Monthly Archives: July 2006

On religion and law (and how unfashionable my views truly are in comparison with my peers)

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. I just happened to see this quote (which, by the [...]

Bartender ANOTHER!

I second that! Why XHR should become opt-in cross-domain

Interpreted language modules are not the sysadmins responsibility

Ok, you perl people are aweful about this… Us PHP people are a close second… Hold on, rewind, let me begin again. There are two kinds of modules which attach to scripting languages.  Compiled, and interpreted. A compiled language module is something written in another language (commonly C, C++, or ASSEMBLY) which “plugs in” to [...]

Google Version Control

http://code.google.com/ Not at all a suprise offering from Stein I’m sure it will be top notch. (remember it’s still beta right now, of course it isnt feature complete!) What this could give google is a distinct in-road to the emerging generation of web and application developers. What better way to know who to hire for [...]

6 tips for surviving in online communities

Tip #1: Be self assured. If people questioning your point of view frightens or upsets you , then you’re probably not ready to participate in an open membership (and especially anonymous) online community. Just keep in mind that you have your points, and whether someone agrees with you or not is simply not important. Tip [...]

The Failure of Modern Package Management

Package management, in all its necessary infamy/glory, is a joke. The problem with designing a package management system is the various conflicting needs that different groups of people have. Group 1: “I write documents, use e-mail, and surf the web.” This group wants stability! They have no desire to be on the bleeding edge, because [...]

Quote (From my Brain) of the Day

“Think late night, cartographic software enginners gathered for black mass followed by a lovely breakfast and an optional voodoo doll creation and bake sale event” I know I havent posted in a while. But lets face it. I’m no A-List blogger, and I really doubt you’re reading me anyways… ok… maybe *you* but nobody else, [...]