Obtuse error messages: git

The error message:
To ssh://user@host/path/to/repository
   c441eb7..a5705cd  master -> master
error: failed to push some refs to ’ssh://user@host/path/to/repository’
The error condition:
A hook script that does nothing. Either the script is empty or contains only comments.
Apparently git does not like useless hook scripts. Took me a good 10-15 minutes to deduce that was the problem ( thank you for pointing [...]

Attracting the Spam

Five years ago, I wrote a post entitled “Combating Comment Spam” It amuses me that this post attracts the most comment spam than any other post on this site. The spam ratio is easily 100:1

Unlocking the OS X screen saver from the command line

My OS X Desktop system has a problem. When the screensaver activates, there is a small window, one or two seconds in length, wherein if I depress a keyboard key or move the mouse, the screensaver does not fully activate. However, it does not de-activate, leaving me with an unusable desktop.
The system does not respond [...]

Twittergation needed

Twitter went from being “why would I use this?” to “hmmm, look how many of my friends are using it” to “why doesn’t this integrate easily with anything I use?”
The closest is via SMS, but that can be costly for how often updates happen. What I would like to see:
1. Better integration with current IM [...]

openSUSE More

After three months, openSUSE is here to stay. On my home desktop that is. It has totally replaced Kubuntu for my preference. The quality documentation is one shining point for me. Yes, I actually read documentation. The tight integration between applications is another. Kubuntu may eventually reach this level, in a about 6 – 10 [...]