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Delivery Drone Wars

March 8, 2014
Amazon will be delivering with drones in a couple years and we already have hoverboards. Netflix sees the humor.
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C++ Alternate Tokens Gone Wild

March 5, 2014
Did you know that there are alternate operators in C++ that resemble English?
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Using the C++ Ternary Operator Like a Rockstar 1

March 2, 2014
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PHP and Unicode

March 1, 2014
A rundown of how to prevent bugs dealing with Unicode support in PHP.
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Apple Fail Bug

February 28, 2014
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C++11 User Defined Literals for Representing Units of Time 2

February 25, 2014
You can use user defined literals in C++11 to represent units of time.
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Regex to Test for Email Address in PHP

February 25, 2014
This is a simple function in PHP to determine if a string is a valid email address.
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Create href from URL in Text with PHP

February 25, 2014
This is how I take text that contains links in PHP and convert any links to actual HTML hrefs.
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Use GeSHi To Syntax Highlight Code on Your Site with Static CSS

February 24, 2014
This is how I use GeSHi to format the code displayed on this blog.
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Software Engineering is a Social Problem

February 24, 2014
I subscribe to the idea that software engineering is often times a social problem and not a technical one.
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C++ STL Alternatives to Non-STL Code 8

February 24, 2014
Below is a collection of examples of common code patterns that could otherwise be written simpler, cleaner, and more correct when the STL or boost is used.
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An Interesting C++ Templated Parameter Gotcha 1

February 23, 2014
Be careful with how template parameters might be used and what the types of those parameters will be used for.
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Script to List Removable Block Devices Like USB Keys

February 19, 2014
This is a very simple script that uses sysfs to list removable block devices. This is useful for finding USB devices and the available partitions.
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Find Duplicate Files Script 1

February 19, 2014
A one liner that can find all duplicate files based on size and then file hash.
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Script to List All Users in /etc/passwd

February 19, 2014
This is a simple script to list all usernames in /etc/passwd.
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C++ Mutex Deadlock Detection with Callstack

February 18, 2014
An example of how to detect and print C++ callstacks of offending threads when a mutex deadlock occurs.
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U401 USB IO Software

February 18, 2014
A simple command line utility to control outputs on a U401 USB IO device.
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How Long Before We See Targeted, Dynamic Movies on Netflix?

February 17, 2014
Put on your tin foil hat and strap into your desk chair. I think it's only a matter of time before our idea of a movie morphs into an entertaining virtual reality we all love.
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RT-AC68R Router Custom Firmware

February 17, 2014
Use Asuswrt-merlin to get some extra features the default firmware is missing.
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Turnstile P2P Protocol and Client

February 12, 2014
This is a research project that involved developing and designing a P2P protocol and client based a distributed hash table.