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Sodaware

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About Sodaware

I'm Phil, a freelance developer based in Raleigh, North Carolina. The majority of my freelance work is PHP based, but I also use Common Lisp, Ruby or whatever else works.

Outside of work I like to write games and libraries.

Links: https://about.sodaware.net

Feel free to get in touch with me - phil AT sodaware DOT net

Recent public activity

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    I started with DarkBasic but moved to BlitzBasic after a few months. Wrote a couple of small games and really enjoyed just messing around with it - it felt just like when I started…

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    I used to use Jekyll. I still do, but I used to, too.

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    Comment #27919565

    I grew up with an Atari ST and I've enjoyed revisiting it. Growing up I stuck to really simple stuff, so it's been fun to to learn more about how it all works. There's a library ca…

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    Comment #26797132

    I like the idea! One small suggestion: if this is a free product I'd reword "Get started for free". That phrase makes me think I'll be signing up for a free trial.

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    Comment #26672171

    My new startup uses machine learning built on Quantum Blockchain technology (patent pending). I'll take my VC money now, please.

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    Comment #26581839

    Privacy Badger: blocks a bunch of trackers - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badge... Privacy Possum: blocks additional trackers that Privacy Badger sometime…

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    Comment #26502222

    The experience reports on erowid.org make for some interesting reading. [0] https://erowid.org/experiences/

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    Comment #25450796

    I don't at the moment, but I find I feel much better (more positive and a clearer head) when I write. I wrote daily for a while and it definitely helped.

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    Comment #25430112

    > But I'm sure heating can be accomplished without chopping down trees at all. Through solar, for instance. In a perfect world, yes. But this is the problem with conservation work …

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    Comment #25429467

    > But whatever method we chose, it should not ignore the actual people living there, their intelligence comparable to our own and their fight for survival. A couple of years ago I …

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    Comment #25304371

    A bit like how /r/unpopularopinion on Reddit ends up being full of popular sentiments.

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    Comment #25248761

    I've been using Beeminder for 8 years[1], and it is no exaggeration to say it has massively changed my life. It helped me run a marathon, procrastinate less, write more words, work…

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    Interesting read! I'm not a particularly good writer, but I do find it useful to explore my thoughts through the written word. I just finished an experiment where I wrote a blog ar…

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    Comment #25221528

    I don't really like PHP, but it pays my bills. There are some big improvements in this release. Named arguments and actual attributes (instead of special tags in comments) are real…

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    Comment #25163608

    I was affected by this. I appreciate them putting out such a thorough breakdown of what happened (and why).

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    Comment #25163495

    There's a typo in the "How much does it cost?" section: > Excelent English.

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    I use goaccess for analysing my server logs and that's it. I look for pages that are popular, traffic spikes, and any referrals that stand out. There is so much referrer spam these…

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    Comment #24795064

    I remember Microsoft pushing hybrid apps called "Smart Clients" back in 2003.

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    Comment #24766151

    Bring back the ` ` tag.

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    Comment #24766136

    Worked fine on Chrome, but broke the back button on Firefox.

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    Comment #24559746

    I'd love to own a Falcon, but the prices on eBay make my eyes water.

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    Comment #24554275

    There are so many things the ST does badly - weak sound chip, screen memory laid out like a Venetian blind (to quote Jeff Minter I think), and a mouse that was designed in a univer…

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    Comment #24516522

    And iPhones with TikTok pre-installed are already going up on eBay.