Running darktable on RISC-V
How well does darktable work on RISC-V? Surprisingly well, if the hardware is fast enough... The post Running darktable on RISC-V appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
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On Hiatus
There have been no new posts on this blog for the last 20 months, so I am finally putting the site on hiatus. The post On Hiatus appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
The state of the USB-C connector in 2019
In episode 2x46 of the Bad Voltage podcast, Stuart Langridge predicts companies will finally embrace the USB-C connector in 2019. Which prompts both Jono Bacon and Jeremy Garcia to ask: "What doesn't ship with USB-C today"? Turns out a lot of devices still do... The post The state of the USB-C connector in 2019 appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
Updating Micron 1100 Series SSD firmware on Linux
I've had quite a number of performance-related issues with Micron 1100 Series M.2 SATA SSDs in various constellations over the last 18 months. Turns out a firmware update to a rather "secret" version fixes that. The post Updating Micron 1100 Series SSD firmware on Linux appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
A look a the Linux/CoinMiner.BC malware
I recently had the "pleasure" of helping a friend with his GNU/Linux box which was acting up. Turns out he had infected his machine with the Linux/CoinMiner.BC malware, probably by installing an unofficial Kodi plugin. The post A look a the Linux/CoinMiner.BC malware appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
Improving data safety on Linux systems using ZFS and BTRFS
Why everybody should you care about data safety, and how ZFS and BTRFS can help protect the data on your Linux systems. The post Improving data safety on Linux systems using ZFS and BTRFS appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
I went to Fukushima
I'm an engineer and interested in all kinds of technology, especially if it is used to build something big. But I'm also fascinated by what happens when things suddenly change and don't go as expected, and especially by everything that's left behind after technological and social revolutions or disasters. In October 2017 I travelled across Japan and decided to visit one of the places where…
Open Source Color Management is broken
Since I am now in the business of photography and image processing (see my travel photography blog here), I thought The post Open Source Color Management is broken appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
What a GNU C Compiler Bug looks like
Back in December a Linux Mint user sent a strange bug report to the darktable mailing list. Apparently the GNU C Compiler (GCC) on his system exited with an unexpected error message, breaking the build process. The post What a GNU C Compiler Bug looks like appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
Forgotten FOSS Games: Boson
In 1999 "Boson, our attempt to make a Real Time Strategy game (RTS) for the KDE project" was announced on the kde-announce mailing list. You don't remember KDE having a full 3D RTS? Here's why. The post Forgotten FOSS Games: Boson appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
How I sped up the PNG export in darktable using perf
I do a lot of photo editing nowadays, mostly for my travel blog over at One Man, One Map. I’ve always had the impression that the PNG export in darktable might be slower than it has to be, but it had become a real issue since I've upgraded my desktop PC to a six-core Ryzen 7 1600X CPU and an NVIDIA GTX 950 GPU. The post How I sped up the PNG export in darktable using perf appeared first on…
A cheap and automatic way to catch lightning
Taking pictures of lightning is hard. Usually one would take many shots with an exposure time of several seconds, and then sift through all the pictures. I didn't feel like doing that. The post A cheap and automatic way to catch lightning appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
How to parallelize Nautilus scripts
I'm using a number of Nautilus scripts for media production, e.g. to easily convert files to JPEG or MP3 format with pre-defined settings. Nautilus doesn't parallelize script execution, but it's not so hard to create a script which does. The post How to parallelize Nautilus scripts appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
My Ubuntu for mobile devices post mortem analysis
Now that Ubuntu phones and tablets are gone, I would like to offer my thoughts on why I personally think the project failed and what one may learn from it. The post My Ubuntu for mobile devices post mortem analysis appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
Ten years ago, Wikia tried to fight Google Search
Remember when Wikia, Jimmy Wales (of Wikipedia fame) for-profit company, tried to build its own search engine and fight Google? The post Ten years ago, Wikia tried to fight Google Search appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
KontextCast Episode 2 “Computer und Zeit” veröffentlicht
Nach nur acht Monaten Wartezeit gibt es Folge Zwei des KontextCast. Max und ich sprechen in Anlehnung an einen meiner letzten Artikel über Computer, Zeit und die Frage, ob 2038 endlich die Welt untergehen wird. The post KontextCast Episode 2 Computer und Zeit veröffentlicht appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
Google Summer of Code starts in four days, many open source project ideas still available
If you couldn't find anything interesting in the 54 Google Summer of Code ideas by the KDE project, here's some more. The post Google Summer of Code starts in four days, many open source project ideas still available appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
Free Software Foundation okay with new GitHub terms, but recommends other services
In a statement issued on March 14, 2017, the Free Software Foundation declares that the new GitHub Terms of Service don't conflict with copyleft, but still recommends to use other hosting sites. The post Free Software Foundation okay with new GitHub terms, but recommends other services appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
Meet the “Cat Supremacy License” for software
A recent thread on the debian-curiosa mailing list brought up this license after a Debian ftpmaster rejected the braillegraph 0.1 The post Meet the Cat Supremacy License for software appeared first on LIEBERBIBER .
A look at the Year 2036/2038 problems and time proofness in various systems
On January 19, 2038 all signed 32-bit timestamps representing time and date relative to the "UNIX epoch" will roll over. Just 68 years later, in 2106, all unsigned 32-bit values will do so. But even before that, timestamps used by the Network Time Protocol will roll over in 2036. Since it's only 19 years to Armageddon, I'll lok at what this means for Linux, Windows and other systems and how…