9. Re-learning C++

   So lately I've been dusting off my C++ knowledge, experimenting with replacing a daemon written in Python on the product that I work on with one written in C++. For most Python programmers this may seem like serious masochism, but I wanted to know just how much harder it would …

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10. Learning Google Go

    So, I heard from a friend that Google Go was worth learning, so I've started to look into it. I must admit, while working on updating my C++ knowledge to account for the new 2011 and 2014 standards, and working on learning boost, picking up Go is a lot of …

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11. A Letter to Honda Canada

    I recently had reason to write to the CEO of Honda Canada, Mr. Jerry Chenkin, to outline why I am less than pleased with my 2010 Honda Fit, and ensure that he, or whomever ends up reading this, has the full story of what our experience with his company has …

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12. Disabling Bash Completion

    The bash shell is the standard shell on most Unix-like systems. It is full of great features to make your life typing on a command-line fairly painless. One of the most important features for any command-line is the ability to reduce unneeded typing via smart completion. Say I want to …

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13. Why X11 still rocks

    For years now, I've heard from Linux developers about why the venerable X11 is an obsolete piece of crap that needs replacing. The Wayland project aims to do so, real soon now, kinda like Perl 6. It's a tough problem, so I can hardly complain.

    Still, when I hear the …

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14. Getting IPython Notebook Working on Mac OS X

    I've been getting into ipython notebook recently, especially since seeing some demos at PyCon 2014. I maintain a toolchain at work for processing monthly stats of our product's use in the field, using python but graphing in GNUPlot, Given the capabilities of matplotlib and pandas, this little project is ideal …

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15. Validation with Server-side call in AngularJS

    I've been playing with AngularJS for a little while, and in trying to understand how to validate a user's data as it's being entered, it didn't take long to find that to check with the server for some validation rules, like uniqueness constraints.

    This presented a problem since the built-in …

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16. Getting RunSnakeRun Working on Mac OS X

    As I mentioned previously, I have a Mac Mini at home as a workstation. While some things are easier working with it, like video editing, and basic office productivity, some things are harder.

    One of the harder areas on OS X is customizing the Unix side of it for my …

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17. Scripting RSA Encryption

    So, I have an OAuth 1.0 implementation for work that I'm extending, and the one area of OAuth 1.0 that I didn't implement was RSA-SHA1 signatures, as I didn't think that anyone would care. Of course, someone cares. So, I'm looking into them now, and looking into how …

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18. Drivers, it's really not that hard

    I am constantly amazed at the ignorance and outright laziness of Canadian drivers. Yes, we could be worse, but we could also be much, much better.

    Case in point, I see people constantly turning left, and swinging out into the right lane, or turning right, and swinging out into the …

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