planet.larrythecow.org
I’ve just updated my apache config, and larrythecow.org and planetlarry.org now have a permanent redirect to http://planet.larrythecow.org/ There’s no need to update your RSS readers if it handles redirects okay,… Read more »
Author Archives: steve
prepared statements and stored procedures
I’m still working on cleaning up the import scripts for GPNL, and I’m going to have to start using PHP’s PDO database layer to connect to an SQLite3 database at… Read more »
nice mysql vs postgres summary
I was googling for a postgresql image I could use when I found this page, a nice short summary on the differences between MySQL and PostgreSQL with an emphasis on… Read more »
preg_replace in php
I love working with regular expressions. I had to use a preg function tonight that I haven’t called up in a long time. Using preg_replace, you can match for patterns… Read more »
openchrome in portage
Just another Gentoo PSA, portage now has the latest driver for the openChrome X11 drivers for VIA chipsets (x11-drivers/xf86-video-openchrome). These drivers are really nice because they support more chipsets than… Read more »
temporary backend breakage, lotgd restarted
One other thing I forgot, was that in moving around all the database stuff this weekend, I also took care of some maintenance on alan-one, the server that hosts spaceparanoids.org,… Read more »
new gpnl backend
Nothing new on the frontend, but the backend for GPNL has been almost completely replaced now with my updated changes. The difference in speed alone is pretty nice. Where it… Read more »
random book of mormon chapter atom feeds
I got a poke yesterday on my original random book of mormon chapter post about creating some feeds so that people can pull them themselves. I’ve been meaning to do… Read more »
what i’m working on
I just thought I’d send out a random update status on the stuff I’m working on in Gentoo right now. alsa-driver: Putting it on life support, going to have a… Read more »
hd tivo
I noticed that Woot today has refurbished HD Tivos for a nice price. I’d recommend picking one up, if you have been waiting for a good opportunity. I actually just… Read more »