Gordaen’s Blog

Where I work, the decision has been made to use Python for all new projects. Up until this point, the vast majority of my coding experience has been in PHP. I had been reluctant to take the time to learn Python, because it did not give me anything that I needed, but I [...]

I attempted to take a break from spamming the RSS readers out there by eating lunch. I figured I should start with something healthful, so I moved toward the Mandarin oranges. As hungry as I was, I opted to avoid eating the FREAKING NASTY one in the bunch. It did not occur [...]

Maybe my mouse skills need some refreshing, but today I (accidentally) learned that I could open a website by middle-clicking an inactive part of a webpage (i.e., not a link). It took me a while to figure this out, but, if I have text copied, middle-clicking will paste it into the location bar (adding [...]

When introduced to a potential coworker -
“Which of the Internets do you make?”
When asked what his/her preferred language is -
“Um, English, otherwise I would have to use an online translator.”
When told about the software used at the company -
“Linux? Is that some kind of duck?”
When asked whether a scripting or compiled language is best [...]

I made a few changes to the blog, the most notable of which is the ability to preview comments and use AJAX to submit them. Hopefully I didn’t break anything… In the process of making these changes I also took the time to look at the stats for the blog to see if anything [...]