today's leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Nov 27, 2023

• Evan Hahn ☛ How to do integer division in Crystal

  This was last updated for Crystal version 1.10.1.

  To do integer division (AKA floor division) in Crystal, use //. For example:

• EasyOS

  • Barry Kauler ☛ Set Chromium default startup page

    Back when Firefox was builtin to Easy, it would start with the "EasyOS jumping off page", which is at /usr/share/doc/home.htm

    I have now set Chromium to be the same:

    ...this default only applies to new installs of EasyOS 5.6.4. Updates will have to go into the Chromium "Settings" to change the

• Openwashing

  • Hackaday ☛ Tesla Claims To Have Open Sourced The Roadster [Ed: Openwashing, using proprietary Microsoft too]

    In an interesting step for anyone who follows electric car technology, the automaker Tesla has released a trove of information about its first-generation Roadster car into the public domain. The documents involved include service manuals, circuit diagrams, and technical details, and Elon Musk himself Tweetedposted on X that “All design & engineering of the original @Tesla Roadster is now fully open source.”

• Games

  • Boiling Steam ☛ Steam Deck OLED: Sold Out in Japan!

    So I was wondering these days about the situation of the Steam Deck OLED version in Japan since it was also available for a few weeks too locally through the KOMODO partnership. And lo’ and behold, when checking the site today I found out that the OLED version is completely out of stock in Japan! You can see it for yourself on the official site of Komodo, while this page is subject to change.