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About dreadpiratepj

I have been goofing around with computers since May 1978, when I was about seven years old. For the past decade, I've even managed to have people pay me for this! Suckers! :-)

Akismet, da spam killa

Between 9 am March 16, and noon March 17, some asshat decided to attack my site with 376 comment spam. All but one got through, and it made it into my moderation queue. I promptly marked it as spam. Thanks … Continue reading

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I’m still alive here …

I survived the crazy work schedule and lack of sleep from my recent gig. I know there are still a few outstanding bugs, less than 5, but they are not critical. They are so non-critical, our employer is giving us … Continue reading

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More like rakin’ in da dough …

It’s been two and a half weeks since I started my most recent freelancing software development project. Two and a half weeks of 20 hour days and seven day work weeks. Yep, if this project were to end today, I … Continue reading

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Bringin’ in da dough, baby!

Last Wednesday, I sent emails and résumés for various job posts, and by that afternoon, I started getting nibbles. It was weird! Whereas I barely got any attention for over a dozen job applications I sent out between September and … Continue reading

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Get a dream of a web host for cheap!

I have a deal for you if you are looking for inexpensive and reliable web hosting with great customer service (and who isn’t?) I offer you a coupon code for Dreamhost, the best shared hosting service known to me. When … Continue reading

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Alive and dreamin’

pjtrix.com and my other domains are now hosted at Dreamhost. I think they run just as fast as they used to on the GoDaddy virtual private host. But I don’t know, why don’t you come and kick the tires? Just … Continue reading

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Hosting changes in the next 24 hours

As I mentioned at the middle of January, my virtual private hosting yearly contract with GoDaddy ends on March 1st, 2007. Back then, I decided to go with VPSLink and their LightTPD and Rails virtual private server package. Well, that … Continue reading

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End of January Report

You can see from the title, I started this post two days ago! And I just managed to post it now! Busy, busy! Hi there, readers! I have been busy for the last week, looking for new gigs, and sending … Continue reading

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Continuing the conversation: PS3 Linux & MS XNA

Mateusz, Lenny, thanks for the comments. Update: Reader Mateusz points out that there is an effort under way to port the XNA frameworks to other platforms using Mono. It’s great to see what the subversive, creative types come up with … Continue reading

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What’s the deal with PS3 Linux? Simple: XNA

Programming high-performance applications on the Cell BE processor, Part 1: An introduction to Linux on the PlayStation 3 The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) is the easiest and cheapest way for programmers to get their hands on the new Cell Broadband … Continue reading

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