Category Archives: Software

Re-streaming an ONVIF IP camera stream with ffmpeg and VLC

Posted on January 20, 2020 by A. Cicuta

I had to test work done on an ONVIF IP camera and so I needed a way to see whatever the camera was streaming. The first catch was that I couldn’t use any software that worked with the camera mainly … Continue reading →

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HP t5540 again: netinstall of Debian on a SSD

Posted on December 10, 2017 by A. Cicuta

I already talked about this thin client Everything worked fine but the case was a bit hotter than I would have liked with a SATA HD crammed inside. So I decided to buy a SSD to play a bit. The … Continue reading →

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Programs you sometimes need: comm

Posted on November 15, 2017 by A. Cicuta

Actually you may not need it, but a configure script you need may really really need it. It happened to me, twice. The second time I decided to write this page as a memo to myself. You can probably find … Continue reading →

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4h15m10.35s

Posted on May 1, 2017 by A. Cicuta

That is the time it took the SGI Octane to do these: A big thank you to Martin Steen and his frbatch program. A. Cicuta

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SGI Octane: working again

Posted on April 30, 2017 by A. Cicuta

This SCI Octane has been waiting for a really long time I could give it the time it deserved but now it happy with its fresh installation of IRIX. As the machine doesn’t have a CD reader, I had to … Continue reading →

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And now I want to learn Phyton

Posted on October 30, 2016 by A. Cicuta

I think that it is time to learn something new. In fact I think it is time that I learn the basics of Phyton. I heard a lot of things about Phyton, mostly good. I also read a lot of … Continue reading →

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VPS… and now what?

Posted on October 16, 2016 by A. Cicuta

Now I have a VPS. The big question is: what am I going to do with it? The VPS I bought was the cheapest machine but thanking a friend of mine it is now twice the size it was. It … Continue reading →

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Bad Habits

Posted on April 22, 2016 by A. Cicuta

1461284795 and I am still awake. Right in front of my trusty Fujutsu. Terminator uptime is 13:36. Terminator is my old Asus barebone, an old AMD Duron still doing its job without complaing too much. Its job is giving my … Continue reading →

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Windows 7 and HP ScanJet 3800

Posted on February 17, 2016 by A. Cicuta

Yesterday night I compiled Perl 5.22.1 Today, I am watching as the tests run (everything ok so far). While I am watching the lines scrolling I am thinking about a little problem (and I am also writing this post). Subject … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 reboots: sometimes you win, sometimes you lose

Posted on February 12, 2016 by A. Cicuta

Why a machine with Windows 10 installed keeps rebooting every hour? How do I fix it? If you, hypothetical reader, found this page looking for a solution for your problem with Windows 10 then I am sorry to disappoint you. … Continue reading →

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