November 2009
22 posts
It’s Thunder and It’s Lightning by...
Jez Burrows →
Beautiful portfolio and work from Mr. Burrows.
Cassie and I recently completed the construction of our first house. It’s probably the coolest thing I’ve ever been a part of, but it’s really put into focus the misconceptions people have about what they need in a home.
As much as we like HGTV, it’s really hard for us to get through an episode of… well really anything without yelling at the TV. It’s just...
Wired: Do Speedy Math in Your Head →
Some pretty useful mental math tricks, sure to not impress your date at all.
Hanuman by Rodrigo y Gabriela
Mod_rewrite and Memorable URLs
One of my favorite uses of mod_rewrite is to create memorable URLs for online accounts. This lets you give out something like http://justinbelcher.com/twitter which doesn’t require people to remember your username or the URL structure of the service. These links also guard against changes in structure or naming down the road.
Implementing these redirects is relatively easy. Just create a...
“If you don’t feel that you are possibly on the edge of humiliating...”
– John Irving (via Merlin)
Cosmic Egg by Wolfmother