how to painlessly alter a string without modifying any code *if* the module author has followed the rules with t()…
June 1st, 2010
Drupal Droppings: variable_get tamed!
A more concise way to use variable_get and improve coding quality at the same time!
May 1st, 2010
Command Line Pinguino — The Sequel!
Talk about bad timing… not less than two days after my original posting, does a new release of Pinguino IDE arrive! LOL. It now includes a command line option but it still does not provide you with the means to upload the HEX file on a successful build. I have spoken with Jean-Pierre and we [...]
March 16th, 2010
Erlang, Nitrogen and automatic rebuild.
I came across Nitrogen about a year ago and loved it and it has come on very well since then. Finally I have been presented with an opportunity to use it for a freelance project (currently under an NDA) and the first thing that kind of caused me a little upset was the fact that [...]
January 28th, 2010
iPhone and Gambit Scheme
James Long has written some awesome stuff allowing you to code iPhone applications with Gambit Scheme. I will leave the details for james to explain, which he does excellently here. However… the Xcode project as downloaded does not work, the first gotcha was explained to me by James after I mailed him a sorry tale [...]
January 21st, 2010
An in-depth analysis of “ffmpeg and non-monotone timestamps”
Ever been faced with “ffmpeg and non monotone timestamps”… WTF? Me too so I wanted to know more about the cause. No solution. Sorry!
January 6th, 2010
XUGGLER and Java 1.6 on a Mac
You may have upgraded your Mac to Java 1.6 but you may *not be using it* as your default compiler!
November 26th, 2009
OSX, SBCL and FFI, Part 2.
(You may want to read part one if you have not already done so.)