Monthly Archives: May 2007

PHP as language

Posted on 31 May 2007 by tychay

There’s an interesting post on Ning Developer Blog on their choice to use PHP as the Ning platform client language.
At Tagged, we don’t roll the way Diego does at Ning, but it’s shocking how similar the thinking is. This post … Continue reading →

Posted in PHP, web development | 6 Comments

Save the PR, save the world.

Posted on 30 May 2007 by tychay

I’m just an engineer and I don’t know jack about PR and I mentioned this site before, but Brian Solis has a real gem of a post on updating PR for the Web 2.0 world. It also has a nice … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day in Fisherman’s Wharf

Posted on 29 May 2007 by tychay

The loud pounding distortion of a hip hop baseline pushed through way too tiny speakers caused me to look behind as I crossed the street. I saw the car and who was inside and then did a double take. Inside … Continue reading →

Posted in about me | 1 Comment

More fast food math

Posted on 26 May 2007 by tychay

Updating this post. Here are the current prices at the Fisherman’s Wharf McDonald’s:

double cheeseburger: $1
bacon cheesburger: $1
hamburger: $1.19
cheeseburger: $1.29
bacon double cheesburger: $1.59

Posted in food and wine | 3 Comments

Simple prescriptions and making choices

Posted on 26 May 2007 by tychay

Shanti Bradford wrote a response to my rant. (Yes, it was a rant.)
I read the article and he makes some valid points. It’s a good pivot to summarize some of the things that came up in the discussions.
But then he … Continue reading →

Posted in PHP, web development | 25 Comments

Is Ruby the dog and PHP the dogfood?

Posted on 21 May 2007 by tychay

Is PHP doomed?
No.

Terry Chay” by Chris Shifflet
Giving my talk: “The Underpants Gnomes Strategy Guide: An e-cards case study” at ZendCon 2006

[A real pissing contest after the jump.]

Posted in PHP | 125 Comments

Discussion and Democracy

Posted on 19 May 2007 by tychay

“…our democracy is in danger of being hollowed out. In order to reclaim our birthright, we Americans must resolve to repair the systemic decay of the public forum. We must create new ways to engage in a genuine and not … Continue reading →

Posted in about me, quotes, religion and politics | 4 Comments

Plaxo labs search (and birthdays)!

Posted on 18 May 2007 by tychay

Plaxo Labs search is working. Notice that I used the Plaxo search plugin which I installed in Firefox.
(Yes, apparently I need to use the deduper.)
Another surprising feature is a birthday view that was added to contacts:

Too bad I can’t sort … Continue reading →