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October 22, 2008

FYI ubuntu users

Filed under: Miscelaneous Topics, linux, programming — nova @ 7:14 pm

hello all, i recently had a problem with Ubuntu and thought i might share the solution.

My system was preforming extreamly slow and i found there were about 8 processes running called “gtk-gnash”, 4 of which accounted for 80% of the CPU usage and a ton of memory usage.

I found that gnash is a flash plugin that was added to the 3.0 version of firefox for linux. For some weird reason it creates multiple copies of itself and hogs resources.

to remove gnash run these commands:

#sudo apt-get remove –purge gnash gnash-common mozilla-plugin-gnash

plus after running this you’ll probably want to run:

 #sudo apt-get autoremove

this will get rid of any dependancy files no longer needed as a result of the recent removal.

if you do require a flash plugin try adobe’s version, it works just fine.

April 23, 2008

Python!!!!

Filed under: programming, python, review material — nova @ 10:54 am

just some helpful info for those in the python class to review:

By the way, the language is named after the BBC show “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and has nothing to do with nasty reptiles. Making references to Monty Python skits in documentation is not only allowed, it is encouraged!

there is far more info available here which you are encouraged to utilize: http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html

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March 26, 2008

objects guide

Filed under: MUD — nova @ 8:17 pm

Introduction to Building Nightmare Objects
Nightmare IV Object Library
written by Descartes of Borg 951204
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building a mud

Filed under: MUD — nova @ 8:15 pm

Please refer to these URL’s for guidelines about how to build.

http://www.mudconnect.com/articles/stylistics.1.html


http://www.mudconnect.com/articles/stylistics.2.html

Deviation from those guidelines is entirely acceptable, as
long as there is good reason for it. Naturally, what
constitutes “good reason” depends on your admin.

weapons guide

Filed under: MUD — nova @ 8:12 pm

               Building Weapons
The Nightmare IV LPC Library
written by Descartes of Borg 950429

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quests guide

Filed under: MUD — nova @ 8:09 pm

Building Quests
from the Nightmare IV LPC Library
written by Descartes of Borg 950716
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item guide

Filed under: MUD — nova @ 8:08 pm

Building Any Item
The Nightmare IV LPC Library
written by Descartes of Borg 950430
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properties guide

Filed under: MUD — nova @ 8:07 pm

Supported Properties
The Nightmare IV LPC Library
written by Descartes of Borg 950429
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vendors guide

Filed under: MUD — nova @ 8:05 pm

Building Store Vendors
The Nightmare IV LPC Library
written by Descartes of Borg 950528
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sentient guide

Filed under: MUD — nova @ 8:04 pm

Building Sentient Non-Player Characters
The Nightmare IV Object Library
written by Descartes of Borg 951127
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