Category Archives: Programming
pear list
I’ve been tinkering with PEAR at work, switching between using portage to install stuff and sometimes using pear directly to install it. One thing that’d be nice is to get a list of the packages installed in pear command-line syntax. … Continue reading
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uphpu presentation: ripping dvds
I gave a short presentation last night at uphpu on ripping and encoding DVDs under Linux. I wanted to type up a few notes on some stuff I mentioned during the meeting. Short version: Use Handbrake (available on Linux, Mac … Continue reading
Filed under Matroska, MPlayer, Multimedia, Programming
wrapper script for disc_id
I wrote a little wrapper script for disc_id tonight, available here. disc_id is a little binary that ships with libdvdread, or at least, it used to in older versions. I use disc_id to give me a unique 32-character string of … Continue reading
Filed under bend / dvd2mkv, Gentoo, Multimedia, Programming
web media frontend
I have always wanted to tweak my HTPC frontend quite a lot to add extra functionality, but the entry barrier to learning a GUI language has been way too high for me. I’ve had success though, in patching MythFrontend to … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Gentoo, Multimedia, MythTV, Programming
javascript rest api using prototype
JavaScript seems to be in my future, it looks like. Plus a bunch of Warner Archive awesome cartoons on DVD, but I’ll get into that later. I’ve been doing web design for a long time, but it hasn’t really gotten … Continue reading
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lost on mvc basics: where to order data
I’m really struggling recently with understanding some basics of MVC. I’m sold on the concept, but confused when it comes to asking hard questions like which kind of data manipulation goes into which box: model or controller. Hopefully someone can … Continue reading
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prototype form serializer gotcha
In learning JavaScript / AJAX, I’ve been using the Prototype library, and I’ve been really happy with it. It’s quickly gotten me able to wrap my head around what the possibilities are, as well as providing some good docs with … Continue reading
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learning javascript
At work, I’m starting on a new Intranet site for the company, and one thing I am really wanting to do is ramp up my JavaScript skills in the process so I can make a large part of it AJAX … Continue reading
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