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I work as a software developer at Drexel University. My passions include technology, philosophy, and politics. I’m always trying to find a way to mix the three. This blog is one such attempt.

Links for 2007-11-20 [del.icio.us]

Bug LabsCool.(tags: hardware opensource diy weblog )

Links for 2007-11-19 [del.icio.us]

Dare Obasanjo aka Carnage4Life - Guidelines for Building RESTful Web ServicesA great list of resources for learning how to build RESTful Web Services. I’ve read some of them, but a lot of them I have not.(tags: programming REST links weblog )

Links for 2007-11-13 [del.icio.us]

A Moment of Zen: Parsing IntegersA beautiful code snipped demonstrating integer parsing. A variation is used in the Int.Parse() methods in Mono.(tags: programming c beautifulcode weblog )

CodeMash 2.0.0.8 - I’ll Be There!

CodeMash

CodeMash 2.0.0.8 is coming in January. If you missed last year’s inaugural conference, check out some of my posts from last year to get a feel for the event. If you are interested in attending, early-bird registration is about to end this week. The session list for this year is shaping [...]

New Macbook Keyboard Layout?

I just bought a new black Macbook to replace my aging 12-inch iBook.  I also bought a black ProTouch keyboard cover.  It looks great and keeps gunk from getting all over my keyboard.  But, I just noticed that the F-Keys’ icons on the ProTouch cover are different from those on my actual Macbook keyboard.  For [...]

Links for 2007-11-08 [del.icio.us]

Palimpsest: the guide to a (mostly) paperless life | 43 FoldersOSX + S3 + Scanner == a paperless life.(tags: programming gtd lifehack weblog )

Links for 2007-11-07 [del.icio.us]

flyback - Google CodeA Linux implementation of Mac OS X 10.5 Time Machine software.(tags: linux backup software mac osx weblog )

Links for 2007-11-06 [del.icio.us]

A List Apart: Articles: Graceful E-Mail ObfuscationThis seems like a good technique. One more weapon against the endless tide of spam.(tags: spam JavaScript php weblog )

Links for 2007-10-28 [del.icio.us]

Tread Lightly | Environment | Guardian Unlimited“Pledge weekly and start living a low-carbon lifestyle.”(tags: environment activism energy weblog )

Links for 2007-10-25 [del.icio.us]

IBM Poopheads say LAMP Users Need to “grow up”“Nope. We call bullshit. After wasting years of our lives trying to implement physical three tier architectures that “scale” and failing miserably time after time, we’re going with something that actually works.” Right on!(tags: lamp architecture scalability php java web REST weblog )