Read My Shorts

Jan
17th

Tue

Happiness comes from the intersection of what you love, what you’re good at, and what the world needs.

— To Find Happiness, Forget About Passion - Oliver Segovia - Harvard Business Review

Dec
28th

Wed

You can create a single space using

— Blank Space in XSLT

Here’s a usage example to insert the current date and time in XSLT 1.0

— XSLT can insert the current date - Stack Overflow

Oct
19th

Wed

TARDIS cat playpen

This is The Best Cat Playpen Ever!

Sep
30th

Fri

understanding DUID decodes

decoding the abominable DUID

echo "\DUID\from\DHCPv6\leases" | od -x | awk '{for (i=NF; i>1; i--) printf("%s ",$i);print ""}' | awk '{a[i++]=$0} END {for (j=i-1; j>=0;) print a[j--] }'

Jun
18th

Sat

5 Technologies That Will Shape the Web - IEEE Spectrum

Now, when I’m home—or actually anywhere with my phone—I can send a tweet to a small LCD that hangs by my door, thus keeping my coworkers informed of my whereabouts. The LCD also shows current weather conditions in New York City; I thought my colleagues would appreciate this value-added service.

— Send a Tweet to Your Office Door - IEEE Spectrum

May
24th

Tue

Penguin Being Tickled

This is a short movie of a penguin being tickled, and my kids love it!

xkcd: (Remember Your) Dreams

Yeah, I know the feeling, but sometimes I hold my tongue at work anyway [when it’s more effective].