John Squibb
Tweaking strem.in - Streaming in 500 or fewer characters
2012-05-04 00:10:02
Tonight, I spent a few hours tweaking a project that has been neglected for some time: http://strem.in. The basic idea is that you stream your thoughts in 500 or fewer characters. Tim Davis (my devbox2 cohort) and I released this product in early 2011 and promptly shelved it. After about a year of ignoring it, we recently started to notice a bit of traffic coming its way, mostly from organic search indexes.
It's not exactly Twitter with more space, but...
About
I am a Zend Certified PHP Programmer in Henderson/Las Vegas, Nevada. On this site, I provide programming tutorials, articles, and insight into object-oriented programming.
In my free time, I like to hit the road and check out the Southwest, so be sure to check out the travel section for photos of my various expeditions.
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I'm eating dinner during #D3 downtime, and wondering if @BlizzardCS is tanking servers intentionally to ensure that we all don't starve.
RT @BlizzardCS: #D3 Servers will be undergoing restarts for the Americas. Downtime should be minimal, expected 15 minutes.
Deckard Cain, The Butcher...Let me guess, Diablo is going to be in this one again too? #Diablo3 http://t.co/6PaqgRKL
Goin Euro Servers! #diablo3 #stream http://t.co/UlhMzcYE
RT @Diablo: We're aware players may not be able to connect to the Americas region, or are having difficulty stay in-game. We are investi ...
@BlizzardCS The servers have apparently run out of Spirit. See if you can't kick them a few times to build some up.
Well we were crusing along great #Diablo3 #error3003 #stream http://t.co/PelK06Xb
I've determined that #Diablo3 takes place sometime in the 1980s. It's the only way to explain all the leather pants. http://t.co/8b027Ymi
Recent News
Rain Cloud
2012-03-22 23:48:13
Just attempted my first resize of a server on the Rackspace cloud. That went fantastically wrong. Desired effect: increase RAM to double current capacity. Actual result: server stuck in "Queuing for Resize: 0%" mode for nearly two hours until I start up a chat with support, where they tell me something went fantastically wrong. Yay!
[more]Solutions to weird PHP problems
2012-03-09 20:27:34
Have you ever encountered the "Exception thrown without a stack frame" error? Here's a quick explanation of the problem, and how to avoid triggering it:
... [more]Stuff in the Cloud - eNimb.us
2012-03-07 22:47:07
I'm terrible at keeping track of things. I use bookmarks, scribbles, post-its, reminder applications, you name it. I'm always coming up with little tools to help me remember things, and for me less is generally more. Consider http://www.jfpad.com, a simple note jotter-downer that I wrote. It's a reinvention of a reinvention of a photocopy of a wheel, but... [more]
Having trouble coming up with version names?
2011-12-13 13:17:11
http://fantasticnamegenerator.com/software-version-name/
I just generated a new project with the following specifications:
Code name: Swift Fog
Build 1.9.3.2a
Product Description
Integrates fully into outsourced environment. Automatic annual upgrades, no action required. Provides... [more]
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@johnsquibb
Grabbing a cup of coffee at the Flagstaff Campus Coffee Bean
We're grabbing a cup of coffee at the Campus Coffee Bean right by Northern Arizona University. I used to spend many afternoons here in 2000 when I was going to college at #NAU . This place used to be a lot more popular, but it has been pretty dead the last few times we've been in. Everyone seems to go to #Macy 's down on Beaver Street these days. Can't say I blame them, that's a pretty sweet venue and this place is kind of stuffy. Maybe it's the off season for students or something. #Coffee
Milling around Flagstaff
Checked out the Flagstaff #Arboretum about 4 miles down a dusty road off of Route 66. Not much to see there. Some sad looking gardens. The only stuff that grows up here are Pine trees and grass. Honestly, the grass doesn't look so good, and the Ponderosa pines are pretty scraggly.
Weekend Trip to Flagstaff and Sedona Arizona
Took off after work Friday night and headed to beautiful #Flagstaff Arizona with the girlfriend. It's about 75 degrees and sunny, and makes for a nice getaway from the Las Vegas heat. Stayed Friday night and headed down to Sedona/Oak Creek Canyon bright and early Saturday morning. Took a nice drive through the canyon and we are back in Flagstaff this afternoon, visiting local book stores and coffee shops. Headed back to vegas tomorrow sometime.
Why Netbeans has won out over PHPStorm
I loved #PhpStorm so much during the trial, that I ran out and purchased the $99 personal license. I was sick of the ever-buggy Eclipse/PDT, as well as #ZendStudio 9. Once I tried #Netbeans , however, I was instantly hooked, and I immediately regretted blowing my 99 bucks. PhpStorm is a little buggy itself, Netbeans: rock solid. Both run on Java. I liked the file mapping and PHPDocumentor support for PhpStorm better, but everything else about Netbeans (hotkey mapping, stability, interface) wins.
The best PHP IDE - what I prefer, what works for me.
I've been developing #PHP for about 7 years now, and have used just about every editor/IDE out there: Eclipse with PDT, Zend Studio, PHPStorm, Netbeans, gEdit with plugins, Geany. I've even hacked in vim and notepad, and yes, even Dreamweaver. I generally do all of my #LAMP development on a Linux destop machine. Currently I'm rocking Kubuntu 12.04 LTS. So, what IDE do I prefer these days? #Netbeans ! It truly is the best, most well-rounded, stable IDE I have encountered in recent years.
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