I found myself in need of a simple tool for deploying a project on every git commit, but I didn’t have a build server set up. This led to Hooks - a very simple tool that allows you to run arbitrary commands when Github’s hooks execute.The configuration is very simple. In /etc/hooks.conf, write:[true...

WebAssembly is pretty cool! It lets you write portable C and cross-compile it to JavaScript so it’ll run in a web browser. As the maintainer of KnightOS, I looked to WASM as a potential means of reducing the cost of entry for new developers hoping to target the OS. Note: this article uses JavaScript...

I’ve been doing a lot of thought about whether or not it’s even possible to both run a simple website and turn a profit from it and maintain a high quality of service. In particular, I’m thinking about image hosts, considering that I run one (a rather unprofitable one, too), but I would think that m...

I’ve been doing a lot of thought about whether or not it’s even possible to both run a simple website and turn a profit from it and maintain a high quality of service. In particular, I’m thinking about image hosts, considering that I run one (a rather unprofitable one, too), but I would think that m...

I’m going to do some blogging about technical decisions made with KnightOS. It’s an open-source project I’ve been working on for the past four years to build an open-source Unix-like kernel for TI calculators (in assembly). It’s been a cool platform on top of which I can research low level systems c...

I’m going to do some blogging about technical decisions made with KnightOS. It’s an open-source project I’ve been working on for the past four years to build an open-source Unix-like kernel for TI calculators (in assembly). It’s been a cool platform on top of which I can research low level systems c...

I’ve been playing with Python for about a year now, and I like pretty much everything about it. There’s one thing that’s really rather bad and really should not be that bad, however - date & time support. It’s ridiculous how bad it is in Python. This is what you get with the standard datetime module...

I’ve been playing with Python for about a year now, and I like pretty much everything about it. There’s one thing that’s really rather bad and really should not be that bad, however - date & time support. It’s ridiculous how bad it is in Python. This is what you get with the standard datetime module...

I’ll open up by saying that I am not a language designer, and I do like a lot of things about Go. I just recently figured out how to describe why Go’s error handling mechanics don’t sit right with me. If you aren’t familiar with Go, here’s an example of how Go programmers might do error handling: re...

I’ll open up by saying that I am not a language designer, and I do like a lot of things about Go. I just recently figured out how to describe why Go’s error handling mechanics don’t sit right with me.If you aren’t familiar with Go, here’s an example of how Go programmers might do error handling:resu...

I’ve built the KnightOS kernel, an open-source OS that runs on several TI calculator models, including the popular TI-83+ family, and recently the new TI-84+ Color Silver Edition. I have published some information on how to build your own operating sytsems for these devices, but I’ve learned a lot s...

I’ve built the KnightOS kernel, an open-source OS that runs on several TI calculator models, including the popular TI-83+ family, and recently the new TI-84+ Color Silver Edition. I have published some information on how to build your own operating sytsems for these devices, but I’ve learned a lot s...

This is the story of the most difficult bug I ever had to solve. See if you can figure it out before the conclusion. Background For some years now, I’ve worked on a kernel for Texas Instruments calculators called KnightOS. This kernel is written entirely in assembly, and targets the old-school z80 p...

This is the story of the most difficult bug I ever had to solve. See if you can figure it out before the conclusion.BackgroundFor some years now, I’ve worked on a kernel for Texas Instruments calculators called KnightOS. This kernel is written entirely in assembly, and targets the old-school z80 pro...

I have an HTC One, with CyanogenMod installed. I usually use Spotify, but I’ve been wanting to move away from it for a while. The biggest thing keeping me there was the ease of syncing up with my phone - I added music on my PC and it just showed up on my phone. So, I finally decided to make it work ...

I have an HTC One, with CyanogenMod installed. I usually use Spotify, but I’ve been wanting to move away from it for a while. The biggest thing keeping me there was the ease of syncing up with my phone - I added music on my PC and it just showed up on my phone.So, I finally decided to make it work o...

I have an HTC One, with CyanogenMod installed. I usually use Spotify, but I’ve been wanting to move away from it for a while. The biggest thing keeping me there was the ease of syncing up with my phone - I added music on my PC and it just showed up on my phone.So, I finally decided to make it work o...

It’s true. You really don’t need jQuery. Modern web browsers can do most of what you want from jQuery, without jQuery. For example, take MediaCrush. It’s a website I spent some time working on with a friend. It’s actually quite sophisticated - drag-and-drop uploading, uploading via a hidden form, ev...

It’s true. You really don’t need jQuery. Modern web browsers can do most of what you want from jQuery, without jQuery.For example, take MediaCrush. It’s a website I spent some time working on with a friend. It’s actually quite sophisticated - drag-and-drop uploading, uploading via a hidden form, eve...

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This post was originally hosted on my old Blogspot blog. The approximate publication date and title are known but its contents are lost to time. This stub remains for posterity.LibMinecraft was a .NET library for writing Minecraft servers and clients. You can see what remains of it archived here. Pa...

Yes, you see that right. My new pet project is making a Minecraft client for Windows Phone 7 that can connect to official Minecraft 1.0 (or 1.0.1) servers. So far, I have connecting done, and I’m working on the immense code required to parse all server messages. This is only possible thanks to the n...

As some of you may know, I’m a huge believer in OSS and doing awesome stuff for free. Of course, I have to make a living, but outside of 9-5, I do a bunch of free stuff. And when I started playing Minecraft, a friend of mine invited me to his server. He had a pretty bland website with no domain (you...

I’m officially an Umbraco Certified Developer, with level 2 certification (the highest). Hooray! This means I’m now officially an expert on using the great open-source ASP.NET Content Management System Umbraco. Thanks to my employer, DSoft Technology, for paying for the certification. This explains ...

One thousand thanks to all the people that have given me free software! It’s always nice to be able to develop on the cheap. Let’s see who I can thank - first of all, Microsoft Student Insiders hooked me up with a free MSDN account, which is no small feat. MSDN gives me virtually all Microsoft softw...

So I recently picked up Pokemon Gold on eBay for super cheap because the saving feature was broken. For those of you who don’t know, Pokemon Gold and games like it store their saved data in a special kind of RAM called SRAM. Since RAM requires a battery to keep the data intact, these cartridges have...

The Texas Instruments community does not have a modern, well-working IDE for development. A while ago, I thought I’d take up the responsibility and create tiDE - Texas Instruments Development Environment. It’s an open source IDE which, although geared heavily towards TI development, should be easy t...

Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve made a post. Sorry about that.I recently had a conversation with some friends about internet filtering. It’s a terrible system that tempts parents, bosses, and more to restrict their underlings access to the internet - and it barely works. There are numerous rea...

I was recently in Redmond (Microsoft HQ), hanging out with the rest of the Microsoft Student Insiders. Microsoft was kind enough to pay for my flights, hotel, and other expenses, which was great. It really allowed me an opportunity to just enjoy what I was there for - meeting new people and checking...

Thanks to everyone who dropped by and saw my talk on Getting the Most Out of Silverlight for WP7 at the Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta. Just a few things you might like to check out:Slide DeckYou can pick up the slide deck right here: http://tinyurl.com/5utyofcSource CodeThe source code for out Ultima...