Monthly Archives: August 2006

Mac Pro value

Posted on 15 August 2006 by tychay

A number of places have been doing a Mac Pro vs. Dell comparison. Digg summarizes:
Despite an earlier (and possibly biased) report proving the Mac Pro’s price advantage, both Macworld and The Inquirer have also agreed that the Mac Pro is … Continue reading →

Posted in business and economics, Macintosh | 4 Comments

PHP Podcast

Posted on 14 August 2006 by tychay

I just finished an interview with Marcus Whitney (of Rasmussed fame) for the Pro::PHP Podcast. It should be up soon.
I haven’t heard it yet but I think I made an error. I said that we made $500,000 in our first … Continue reading →

Posted in PHP, web development | 6 Comments

A strategy against terrah

Posted on 11 August 2006 by tychay

“There are no quick fixes when you are fighting an ideology. Like communism before it, I suspect Islamic fundamentalism will only be defeated through a slow war of attrition. Ideologies must die out, they cannot be killed.”
—Anonymous Liberal, “Strange Burden … Continue reading →

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Out on a limb (of an Apple tree)

Posted on 7 August 2006 by tychay

I’m going to go out on a limb here and point out…
If all the hardware Apple is going to announce is a new Mac Pro and Mac XServe, then why is Apple Store still down?

Hmmm…

Posted in Macintosh | 1 Comment

Rasmus-cubed

Posted on 4 August 2006 by tychay

Luke Welling’s OSCON wrap up reminded me of an incident.
No, not about my battles with Tourette’s, or, should I say, people confusing honest fucking programming frustration with Coprolalia.

Posted in humor, photography, PHP, web development | 2 Comments

HDR photography hits mainstream

Posted on 3 August 2006 by tychay

The Times has a wonderful summary article of High Dynamic Range photography.
This was a little serendipitous because I had a discussion at lunch where I heard the tired old line that “nothing new is in Photoshop since x came out” … Continue reading →

Posted in photography | 5 Comments

PHP Sucks

Posted on 3 August 2006 by tychay

Chris notes that Theo has posted his Six Reasons PHP Sucks PHP Lightning Talk.
My favorite part:
Reason # 4: User comments on the online documentation.
Allows PHP to expose what are perhaps the worst most dysfunctional and retarded code samples.
Reason #5: PEAR.
Allows … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, PHP | 5 Comments

Chris Shiflett @ OSCON ‘06

Posted on 3 August 2006 by tychay

Chris Shiflett has written a nice recap of OSCON in which he mentions one of my talks. Thanks! Chris, when I post my talk, I’ll have to use your quote:
“…one of the most entertaining talks of the conference!”
—Chris Shiflett, author … Continue reading →

Posted in PHP | 2 Comments

I look like my dog

Posted on 3 August 2006 by tychay

Dassi sent me the winners of the “I Look Like My Dog” contest which was sponsored by Cesar Dog Food.

Clearly these were well produced and I have a feeling that this was not a “contest” at all.
I love the photography. … Continue reading →

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Koreans are Klingons

Posted on 3 August 2006 by tychay

‘…it’s never a good idea to take military action, or the credible threat of it, off the table as you suggest. Our enemies understandably see that as a sign of weakness and act (or don’t act) accordingly.’
“Apparently, our enemies are … Continue reading →

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