Monthly Archives: January 2010

Moving On

I started working at OmniTI on 01 Oct 2007; today marks my last day with the company. After two years and three months, it’s time to move on. I wish Theo and everyone else there all the best in their … Continue reading

Posted in General, PHP | 6 Comments

Mr. Right has left the building….

So our society has created a mess where men are vilified in the classroom, fed PC rhetoric, told their life's goal is to make women happy and do anything that assists her with her goals, while simultaneously told that he … Continue reading

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Supreme Court Vindicates Political Speech, Pulverizes McCain-Feingold

In a landmark 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court today in Citizens United v. FEC struck down major portions of the McCain-Feingold campaign-finance law. The Court left in place the disclosure requirement for corporations and the disclaimer requirement that identifies whether … Continue reading

Posted in Civil Rights, Government, Politics | 1 Comment

Solar Models vs. Zend Framework Models

Today, Michelangelo van Dam posted this narrative relating his experience with Zend Framework models: http://www.dragonbe.com/2010/01/zend-framework-data-models.html I read the article, and wondered how hard it would be to replicate his narrative using the Solar Framework model system. Turns out it’s pretty … Continue reading

Posted in PHP, Solar | 13 Comments

PHP Is Like A Handgun?

PHP is like a handgun. On its own, it is simply an inanimate tool that has no moral leaning. In the hands of a responsible citizen, it can be used to the benefit of society. But in the hands of … Continue reading

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Avatar and America

But the more blatant lesson of Avatar is not that American imperialism is bad, but that in fact it’s necessary. Sure there are some bad Americans—the ones with tanks ready to mercilessly kill the Na’vi population, but Jake is set … Continue reading

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Solar Beta 1 and 2, With A Blog Demo

The Solar Framework for PHP went to “beta” status on 18 Dec 2009 with its first beta release. I just now released beta2, along with an official blog demo tutorial. http://solarphp.com/manual The blog demo tutorial covers how to: Download and … Continue reading

Posted in PHP, Programming, Solar | 5 Comments