I've been working on extending my d3.js knowledge again - this time getting a more deep understanding of how it works and what it does. I've had a good deal of help in the form of two books, one a Christmas present from my family (Interactive Data Visualization ...
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Apple keyboards, Ubuntu and Udev joy
My work setup at my new job includes a tank of a laptop (HP - apparently they're good at sturdy, power-filled laptops with that extra oomph when you need to whack someone over the head with computer) and because I don't want to spend my day typing on a ...
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I'm starting a new job soon. Or, rather, I'm starting my old job at a new employer. I'll be working on the same projects, the same software platform, just a better place. Among other things, this will give me the chance to introduce some new workflows and ...
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I'm studying for the Zend PHP Certification and to help with that I decided to create a couple of small tools to practice. My first target was operators, specifically their precedence, because with 21 levels of precedence it can be a bit hard to remember which ones are executed ...
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Language syntax
As noted in my last post, I'm trying to pick a couple of new languages. I'm currently looking at python (not really new to me, but reactivating my knowledge of it), ruby, erlang and C#. Of those four, the one that's strangest to me is ruby - and ...
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One of the problems in developing as a programmer is motivation. Not necessarily motivation to learn something new - I am constantly picking up new and old tech books to learn something - but motivation to stick with it. Well, to be honest, I do believe there is a schism between the ...
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Had some fun installing DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM for short) at work today and seeing as I had some problems I figured I'd detail my experiences here, for future reference.
Short intro
The basic idea in DKIM is to be able to show that a given email message came ...
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Ahhh, the blog hiatus - a regular visitor to this blog. 8 months since the last post - about time that I get back to writing some more :) So, getting back into writing I thought it a good idea to start with a new theme for the site - one from ThemeAlley.
First ...
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