A Full Deck of Cards on a Sunday Night
This is what happens when I’m left alone in a room with a deck of cards.
Migrating from WordPress.com to WordPress.org
Recently at meltmedia, I had to port a blog for one of our clients from WordPress.com to a self-hosted WordPress.org install. Normally, most of the work I do is with Java, JBoss, OSGi and technologies of that sort, so working with WordPress and PHP was quite a new experience for me. At first, the thought [...]
The Shortcomings of Dwarven Architecture
Dwarves are the great craftsman of the fantasy genre. If you’re in need of weapons, armor, jewelry, or a flagon of ale, the dwarves have got you covered. However, these four foot artisans don’t quite measure up when it comes to architectural concerns, especially with regard to fortresses, strongholds, and any other kind of fortification. [...]
Where in Tempe are the Bean Bags?
I’m not a big on furniture, in fact, in my apartment you’ll notice a certain dearth of chairs, couches, and tables. Back in my college days, I didn’t even have a bed, I had an air mattress, and once the air mattress developed a leak, I had a floor. I don’t know where my distaste [...]
Failed Dexterity Save
So last Saturday I mounted some speakers on two of the walls of my apartment. After putting them up, I decided to fasten the speaker cable to the wall so as to avoid tripping over it by accident in the future. Initially I was rather proud of my foresight; unfortunately, such a precaution cannot go [...]
Sugar Packet Pyramids
Building pyramids out of sugar packets, just another of my many idiosyncrasies.