Tom Hayward

This blog covers some of my thoughts and interests, including software development, system administration, and amateur (ham) radio.

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Sun Jun 24

The Knack (via sillytoy)

“The Knack. It’s a rare condition characterized by an extreme intuition about all things mechanical and electrical … and utter social ineptitude.”

“Can he lead a normal life?”

“No. He’ll be an engineer.”

via tivac.comAurora Borealis from space, my new desktop background.

via tivac.com

Aurora Borealis from space, my new desktop background.

Atmel ARM9

I’m working on an embedded linux system at work. The Atmel ARM9 system-on-a-chip is a really neat piece of electronics—everything you need for a computer on one low-power chip.

Sat Jun 23
Activist organization responsible for 99% of FCC complaints

Ars Technica calls out the Parents Television Council.

Tue Jun 19
Software identifies "photoshopped" images

The biggest hurdle we faced was how we were going to validate and authenticate the fish photos our users submitted - digitally altered photos can be incredibly convincing. Below are a few tips for spotting an image that has been photoshopped.

Mon Jun 18
Ubuntu Validates as Genuine Microsoft Software

An Ubuntu user manages to download Windows Defender and other software using IE4Linux and WINE.

Sat Jun 16
10 Linux Shell Tricks You Don't Already Know. Really, we swear.

Yeah, I’ve read them too. Lists of shell tricks you already know - pstree (yawn) bc (feeling sleepy), and a dozen other commands you see in every Linux site, book, and training course. Here’s a bunch of damn useful commands you haven’t heard before.