Simon Holywell's Blog

.net magazine article: Create a Google Talk bot with Node.js

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:07:54 +0000

I have written a two part article for this months .net magazine detailing how easy it is to write a...

Installing a MySQL UDF errors with Function already exists

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:47:00 +0000

When installing a UDF recently I got an annoying error message, which didn’t seem to want to...

Nodester environment variables for sensitive data and passwords

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:21:00 +0100

When I began using Cloudno.de recently to have a go at Node.js and CouchDB I stored my username and...

PHP extension writing: PHP Extensions Made Eldrich

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:56:45 +0100

PHP extension writing: PHP Extensions Made Eldrich: Since writing my 15 Excellent Resources for PHP...

The world has lost an excellent and exciting rider in Marco...

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 01:10:39 +0100

Marco Simoncelli

'Super Sic' in full flight

Marco Simoncelli´s box, San Carlo Honda

The world has lost an excellent and exciting rider in Marco Simoncelli. He was a true character. RIP #58.

You can leave a tribute on the MotoGP website.

Getting started with Node.js and CouchDB

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:47:17 +0100

Node.js and CouchDB feel like they were made for each other right from the very first time I used...

PHP elephants

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:23:09 +0100

PHP elephants

How the ssdeep PHP extension came into being

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:17:00 +0100

Recently (well in a loose sense anyway) I had the need to build a document bank in PHP for a client...

Running a sane version of Linux on a Dell Inspiron 2500

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:33:00 +0100

I have ended up with a very old piece of hardware and of course the first thing I did was wipe the...

I remember watching trains from this bridge when I first arrived...

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:55:51 +0100

I remember watching trains from this bridge when I first arrived in Edinburgh from Australia. It was cold then too!

nationalgeographicdaily:

Children Watching Train, Edninburgh

Photograph by Vishal Soniji

This photo was taken during my visit to Edinburgh as I was on my way to Edinburgh Castle.

Ah, so eloquent! jeffreyshek: Only in Scotland. Photo taken by...

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:14:35 +0100

Ah, so eloquent!

jeffreyshek:

Only in Scotland. Photo taken by a friend of mine.

New version of the Agavi framework support for NetBeans 7.0

Thu, 05 May 2011 13:32:00 +0100

necora-markus: Released a new version of the Agavi framework support plugin for the shiny new...

TZ3 Stradale

Thu, 05 May 2011 13:28:59 +0100

TZ3 Stradale

Whilst the wedding is a great event for the participants, I am...

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:21:13 +0100

Whilst the wedding is a great event for the participants, I am not interested in the slightest. However William was seen last night out on his motorbike in less than adequate gear (squidding) and confirming his continued love for Ducati - some would say at the cost of Hinckley. Triumph being the only mass produced British rival to the big Duke.

Why won't ssh-agent save my unencrypted key for later use?

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:09:00 +0100

Why won't ssh-agent save my unencrypted key for later use?: I recently was annoyed by always having...

hotvvheels: Cool is a Color

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:18:13 +0000

hotvvheels:

Cool is a Color

Gearman, PHP and mod_gearman_status on Ubuntu

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:01:00 +0000

Installing Gearman is pretty easy as there are packages for it in Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install...

PHP Hangs When Fed 2.2250738585072011e-308

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:25:00 +0000

PHP Hangs When Fed 2.2250738585072011e-308: A pretty horrible bug when you assign the number...

FullOctane: Bike and Car Blog

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 03:20:00 +0000

FullOctane: Bike and Car Blog: I have setup a site to post all my automotive related discoveries....

wombert: xkcd: Convincing

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:29:56 +0000

wombert:

xkcd: Convincing