Wednesday February 6, 2002
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 For a software guy I have a frightening amount of hardware.  Sure there's a few programming books on the shelf, but you don't find them filling nooks and crannies in the garage, closets, and desk drawers.  Maybe it's because software is an internal state of being usually requiring only a keyboard and computer to manifest, while hardware needs lots and lots of tools, wires, duct tape, and stuff.  A favorite in this drawer is the Weller gas powered soldering iron,  Dan's Data has more on soldering irons. [jonathon delacour]. 

Hmm, not sure why a 1938-D Fine Buffalo Nickel is in the drawer...

Ok, here's a software tip, displaying photos on the web.




Today's experiment, using Radio to manage an online resume.  The framework is similar since jobs tend to be spaced chronologically, although usually in terms of years rather than the hours or days for a weblog.  No need for things like permalinks and calendars (while neat I doubt a potential employer really wants to interface to work history by clicking calendar links).  Not sure about RSS yet, maybe if there were a network of job sites taking RSS feeds?  Then when you update your Radio based resume all job websites which you've subscribed with/to would also be updated.  One annoyance with Radio is the inability to easily back date a post or insert a post before others.  It's coming together, but more work to do (the resume page, that is).



Blobbing Data With PHP and MySQL: storing and retrieving "blobs" of data (images, MP3s, Word files, etc..). [hendrik mans: web kraut]