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@zoqaeski
zoqaeski / custom
Created October 12, 2012 18:14
xkbcomp keyboard layout dump
// $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xkb/symbols/custom
// Makes ALT + CAPS_LOCK act as 3rd level switch
// Works sporadically
partial modifier_keys
xkb_symbols "alt_caps_mode_switch" {
key <CAPS> {
type[Group1]="PC_ALT_LEVEL2",
[ Caps_Lock, ISO_Level3_Shift ]
};
@jboner
jboner / latency.txt
Last active May 4, 2025 09:35
Latency Numbers Every Programmer Should Know
Latency Comparison Numbers (~2012)
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L1 cache reference 0.5 ns
Branch mispredict 5 ns
L2 cache reference 7 ns 14x L1 cache
Mutex lock/unlock 25 ns
Main memory reference 100 ns 20x L2 cache, 200x L1 cache
Compress 1K bytes with Zippy 3,000 ns 3 us
Send 1K bytes over 1 Gbps network 10,000 ns 10 us
Read 4K randomly from SSD* 150,000 ns 150 us ~1GB/sec SSD
@endolith
endolith / readme.md
Last active March 27, 2025 16:57
How to stream a webcam to a web browser in Ubuntu

Grr this took hours to figure out. I was trying to install MJPG-streamer and running VLC command lines and all this crap but nothing worked.

First install motion:

~> sudo apt-get install motion

Then create a config file:

~> mkdir ~/.motion

~> nano ~/.motion/motion.conf