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Sunday, May 5 2013

Communities and Politics in the Age of Internet

By Michael Plotke on Sunday, May 5 2013, 16:33 - Politics

When speaking politics, some of the most disingenuous statements begin with the words "not everyone". Here's why.

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Tuesday, February 19 2013

Enabling Logcat in Custom Android Roms

By Michael Plotke on Tuesday, February 19 2013, 23:32 - Android

Evidently, some custom ROMs come with Logcat disabled by default. The manner in which it is disabled varies. Here is what worked for me.

(This article assumes you have adb installed and configured correctly, and a basic knowledge of its use)

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Tuesday, November 20 2012

Introduction to Object Oriented Programming in Java

By Benjamin A. Plotke on Tuesday, November 20 2012, 11:30 - Coding

These are the things which I believe people must know before they can make programs in java. We will go from easy to hard. I assume you have a rudimentary understanding of procedural programing.

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Monday, November 19 2012

Using ANSI Color Codes to Colorize Your Bash Prompt on Linux

By Michael Plotke on Monday, November 19 2012, 08:34 - Linux

So, why do it? Colorizing your Bash prompt not only gives you super geek cred, it also has the potential to boost your productivity and put a smile on your face. Take a look.

This should also work with the Mac shell, but I don't know for sure. Leave a comment if it works.

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Wednesday, September 19 2012

Mitt Romney, Barak Obama, and Dependence on Government Handouts in America

By Michael Plotke on Wednesday, September 19 2012, 13:47 - Politics

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Mitt Romney made some stupid and offensive remarks. Were his statements incorrect? Yes, yes they were. Incorrect both is the sense that they were (and are) untrue, and in the sense that they were not wise or considered words. Follow me inside and I'll explain.

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Thursday, September 13 2012

Why and How I've Removed Myself from Facebook and Other Online Addictions

By Michael Plotke on Thursday, September 13 2012, 21:17 - Personal

The idea of Internet addiction first surfaced in 1995 with a deadpan joke posted to psycom.net by a psychologist named Ivan Goldberg. (See the Internet Addiction Disorder origin story). He may have been joking, but there's good reason to take it seriously.

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Friday, July 20 2012

Tetrahedral Angle Proof, Finding the center of a tetrahedron and the angle between vertices.

By Benjamin A. Plotke on Friday, July 20 2012, 05:41 - Math

Contained herein: Method for finding the height and center of an equilateral triangle and a tetrahedron in terms of side length. Two methods to find the angle formed by the center and any two vertices, AKA the tetrahedral angle. A python program for calculating the above. How to make a paper tetrahedron.

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Sunday, July 8 2012