Apps and Freedom

Number of permit to carry / conceal and carry permit holders in Minnesota

Terry Pearson — Mon, 06 May 2013 16:29:24 +0000

I found this chart interesting…

Getting rid of Windows end of line characters in Linux

Terry Pearson — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:02:28 +0000

Ever run into the error: “bad interpreter: No such file or directory”? The problem is you have CRLF end of line characters… The solution, run this command on the file in Linux… sed -i 's/\r//' filename

Rooting ASUS Transformer Infinity with Jellybean without unlocking the bootloader

Terry Pearson — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 05:54:48 +0000

[Update] While these are great instructions for rooting any Asus Transformer Infinity, I would encourage you to look at other tablets instead. Asus has had massive quality control issues with their Transformer line. One of the worst issues is the random screen cracks that can occur when docked. See this search for the latest of thousands of [...]

Programming terms you have never heard of

Terry Pearson — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:00:49 +0000

The title above may be a lie. It just depends on your context or situation. You may have heard these terms (especially if you read Jeff Atwood’s recent post or Dodgy Coder’s 2011 post). Note that there may be very practical uses for some of these in real life. Others simply describe situations that should never [...]

Support Gary Johnson in 2012

Terry Pearson — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:30:26 +0000

Gary Johnson, Libertarian candidate for president needs your help. He is seeking to raise $1 million for a national ad campaign. The hope is that this ad campaign will give him a big enough boost in the polls to get included in the presidential debates.

I am not voting for either of them

Terry Pearson — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:48:45 +0000

If you want my vote, earn it. Show respect for individual freedom in the nominating process as well as in governing or you will lose my vote. Mitt Romney has failed in both. Neither major party embraces freedom and i refuse to give allegiance to a group that constantly uses a “crisis” to sway my [...]

Corrupt nominations process at RNC 2012

Terry Pearson — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:57:08 +0000

As was expected, the Republican “big tent” party decided to railroad any effort to show opposition in their convention. The party that once stood against slavery now cannot even have the courage to acknowledge dissent and differing opinions in their ranks. Specifically, watch the last few seconds where the chair refuses to even announce that [...]

Scrolling to bottom of an Android scrollable view

Terry Pearson — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:51:08 +0000

Today I found the need to automatically scroll to the bottom of an Android scrollable view through Java. In case you need to do the same, here is how:

What is a singleton on Java/Android?

Terry Pearson — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 21:09:08 +0000

A singleton is simple a class that can be instantiated, but only one instance can exist at a given time in the Java Virtual Machine (Or in Dalvik if you are using Android). Why is this useful? In the context of Android, you are the only one running on the JVM. Your phone is not [...]

The role of automation in business

terry — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:39:02 +0000

Tim Ferris once said: “Never automate something that can be eliminated, and never delegate something that can be automated or streamlined. Otherwise, you waste someone else’s time instead of your own, which now wastes your hard-earned cash. How’s that for incentive to be effective and efficient?” -Tim Ferris, The Four Hour Workweek This is wise [...]

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