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I have a desktop computer at home with a decent CPU and GPU and RAM and all that. I use it when I need to do Beefy Processing Things like compiling LLVM or when I want to save battery on my laptop. I like leaving it in hibernation mode to save power, but sometimes I forget to wake it up on a day that...

Before I explain what I did to hurt poor Logan, I must explain our apartment’s media setup. You will see why shortly. Logan, if you’re reading this, I hope you’re more entertained than not. We have a computer running Ubuntu desktop connected to a TV. This acts as our media server. Because it is also generally useful...

Say you have a program that does some processing of a list (loosely based on a work-in-progress project): #!/usr/bin/env python3 def log(repo_name, *args): print(f"{repo_name}:", *args) def randsleep(): import random import time time.sleep(random.randint(1, 5)) def func(repo_name): log(repo_name, "Starting") randsle...