S3 Direct Form Posting and Go
By godlikemouse
Introduction I recently ran into a situation that required files to be directly posted to S3 without using an intermediate machine as a middleman. This brought about some obvious challenges including but not limited to showing a progress bar or spinner during upload, the fact that the file needed to be posted directly to S3 […]
Arch Linux Running OSX High Sierra In QEMU
By godlikemouse
I’m not a fan of Mac or OSX by any means however, there comes a time where I need to test either using their native Safari browser or some other native Mac environment. To solve this issue, I set out to install OSX into QEMU. It wasn’t very straight forward but I figured it out […]
Bartop Arcade Cabinet Build
By godlikemouse
I’ve always wanted to build a game cabinet from scratch. In this build, I create a bartop arcade game cabinet using some pre-cut CNC templates, Happ and Seimitsu controls and an HP all in one monitor. Build Components The following is a breakdown of all the parts used in my build. CNC bartop templates by […]
6 GPU Mining Build With MSI RX 570 Gaming X Video Cards
By godlikemouse
Building a mining machine can be a daunting task when trying to figure out the right balance of investment versus return. This build is a minimum investment build which yields a high return, both in terms of hashrate/solves as well as electrical usage. VBIOS Modding After the initial setup and build I began the process […]
Idea: Building A Quantum Interface Card (QIC)
By godlikemouse
A few years ago, an idea came to me regarding quantum entanglement and networking/communication technology. After some time and research into trying to patent the idea, I found that others had similar ideas but were not at all interested in acting on its development. To this end, I thought I might share my idea with the […]
Windows 10 Tips And Tricks: Keyboard Shortcuts
By godlikemouse
Windows 10 is chalked full of very helpful keyboard shortcuts, seemingly more so than any of its predecessors. The following is a list of keyboard shortcuts and combinations that can really help to accelerate your speed and use of applications and features. Window Commands Minimize All: Win + M Toggle Desktop: Win + D Peek […]
How To: Run Arch Linux on Windows 10
By godlikemouse
Windows 10 has the ability to run a Linux subsystem. However, you can now run Arch Linux instead of the default Debian thanks to some great work by “turbo” at github.com. Here’s the skinny on getting this setup. First, download the alwsl.bat file from: https://github.com/alwsl/alwsl Next, open a command Windows command prompt and execute the following: […]
How To: Play Oculus Rift Games On HTC Vive
By godlikemouse
If you don’t have a VR headset yet, you may be wondering which to get. There seem to be ample support for both, but which one is the best? Now, you don’t have worry, the answer thanks to some dedicated developers is now easy. Get the HTC Vive. Why? Because the HTC Vive has the […]
Adding Custom CSS Properties Using gtkmm
By godlikemouse
Adding custom CSS properties in gtkmm is actually pretty simple once you know how. It took me quite a bit of searching along with some trial and error before I came up with a pretty simple pattern for doing so. What I was looking for was a way to use custom CSS without having to develop […]
How To: Xfinity TV and Arch Linux
By godlikemouse
Hey everyone, I’ve figured out how to get tv.xfinity.com working on Arch Linux today. Here’s what I did in case anyone else needs help: First install pipelight: user@computer:$ yaourt -S pipelight Next, if you don’t already have it install firefox: user@computer:$ sudo pacman -S firefox Next, update and configure pipelight: user@computer:$ sudo mkdir /root/.gnupg user@computer:$ […]