Monthly Archives: February 2004

Magnus's Python Page

Itching to start learning Python? I figured. Well then I think maybe you should head on over to Magnus’s Python Page and check out some of his articles. The language is simple and that is how his articles are written. Read more »

How To Become A Hacker

Another ESR classic that goes into great details the attributes that are required to become a hacker. Ignore the fact that some of the underlying tones tend to lean towards an open-source propaganda document and you have the workings of a timeless treasure. After reading this you will really be inspired to hack. Read more »

Getting back to roots

Before the assorted media figures and the collected script kiddies perverted the term “hacker,” it was an appellation of greatest respect. In the good old days, the Jargon File was born. Read more »

xSiteable

An interesting looking CMS that supports XSLT and more importantly Topic Maps. Good to see that some people are actually trying to make the Semantic Web applicable to the real world. Read more »

Predicta Televisions

I don’t care what you say. These are some cool televisions. I would never buy one, but they are still cool televisions. Chicks love retro and you can tell them I said that. Read more »

Nokia Medallion II

I really don’t even know if I can explain this thing. Something about hunting down your alter ego. God knows I have revealed “my hidden” self more times than I would like to admit. Read more »

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

I am well aware of the fact that many of you have already read this collection of essays from ESR (Eric S. Raymond), but it is always good to remind people about it and to show people who haven’t had the opportunity to come across this great work. The book is definitely recommended for easier reading and of course something to keep on the bookshelf. Read more »

Apache Virtual Host documentation

Because I am sure there is more than one person who wondered if they could run multiple websites on a single IP address. I know I have, but of course I knew about this stuff already seeing how I was the one who advised the Apache Group on how they should implement it. Really. They just didn’t get the email. Read more »

Regex for URLs

Tired of trying to figure out how to determine if a string is an URL or not? Well this site shows you how to implement a regex for figuring out such things. Read more »