Monthly Archives: September 2008
Stop Software Patents day
Marking the three year anniversary of the European Parliaments no to software patents the 24th of September is being made “Stop Software Patents World Day”.
Best programming reference sites
On “Ask Slashdot” the readers recently got to answer which their favourite programming reference sites where for different languages. While most of the gems that where posted are quite well known I thought I’d make a quick summery of all … Continue reading
Using PHP to check response time of HTTP-server
I must start off with admiting that my PHP skills are very limited, however being a very experienced Perl hacker this is very similar to me. I needed a script that checked for a normal HTTP response from another server, … Continue reading
Large Hadron Rap
Not exactly software but technical at least so I just have to link it. So if we do manage to make a black hole and suck us in this is the last remnant of our civilization. It’s a valid contribution.
Using AJAX to asynchronously load slow XML files
More and more I’ve come across situations where I want to use AJAX to download a XML file to use in the interface but know beforhand that the file will take a long time to load. With asyncroneous download of … Continue reading
Are you not (yet) against software patents?
Are software patents protecting the inventors and is something needed to protect intelectual property? Read this: http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-218626.html If it designed to be used to protect intelectual property then it is now abused by large companies for making absurd claims, in … Continue reading
