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Having been through a bit of a transformation in my life, much of it actually rooted in science - hard for the average Athiest to believe, I know, but my journey through science had led me back to our Lord Jesus Christ.
I've chosen not to hide this fact, and will even have a new category on my blog where I explore the science which led me to my beliefs.
This post is a bit of a b*tch-fest, so please excuse me. I really do hate to be one of "those" guys who whines about something in Open Source without contributing directly to the project in question, but I just have to on this one.
As you can guess from the title, in project in question in PHP, and …
I was given an interesting task today. My boss wanted me to develop a script which could basically take a screen-shot of a website (as much of the website [vertically] as is reasonable) using only Bash and any tools readily available on Linux.
Before I proceed, you will need the following software …
Today, I discovered an interest quirk in PHP 5. I needed to set a single value based on various possible string values. For whatever reason, I decided a big set of "if/elseif" statements wouldn't do, and a switch would be overkill for simply setting a single value. What I tried to do was use in inli…
Today, I started writing a Bash script which installed a bunch of software, and needed to create a new script which the user could execute. I wanted this installer to be a single file, so the question arose how to create a new script?
I really didn't want to 'echo' a bunch of lines piped into a test…
So it seems the MySQL creator Monty Widenius has joined the "should Oracle buy Sun" fray. He doesn't care so much about the two companies as he does about the future of MySQL. He's riding the whole "keep the internet free" shtick.
However, here's my problem - if keeping MySQL free was such a major p…
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of 1080p Projectors. All opinions are 100% mine.
I love projectors. I've loved them since I first used the old transparent LCD ones which you placed over a regular school-style projector. How could you not enjoy something which brought your games, im…
It amazes me that in this day and age the question of whether to comment your code is still being raised. This issue is such a no-brainer, I fail to see how so many developers can miss the importance of well commented code.
I've heard all the arguments, ranging from "it takes too much time" to "your…
I while ago, I had to take a ferry from Vancouver Island to the mainland. As someone who lives on the island, I've had to make use of the ferries for over 6 years now. What was different about this voyage was a little trip down memory lane.
Many years ago, the BC Ferries terminal near to where I li…
After having worked in Ruby on Rails and Grails for a bit now, something occurred to me that's a little odd about their designs. In this particular observation, both the frameworks end up with the same net effect (but achieve it in different ways). The issue in question is how to declare different m…
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Bidazzled. All opinions are 100% mine.
I was one of the early adopters of eBay. I used it extensively when it was still young, and prices were competitive. I recall winning a large sapphire for $70, a price which Canadian customs found so hard to a…
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