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Re: Snippet: Cookie class for PHP

Stuart Dallas — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 06:28:23 -0000

No license. Feel free to use this code in any way you want, but bear in mind that I wrote it 9 years ago!

Re: London Underground Facts: Infographic

Stuart Dallas — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 09:41:40 -0000

Pealty fares?

Re: 7 ways the UK ruined the US for me

Stuart Dallas — Sat, 18 Apr 2015 12:44:50 -0000

Re #2: "In my last month in the UK, I stocked up on enough asthma meds to last me 2 years. Their cost in the UK was about $12 USD."

This is not what they "cost," this is what they cost *you*. That price is subsidised by tax and national insurance payers in the UK, so thanks for taking advantage of your hosts in such an inconsiderate way to stock up on your meds before you went home!

Re: Adobe Photoshop CC Has Already Been Pirated In Just One Day

Stuart Dallas — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 07:29:43 -0000

If you work out the cost over the average time between major upgrades, the subscription model will generally end up costing more. And it means there's less incentive for Adobe to keep coming out with upgrade-worthy new features.

Re: Video: The Top 15 Features of Photoshop Every Photographer Should Know

Stuart Dallas — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:05:03 -0000

Agreed, but a) sometimes you catch the perfect moment without time to adjust your position, b) each to their own, and c) it's the end result that matters to most people, not how you got there.

Re: PHP Job Queue

Stuart Dallas — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 13:45:57 -0000

Hi Andre. Thanks for asking about this. I've made a little progress but nothing worth seeing; it's still not a high priority compared to other money-earning activities. I usually complete a project like this once a year over Christmas, and I'm tempted to make it this one for this year. If you're interested your best bet is to keep an eye on http://sjdapp.com/.

Re: A rant against "end the auction early" offers on eBay

Stuart Dallas — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 06:18:30 -0000

Hi Frank (or should that be Frederick - your email address suggests you're having an identity crisis). Thanks for your obviously well-informed evaluation of my mental state and social skills. You're clearly an intelligent man with a friendly disposition, so why are you complaining about Google on my website? Also, what did you expect when you clicked on a link that started with the words "A rant against..." ?

Re: Stut.net

Stuart Dallas — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 22:22:45 -0000

ASP.net was just an example and is far from the most common skill in the emails of this type that I receive. Nothing you said addressed my point, which is that recruitment agencies appear to put the minimum amount of effort in to the job they do, and until candidates and employers start fighting back they'll continue to do so!

Re: A rant against "end the auction early" offers on eBay

Stuart Dallas — Thu, 24 May 2012 08:53:40 -0000

Thanks for your wise words. In the more than FIVE years since I posted this I've made great progress in my attempts to "get over it," and with your encouragement I might just get there! </sarcasm>

Re: A rant against "end the auction early" offers on eBay

Stuart Dallas — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:23:12 -0000

In no way whatsoever do I consider myself to be an elite seller (tho I was in the 80's - what a game!). I see no reason to be thankful for getting offers. If I wasn't getting offers I would review what I'm offering. The thing about eBay is that you can literally sell anything, and if your minimum price is reasonable it will sell. It's the greatest example of worth being driven by what people are willing to pay.

Re: Does Facebook Really Have the Worst API?

Stuart Dallas — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:11:57 -0000

It's also probably the most used API in the world, which would massively skew the results of such an analysis.

Re: PHP Snippet: Array element access

Stuart Dallas — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:19:41 -0000

In PHP5, yes. PHP 4? No.

Re: PHP Job Queue

Stuart Dallas — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:55:28 -0000

Hi Tim. The type of database is irrelevant. Take a close look at steps 2 and 4 in the post. The update call in step 2 grabs the next available job. I've not come across a DB where this statement would not be atomic, so we're guaranteed that only one row will be updated with our PID. Step 4 then does a select call to get the row that was updated. Essentially the atomicity of individual statements ensures that a job is only ever picked up once.

Re: Snippet: Cookie class for PHP

Stuart Dallas — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:56:27 -0000

Good point, thanks. Fixed in the post.

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:49:42 -0000

And it will be until *I* find the time to package up the code and release it. I'm sorry it's taking me a while to get around to it but it's really not a high priority for me.

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:25:56 -0000

I've disabled your account Chris.

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:25:16 -0000

What's your Twitter username? I'll disable your account.

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:11:46 -0000

You and me both ;)

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:41:48 -0000

No.

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:49:48 -0000

When I actually shut down the service itself I'll simply delete the database and everything will stop working. No action is needed from users.

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:48:51 -0000

As mentioned in the post the source will be made available on github. I will not be emailing it to anyone!

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:58:15 -0000

Here's a thought, and shoot me if you've heard it before... why not find them yourself?

Do you think I have some magical list I'm going to look at that contains every Twitter-based service on the web? Of course not, when I do make that list I'll use Google. Try it, you might like it!

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:40:03 -0000

It's so very much not about money, but I'd like to point out that there has been a donations link on the TwitApps site for a long time and very few people used it. I would like to thank everyone who did and apologise specifically to them for shutting it down - the support was greatly appreciated.

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:25:46 -0000

Yes, I plan to release both the currently live version and the not yet completed v2.

Re: TwitApps shutting down

Stuart Dallas — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:13:31 -0000

I'll look into it and put together a list of alternatives.