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Having been born in California, and a resident of that state for 13 years I can tell you this: if California secedes from these United States of America, I'm moving back right before it does.

I've written a PHP script that posts an entry to a LiveJournal account using the TrackBack API for input and XML-RPC to speak to LiveJournal. It was intended for use with MovableType, however, it can be used with any TrackBack enabled software. It currently supports most of the LiveJournal functionality, including posting to communities and [...]

I love PHP. I really do. I swear. I just really get tired of seeing so many "articles" and "tutorials" and "code examples" that are complete and utter shit written by people who claim to be "experts". Maybe I'm being a bit harsh. Let me give you an example.
Take an article written by Joe O'Donnell [...]

For you Java folks, Maverick looks like an interesting project. It's another web application framework pushing the MVC (Model 2) pattern similar to Struts. [via Matt Croydon]
More interesting than that — to me anyway — was a link I found on the Maverick site to "PHP Maverick" or Ambivalence. I haven't dug very deep into [...]

Creative Commons has launched it's first product today: Machine-Readable Copyright Licenses. They support many different licenses and have a easy to use interface for deciding which license is right for you. [via BurningBird and Matt Croydon]

My truck broke. I'm not quite sure why just yet. I was driving home from Justin's house, suddenly my "check engine" light came on. Then I noticed my coolant temperature was high. I pulled over. The entire engine compartment is wet and the engine smells of baked anti-freeze, but none of the hoses seem to [...]

I'm planning on getting up early tomorrow morning (7ish) and going out to take some photographs. I'll leave around 8:30am and should be home by noon-ish.
If you're interested in coming along, leave a comment, send an email, send a text message or call me sometime before then.

Thanks to Matthew Baldwin of The Morning News, those of us who have diligently waited until the last minute to buy Christmas gifts this holiday season now have a list of last minute gift ideas to choose from.
This year, give the gift of grease with a $5 Denny's Gift Certificate! It's the perfect way to [...]

According to police a 'possibly dismembered' body has been found in a field at O'Connor and Buffalo, about a mile from my apartment.
I've always said that that area would be good for dumping a body. I never thought it would actually happen. The area is speckled with the headquarters of big businesses. However, due to [...]

This website is causing me a bit of a dilemma. Because I work in a technology field, I do my best to stay on top of the latest technological advancements, new software, and profound programming concepts. Additionally, I share those things that I find interesting with anyone who would care to know about such things [...]