2. publicly or generally known, as for a particular trait: a newspaper that is notorious for its sensationalism.
Dictionary

Wiki

Twiki:
http://twiki.org/

DokuWiki:
http://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki

Monday, January 25, 2010

Antagonism

Antagonism is hostility that results in active resistance, opposition, or contentiousness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antagonism

Roger Wilco

Raining Morning in NY. Alec answer email as follows "Roger Wilco". Hm.. Who is Roger Wilco?

Roger Wilco - A phrase from two-way radio. It combines "Roger" (meaning "Received") and "Wilco" (meaning "will comply"

Sunday, January 24, 2010

verbatim

–adverb
1. in exactly the same words; word for word: to repeat something verbatim.
–adjective
2. corresponding word for word to the original source or text: a verbatim record of the proceedings.
3. skilled at recording or noting down speeches, proceedings, etc., with word-for-word accuracy: a verbatim stenographer

Best Classic Songs

I was listening opera yesterday and decide to come up with the list of best classic songs. Here they are:

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Netflix

I cancel my Netflix membership about 5 years ago. At the beginning of the new year - got it back.
It's really good service for that price. Watched "Lie to Me" (2 seasons). The show is about body language - person reaction on different things. Good acting and interested science.

Monday, January 4, 2010

DAWG - Directed acyclic word graph

DAWG - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAWG
Data structure solve anagrams (scrablle)