Open Source

I’ve recently gained interest in OpenCV. The problem with this is, that in most modern tutorials and walkthroughs it seems like the go-to language for working with this C-library is Python. I have an unreasonable antipathy towards this snake of a language and although I intend to fight through it some day in the future, at the moment I have more important stuff to deal with, so I intend to experiment with OpenCV in my own way - with a blend of noobie C++ and QT. In this quick note I’ll document for my (and whomever happens to land on this blog…) benefit the process of building a recent version of OpenCV on Ubuntu 20.04 and what arcane line to insert into the dark lord of K-prefixed apps - QtCreator. ...

Most people know me as a long-time Gnome hater. I admit, I’ve been hard on it, but once in a while, I do try to challenge my own views by diving into stuff I didn’t appreciate at first. For this reason, I’ve decided to give Fedora 31 some time to shine on my primary laptop. Of course, as a long-time Linux (usually Ubuntu) user, I wasn’t unfamiliar with Gnome, but I’ve never tried to use it without pulling down dozens of extensions, themes and performing a plethora of modifications and fine-tuning. This time, I’ve decided to try and see things as Gnome devs want us to. After more than a month of use, I admit I’ve warmed up to it, but I still see some glaring issues with their choices. ...