Those days I found another brilliant example of non working java stuff. In fact it was an ubuntu laptop running the most recent jre from sun stating: The program ‘java’ received an X Window System error. This probably reflects a bug in the program. The error was ‘RenderBadPicture (invalid Picture parameter)’. (Details: serial 251 error_code 143 request_code […]
Author: ToeiRei
Sense of Crisis
The OnePlus One is one of those nerdy phones being shipped with Cyanogenmod per default and an easy unlocking process. In other words, it’s the android hacker’s wet dream. But at the moment things do not look that bright at the horizon: Cyanogen Inc did partner up with Micromax, a competitor of OnePlus in India.
ccache == more Speed?
Many people, especially around gentoo linux, do think that ccache is a must-have, reducing compile time pretty much. But is that really true? How much does it really help? Let’s nail it down with some facts: ccache parses the compiler call to make sure it’s a single compile as it doesn’t work with linking or multi-source builds (for […]
That was my vacation
My holiday was pretty relaxing as long as you focus on the last weekend. Regarding the rest, I could need a vacation from my last one…
POODLE Security Vulnerability and IE6
The Facts: As a counter-method against the POODLE-Security Vulnerability it is recommended to disable SSLv3. Internet Explorer 6 cannot deal with TLSv1. For security reasons I did disable SSLv3 here too. Guess that’s quite some hard times for Internet Explorer 6. Care to update? ;)
A short Hands-on: iPhone 6
Everybody around me was going crazy for the new iPhone 6. So I got the chance to get a closer look at one of those devices. Honestly, I am really appalled how cheap the device feels compared to the older 5s (the ones I used to know). The curved glass and the camera sticking out are doomed to break […]