If you prowl web sites that discuss embedded hardware and operating systems, you will occasionally find people complaining that Linux is not a “real-time operating system”. What do they mean by that? Why is it important? Why do we …

I just can’t resist tinkering. I’ve pushed out a change that does the following: Kills off an infinite loop bug that occurred if RabbitMQ lost the connection. Enables scrolling long messages.

I’ve long held a certain fascination with old-technology displays. There’s just something special about them. Notable on the list is the 14-segment alphanumeric variety. These displays are very similar to the ubiquitous 7-segment …