Steven Harms

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Archive for August, 2009

Xorg / X11 programming update

Aug 25

Posted by sharms in Linux | No Comments

So I have been looking into Xorg development. I posted about it a few months ago, but little to no help came of asking where to start looking. After asking several places without any useful help, I actually found a great book:

However, in my haste to order that one, I ordered 2 of these:

So if you are looking to get started with X11 / Xlib / Xorg these are handy to have around. Since I have 2 copies of the pink reference manual, if you want one, email me at sharms at ubuntu period com and I will send you my extra copy for free. Or if you want I can bring it to Ohio Linux Fest 2009 and give it to you there.

Update: Book claimed already

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Modern economics

Aug 14

Posted by sharms in General | 11 Comments

I know I shouldn’t listen to talk radio, but I do, and I hear some of the dumbest ideas ever. The one I dislike the most is “If we print money it will cause rapid inflation!”.

Lets get this straight: Printing extra money will not cause inflation. The only time in which printing money causes inflation is when our manufacturing ability is at peak production. With the current situation of 20+ million being unemployed, we are nowhere close to peak production, and as such can ‘create’ money.

Obviously once those people are employed again and we get closer to peak production we need to be more conservative with the process.

That’s all.