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akheron

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akheron··on Python Application Deployment with Native Packages
In postinst:

> virtualenv /vrmd/$APP_NAME/venv

This step could be skipped if you built different debs for different distro versions (in chroots for example, like sbuild does it).

Might be too much of a hassle, though, for a little gain. It just looks slightly wrong to me that you first install a deb and then go and overwrite many of the files the deb installed.

akheron··on Number of open source applications on government desktops doubled
Increased by 100% would mean it has doubled. Increased by 47% is much less.
akheron··on Poll: Do you know C?
I'm 26 and know C very well. I use it at work and for hobby projects. Still, Python is my main language.
akheron··on Learn to remember everything: The memory palace technique
I've also found it quite hard to "overwrite" memories. At least, you need to let the pegs rest for a while before reusing them.
akheron··on Photo Particles - explode your pictures
I can't drop anything to the "Drop an image" box. My chromium just shows me the image I dropped.
akheron··on Jshon: A command line program to parse, read and create JSON
This is what I thought too. JSON is lightweight and so should be the tools for using it.
akheron··on Runaway Star Found Hurtling Through Space
As one of the comments on the page says: "Well, it's a nice new picture but we've known its size, speed and origin for a very long time. Definitely not news."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeta_Ophiuchi

akheron··on Making sense of your credit card
I get 80 with this number. When you sum, remember to handle two-digit numbers specially, for example 5 * 2 = 10 as 1 and 0, not 10.