a php developer weblog http://php9.bloghi.com/ blog Closed! calin view of the web development world Sun, 11 May 2008 21:07:44 +0000 http://bloghi.com/ http://php9.bloghi.com/img_ch.hi?id=44 a php developer weblog http://php9.bloghi.com/ blog closed http://php9.bloghi.com/2007/01/15/blog-closed.html http://php9.bloghi.com/2007/01/15/blog-closed.html#comments Mon, 15 Jan 2007 01:31:38 +0000 http://php9.bloghi.com/2007/01/15/blog-closed.html Since the posts frequency declined so radically, I see no more point in keeping this blog opened. I am available on Xing for further business opportunities.A big thank you to all my visitors; all the people that commented; it's been nice having...
I am available on Xing for further business opportunities.

A big thank you to all my visitors; all the people that commented; it's been nice having you around.

I am available at this e-mail address:
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]]> http://php9.bloghi.com/2007/01/15/blog-closed.html#comments the neverending story - PHP flame wars http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/11/07/the-neverending-story-php-flame-wars.html http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/11/07/the-neverending-story-php-flame-wars.html#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2006 03:00:33 +0000 http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/11/07/the-neverending-story-php-flame-wars.html Since PHP 5.2.0 just came out, and sooo much time passed since the last language flame wars, the zealot guns are all loaded again:slashdot article. reddit discussion (top of the list today)There tends to be too much emotion involved now to make much... came out, and sooo much time passed since the last language flame wars, the zealot guns are all loaded again:
There tends to be too much emotion involved now to make much sense of the arguments. Wondering why people prefer to blame the tools and not their poor understanding.
]]> http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/11/07/the-neverending-story-php-flame-wars.html#comments weird stuff happened this Sunday night? http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/30/weird-stuff-happened-this-sunday-night.html http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/30/weird-stuff-happened-this-sunday-night.html#comments Mon, 30 Oct 2006 06:01:20 +0000 http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/30/weird-stuff-happened-this-sunday-night.html It's not the dirty stuff you are always thinking about, but instead some geek stuff: you can have an additional cron coming out of nowhere by having a cronjob set-up like this: 30    02    *   ... It's not the dirty stuff you are always thinking about, but instead some geek stuff: you can have an additional cron coming out of nowhere by having a cronjob set-up like this:

30    02    *    *    *    ~/src/perl/ftpstats/export_general_cdrs.pl -c 123456

Long story short, this cronjob was executed twice Sunday night, because of the time change (2006-10-29 02:00 repeats twice in the night); more details here. This may be elementary to some, but it just occured to me today. In April/March it's even worse, because this cron would be completelly skipped.

]]> http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/30/weird-stuff-happened-this-sunday-night.html#comments firefox 2.0 - better wait for now http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/20/firefox-2-0-better-wait-for-now.html http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/20/firefox-2-0-better-wait-for-now.html#comments Fri, 20 Oct 2006 05:05:42 +0000 http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/20/firefox-2-0-better-wait-for-now.html A small piece of advice: don't try the new Firefox 2.0 RC 3, at least not until it becomes faster and better tested. You'll feel dissapointed and it's just not worth it. Better wait a while for the release to stabilize.On my XP Professional SP2,... A small piece of advice: don't try the new Firefox 2.0 RC 3, at least not until it becomes faster and better tested. You'll feel dissapointed and it's just not worth it. Better wait a while for the release to stabilize.

On my XP Professional SP2, Pentium 4 2.4Ghz, 512Mb RAM I perceive it at least 3-4 times slower than the former. 15 minutes of waisted time ]]> http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/20/firefox-2-0-better-wait-for-now.html#comments behind netflix http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/16/behind-netflix.html http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/16/behind-netflix.html#comments Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:31:07 +0000 http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/16/behind-netflix.html Here's how Netflix understands to outsource business critical tasks: a $1 million prize for a recommendation system that outranges their own CinematchSM with a consistent rate of 10% better quality over time. Although it's an interesting idea, the... Here's how Netflix understands to outsource business critical tasks: a $1 million prize for a recommendation system that outranges their own CinematchSM with a consistent rate of 10% better quality over time. Although it's an interesting idea, the strategical plan is weird, since the first commers have the advantage of "taking over" big slices of the market, also it's to assume that the place will be soon lurking with Phds. The challenge is tough and real, but it somehow seems that from the payout structure netflix has yet a few things to learn about how the geek mind works from more established systems like Amazon webservices.

A great read anyway: NetFlixPrize.com

post updated: Fool.com runs an indepth analysis of the whole deal. My questions so far would be:
- Why would a 1.58B company throw out just 1 mil for the core of their business?
- How come they can ignore the multi-dimension-movie-matrix of actors/directors/genres into their engine, and even encourage people to continue to do so (faq).

I anyway wonder what of a Frankenstein monster would come up by using the amazon elastic computing cloud as computational hardware, with amazon movie information and rating obtained via their very own web services or satellite Imdb's, to power the recommendation engine of the respected competitor, NetFlix. Anyway, somehow I feel that the story here is far from being told.
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]]> http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/10/13/improved-google-reader.html#comments another nerd test http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/09/07/another-nerd-test.html http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/09/07/another-nerd-test.html#comments Thu, 07 Sep 2006 05:12:22 +0000 http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/09/07/another-nerd-test.html I am nerdier than 91% of all people. Are you nerdier? Click here to find out! ]]> http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/09/07/another-nerd-test.html#comments famous vista sound http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/09/01/famous-vista-sound.html http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/09/01/famous-vista-sound.html#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2006 05:28:01 +0000 http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/09/01/famous-vista-sound.html There's a lot of debates now about the new vista startup sound; seems that it's impossible to turn it lower/off. slashdot users help the cause spread as usual, while the (pretty loud; and ugly?) startup sound makes its way accross the web.Since... lot of debates now about the new vista startup sound; seems that it's impossible to turn it lower/off. slashdot users help the cause spread as usual, while the (pretty loud; and ugly?) startup sound makes its way accross the web.

Since the rules of the market are that users always win, it might be just a marketing strategy from microsoft to get people like me to get interested into the startup process and eventually adopt vista. I didn't even care before about it; and probably wouldn't have cared soon.
]]> http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/09/01/famous-vista-sound.html#comments elephants dream http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/08/21/elephants-dream.html http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/08/21/elephants-dream.html#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:22:22 +0000 http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/08/21/elephants-dream.html Elephants dream is the output of Project Orange, and it is an open source movie, ready to be watched and downloaded here. It is one of the first releases in Europe in the super-format HD DVD (1920x1080). It's a fascinating  concept, I hope we'll... Elephants dream is the output of Project Orange, and it is an open source movie, ready to be watched and downloaded here. It is one of the first releases in Europe in the super-format HD DVD (1920x1080). It's a fascinating  concept, I hope we'll have more of these. ]]> http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/08/21/elephants-dream.html#comments closing online presence http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/08/11/closing-online-presence.html http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/08/11/closing-online-presence.html#comments Fri, 11 Aug 2006 02:30:27 +0000 http://php9.bloghi.com/2006/08/11/closing-online-presence.html I'm closing my online presence:autozilla.de will be free soon. Great idea, too little time.php9.com will expire next year. why did I buy it anyway?blogHi.com will be closed in 3 months. same goes for this blogsame for the amazon associate spam:...
  • autozilla.de will be free soon. Great idea, too little time.
  • php9.com will expire next year. why did I buy it anyway?
  • blogHi.com will be closed in 3 months. same goes for this blog
  • same for the amazon associate spam: simplest-shop.com, 24x7 shopping network etc.
I'm moving on with my life.
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