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TypeError: PainInTheAss object is not JSON serializable 27 Apr 2012 | 06:31 pm
This drives me absolutely insane. Python is great because it has quite a handful of built-in datatypes that let you do just about anything imaginable. Throw some things into a list, or its immutable s...
Encoding Email Addresses with PHP & WordPress 21 Aug 2010 | 08:10 am
TextMate has this nifty feature that automatically encodes an email address in a hex format so that spammers can't easily scrape the addresses from your site. I'm working on a client site right now an...
PHP's money_format and locales on Debian 3 Aug 2010 | 07:33 am
Those of you who know me well know that I'm not a huge fan of PHP. While I don't really enjoy it, I use it on a daily basis for sites that I maintain and develop both personally and at work. Recently ...
HTC Incredible vs. Nexus One 8 May 2010 | 10:36 am
I just recently moved from Honolulu back to Los Angeles. My home here in Glendale is nestled in the back of a canyon in the Verdugo Woodlands area. Unfortunately, the neighborhood isn't too friendly t...
Enhancements to HEA++ 19 Feb 2010 | 12:46 pm
There are so many ideas that I have for my current Alpha Alpha of HEA++. Here are some of them. For those of you who haven't heard about HEA++, you can read all about it here. There are a lot of featu...
I Decided To Go On a 15 Mile Ride at 2AM 23 Jan 2010 | 01:12 am
I decided to bike out to Honolulu International Airport today around 2 in the morning. I had a ton of energy and wanted to get out on my bike. I finished fixing my flat tire from the other night, put ...
TSA: Mall Security with Guns 28 Dec 2009 | 01:51 pm
So some guy tries to set off a bomb he smuggled onto the plane in the last hour of flight. Now everyone pays the price, which means no one can use any electronic devices during the last hour of flight...
How Twitter can eliminate URL shorteners 8 Dec 2009 | 12:56 pm
I've wondered for a long time why we really need URL shorteners. Sometimes there are really long URL's full of query strings (I'm looking at you, Amazon.com) that are prime candidates for a friendly b...
From iPhone to Android 2 Dec 2009 | 01:39 am
I'm a nerd. I love to program, design, and tinker with things. Growing up my mom used to tell the story of the time she came home to find a 5 year old version me on the floor of her bedroom, surrounde...
Tasty 1.3 Tagged for the Taking! 30 Nov 2009 | 08:29 pm
In the software development world, a tag is used to mark a milestone or other point in time to keep track of. The next version/update of the amazing Tasty WordPress theme has been tagged and is ready ...