In the spirit of the <a href="http://www.99-bottles-of-beer.net/">99 bottles of beer</a> and <a href="http://www2.latech.edu/~acm/HelloWorld.shtml">hello world</a> page, I have started a page on my site to collect the Sieve of Eratosthenes algorithm written in as many languages as possible. So far I only have five, and I wrote them all myself but I am looking for contributions. I am going to keep plugging away at this on my own as an exercise, but I would...

As I mentioned in my last post, I have written a python script that prints detailed information about a Linux system to the console. My idea is that it might help to provide quick and easy access to configuration and whatnot to troubleshoot systems, both familiar, and a new system you know nothing about.

I need some help though, especially from Debian users. One of the things the script does is sniff the distro, and then list all officially installed packages based on that information....

Well, I have updated my personal site, including adding all the code I have written. Some people may find it useful, so go get it at <a href="http://badcomputer.org/unix/code/">badcomputer.org</a>

So far I have:
<ul>
<li>A script to grab kernels from kernel.org</li>
<li>A script that grabs (almost) real time stock quotes</li>
<li>A script that cleans comments and blank lines from config files - useful...

Well, I have a blog sort of thing on my personal site that I never update, so I figured I would start up this blog, so I can ignore it too.

I guess I could mention that I am taking a road trip down to Victoria next week to visit an old friend, and check out the Mad Professor "Live in Dub". Should be a great show. That is all.