I’m on a new path to get better at PHP/MySQL, now that we’ve got a new programmer on staff, and I can abuse him as a resource. A cool snipped for poor-man’s content management is what I came up with today. If you have a text file that a user wants to edit, but also… Continue reading Simple text entry with PHP
Winter arrives in Emo
Yesterday marked the real beginning of winter. A half-inch of ice overnight left the roads almost unnavigable, and made me going to work today Naga…Naga….Nagannahappen. Tonight, it got better. As of 12:00 CST, we’ve got five inches of snow, plus the ice. Fortunately, the snow has given the the ice some surface traction, so driving… Continue reading Winter arrives in Emo
Mapmyrun.com
October 30 — 2 miles, roadwork November 1 — 2.5 miles treadmill, 2.5 deg. incline November 2 — 2.75 treadmill, 2.5 deg. incline From Digg, I found Map My Run, a way to create a map of your running distances. Very cool — for me, the most useful extension of Google Maps I’ve seen so… Continue reading Mapmyrun.com
What sci-fi character are you?
A venerated sage with vast power and knowledge, you gently guide forces around you while serving as a champion of the light. And yet — that picture makes my ears look big. I don’t usually do the “What XXX are you?” thing, but this one humoured me. Judge me by my size, do you? And… Continue reading What sci-fi character are you?
Wireless network taking shape
2.5 miles, 6.5 mph, 2.5 degree incline A few friends and I have been working on a point-to-multipoint wireless network since (feels like forever) April. We’ve run into a number of bumps in the road, which have resulted in spending of cash, pulling of hair, yelling at each other, climbing on rooftops in the dark,… Continue reading Wireless network taking shape