http://joshwilson.com/blog an attempt at useful thinking Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:34:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en sudo ln -s /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Apple80211.framework/Versions/Current/Resources/airport /usr/sbin/airport via: airport - the Little Known Command Line Wireless Utility - OS X Daily http://joshwilson.com/blog/?p=103 PC World - Kernel space: How to use a terabyte of RAM Since I feel physical pain every time I feel or notice my computer swap to disk, I've always wanted a kernel module that loads my OS partition into Ram at boot.  Since I'm running on 4 gigs of ram ... http://joshwilson.com/blog/?p=102 Ever ask yourself that question?  When I'm spearfishing - I've honed recently honed my vocabulary down from "Big/Little/Small" + "fish/dolphin/ray/shark/starfish/snail"....to something more along the lines of "7 inch / 3 foot / 10cm" + "Ling Cod/Common Dolphin/Bat Ray/Black Tip Reef Shark" ...etc I'd like to hone it down even more - ... http://joshwilson.com/blog/?p=101 If you've ever wanted to make pretty things via some code - both still and moving images, check out: NodeBox | Superfolia (in python) or Processing.org I'd recently seen some cool examples of stuff made in processing at this blog that Adam sent over, and I stumbled upon Nodebox in some ... http://joshwilson.com/blog/?p=100 blacktree visor is a savior - it brings a quake style console window for osx's terminal program, and makes it hot-keyable. if you use osx and spend any time in the term - just try it.  trust me. hot. http://joshwilson.com/blog/?p=99 it appeared during the superbowl. ironman tv spot psyched for this. http://joshwilson.com/blog/?p=98 or even if you have - found a great overview via: the skydeck blog 700 Mhz Auction - What it means for mobile services  Also - to point out the obvious, it's been a while since I've posted but since I'm in Tokyo I thought, hey - that I've heard that ... http://joshwilson.com/blog/?p=97 let's start with something that's way overdue for an update.... TERMINAL! backspace fixing in remote terminals (via on option called "delete sends Ctrl-H" , transparent backgrounds, color profiles,  nice tabbed terminals, and just an overall better experience from all of these combined. I've been thinking hard about switching back to linux, and ... http://joshwilson.com/blog/?p=96 Well, It's been 3 months since I removed a bunch of crap from my life, and I've probably made it through some of the heaviest months (in terms of work/life overload).  The test was successful and I'm convinced, less really is more. Removing the feeds was a lesson in quality.  I ... http://joshwilson.com/blog/?p=95 The signal to noise ratio is too low. (Not high - Edited 4-11 - typo..hah) The past couple months have been a pretty serious trial in seeing what i can and can't do (This was self inflicted, fun, and exciting). The next couple of months see more of the same ... http://joshwilson.com/blog/?p=94