January 2012
2 posts
How I trained for a half-marathon in 34 days
July 10 2010. I had no idea that in exactly 34 days, I’d find myself in the middle of the wilderness, pounding 13.1 miles of pavement to finish my first half-marathon. And it all started with a phone call from Justin-
“Hey Steve, Want to go for a run? I need to get my ass in shape”.
It wasn’t my first time running, but I wasn’t in incredible shape either- I’d...
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Resolutions are crash dieting for goals
Ever go to the gym during the first week of January? It’s packed; but go back 2 weeks later it’s a ghost town again. Okay, not everyone fails at their resolutions, but some quick googling says that 80% of resolutionistas give up on their big, life changing resolution by January 20th.
Now, I know you shouldn’t believe everything that you read on the internet, but I’m...
December 2011
2 posts
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Why modern programmers hate PHP
I’ve been grudgingly using PHP for the last 9 years and in that time I’ve read countless criticisms and rants about the language. I’ve heard it all- inconsistent parameters, global function cesspool, poor OO support, lack of modern features (and the list goes on). You name it, I’ve heard it, thought it, and sworn at it.
Everyone loves to hate PHP- and rightfully so,...
June 2011
1 post
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How to use CQL with PHPCassa
The latest version of Cassandra, 0.8, includes a really awesome new feature, CQL. If you’re not already familiar with it, CQL is basically a SQL-like syntax for interacting with data in Cassandra. You can find an in depth overview of the CQL syntax at Courtney Robinson’s Blog.
Anyways, since CQL is so bleeding edge, many Cassandra drivers don’t support it yet. This is kind of a bummer since it’s...