Computing integer powers of \(2\) is a fairly common task in scientific simulations. This can arise for a number of reasons. The one I often run into is calculating the number of combinations of binary variables.

Last winter, I hacked a Pogoplug V4 with this tutorial and installed Arch Linux ARM. The Pogoplug is a very cheap and inexpensive way to set up a home server. I highly recommend it if your server needs are aren't too complex. With this server, I set up a NFS to house all my media. I run XBMC on an Amazon Fire TV and mount the NFS. It works great. One night, I was laying in bed and decided that using the factory remote for the Fire TV was boring. So, I decided I should make my own.