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Simple geo-ip based links 13 Jun 2013 | 03:37 pm
simple geoip based links, for when you need to link to different files depending on the client’s country. requires PHP, … Read More
unwatermarking images 5 May 2013 | 11:17 pm
I’ve started a website where I intend to sell thousands of products from a number of distributors through drop-shipping (the products go directly to the customer). For reasons that I don’t understand,...
Quantum Immortality – Organ Transplants 19 Mar 2013 | 04:58 pm
Organ Transplants The human body evolved to reproduce, and then last just a while longer to help to raise the young after that. The fact that we live so long these days raises problems, because …Read ...
Quantum Immortality – Life Expectancy 18 Mar 2013 | 06:35 pm
Life Expectancy Life expectancy is an estimate of how long a person is likely to live. It is difficult to give a single number as the answer, as it depends what country we’re talking about, …Read More
Quantum Immortality 17 Mar 2013 | 04:10 pm
Quantum Immortality At the time of writing, the oldest person ever to have lived was Jeanne Calment, who died at age 122 years, 164 days in 1997. It is my belief that you, the person …Read More
File server, using Raspberry Pi as the controller 13 Feb 2013 | 02:58 am
This weekend’s task is to convert an ageing and awkward file server into something more manageable. I’ll do this by basically replacing the current controller (an old laptop) with a Raspberry Pi, and ...
What I’m up to 11 Feb 2013 | 01:39 pm
It’s been a while since I wrote anything, so here’s a general update. I’ve started helping out with the Monaghan Coder Dojo, and am helping out with the HTML class, trying to bring the kids …Read More
The universe is wonderful 27 Dec 2012 | 10:36 am
When someone says they believe in a god that created the heavens and the earth, in their minds they consider the earth to be large and the heavens to be a backdrop. Because the world …Read More
Vegetarianism (and veganism) 30 Oct 2012 | 01:45 pm
I’ve been vegetarian for more than half of my life, and recently took a step further and cut out all animal products completely from my diet. Some people have asked why, so I am writing …Read More
networking a raspberry pi through your laptop 29 Sep 2012 | 01:23 am
I finally got my own Raspberry Pi; a credit-card-sized computer that’s very cheap and low-power. It didn’t come with any of the niceties that you would expect from another computer, such as a power su...
