Category Archives: hacks

Can You Hear The Wind Blow

Posted on October 24, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

Photo by liferfe. The mobile software market is becoming very exciting, and I’ve been watching with interest. I’ve been learning iPhone development for the last ten months, first with the jailbreak toolchain, and in the last six months with the … Continue reading →

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Much Railing Lately

Posted on May 15, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

I’ve been at my new job only four weeks, and my first project is nearly finished. My task these past four weeks has been the re-implementation of the company’s website in Rails. I was to do this from scratch, while … Continue reading →

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Bringin’ in da dough, baby!

Posted on February 20, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

Last Wednesday, I sent emails and résumés for various job posts, and by that afternoon, I started getting nibbles. It was weird! Whereas I barely got any attention for over a dozen job applications I sent out between September and … Continue reading →

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Continuing the conversation: PS3 Linux & MS XNA

Posted on January 23, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

Mateusz, Lenny, thanks for the comments. Update: Reader Mateusz points out that there is an effort under way to port the XNA frameworks to other platforms using Mono. It’s great to see what the subversive, creative types come up with … Continue reading →

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What’s the deal with PS3 Linux? Simple: XNA

Posted on January 22, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

Programming high-performance applications on the Cell BE processor, Part 1: An introduction to Linux on the PlayStation 3 The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) is the easiest and cheapest way for programmers to get their hands on the new Cell Broadband … Continue reading →

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Funky fun with computers, #1

Posted on January 12, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

This sounds like fun! Whistle while you work: Use the open source sndpeek program and a simple Perl script to read specific sequences of tonal events — literally whistling or humming at your computer — and run commands based on … Continue reading →

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autossh and screen for remote login peace of mind

Posted on January 7, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

Unix server administrators everywhere are probably too familiar with connection timeouts when administering remote servers. There you are, dutifully editing that configuration file, when suddenly your text editor no longer responds to your cursor keys. A dozen seconds later or … Continue reading →

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Gearing up for an exciting 2007

Posted on January 5, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

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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Last blog post for 2006

Posted on December 31, 2006 by dreadpiratepj

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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GoDaddy server woes

Posted on December 14, 2006 by dreadpiratepj

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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