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About dreadpiratepj

I have been goofing around with computers since May 1978, when I was about seven years old. For the past decade, I've even managed to have people pay me for this! Suckers! :-)

Gearing up for an exciting 2007

In the months ahead, I will be making use of this weblog to discuss software development technologies and processes I’ve learned to use in my ten-year career. I will most likely be writing about web technologies and web services, and … Continue reading

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New theme? Maybe yes, maybe no…

Google’s cache and two browser tabs will probably help you figure it out. 😀

(Just this once, I’ll break my rule about excerpts in RSS. Come to the site of you really want to see the “new theme”. LOL) Continue reading

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Which Superhero am I?

Everybody seems to be doing these. Your results: You are Spider-Man Spider-Man 100% Superman 75% The Flash 75% Supergirl 72% Robin 70% Hulk 70% Green Lantern 65% Iron Man 60% Catwoman 55% Batman 55% Wonder Woman 47% You are intelligent, … Continue reading

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Which Supervillain am I, you ask?

Your results: You are Dr. Doom Dr. Doom 72% The Joker 65% Apocalypse 65% Lex Luthor 63% Dark Phoenix 63% Green Goblin 63% Juggernaut 55% Riddler 50% Poison Ivy 50% Mr. Freeze 48% Magneto 46% Kingpin 38% Catwoman 36% Mystique … Continue reading

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Last blog post for 2006

Happy New Year, everybody! It’s five and a half hours to the big hour here at Chez PJ, so I am taking this time to update you all about what’s going on. Last weekend, I finally got Trac and Subversion … Continue reading

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Progress and hair pulling

Through the magic of social networking site LinkedIn, a friend of a friend introduced me to a friend. This friend is looking for a technical writer for a website with a geek audience interested in open source, Linux, web technologies, … Continue reading

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GoDaddy server woes

I want to openly distribute to the interwebs various pieces of software, some that I’ve already developed, and some that I am in the process of developing. And I’d like to grow a developer and user community around this software … Continue reading

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An Open Letter To My Readers

I see you hitting my RSS feed with your aggregators, friends, all four of you. There’s one Windows FeedDemon user, one Linux Firefox LiveBookmarks user, and two Mac NetNewsWire users. I call you friends because I think maybe I know … Continue reading

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A look back before going forward

This last Thursday, December 7, I finished my latest paying consulting gig. And I have nothing lined up for the next few weeks. This will give me time to do a few things I had planned for pjtrix.com and my … Continue reading

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Busy bees make more honey …

Busy, busy, busy. I’m wrapping up some work, but after this, I should be posting more regularly. I plan to have a lot more content in the time ahead.

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