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rtuck

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About rtuck

I'm an American programmer stranded in the Netherlands.

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    Comment #5472026

    About the pagination example you mentioned: Rather than use link relations, pagination might be better done with URI Templates. This is a spec [1] that allows passing a URI with pl…

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    Comment #3752401

    I can also recommend Zotac's HTPCs for XBMC. While more expensive than the Apple TV ($250~), you get a great little linux-friendly box that does full HD without any issues. If you …

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    Comment #3102564

    I remember the question more in terms of "Does AWS give preferential treatment to Amazon vs other customers?" to which the answer was, of course, "No, it's not workable at such a s…

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    Comment #3009964

    I've been looking into a few ways to do exactly that with Raphael. The short answer is that it's possible but a little tricky. I've found three methods so far: 1) If you're using a…

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    Comment #2867564

    This is coverage from an event last November. While interesting, I'm not sure how it's relevant. Can you provide some context?

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    Comment #2701412

    As the umpteen other comments say, yes: Amsterdam is extremely English friendly. That said, outside of Amsterdam, some rudimentary Dutch helps a lot, especially if you're using pub…

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    Comment #2698682

    Legally speaking, the larger problem is probably immigration law. The anti-foreigner sentiment here is driving a set of ever more annoying laws and processes. To digress a bit: For…

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    Comment #1846499

    If you're going to upgrade to 5.3 (which you should!), I would highly recommend Doctrine 2 (not 1, very different project). It's a loose port of Hibernate from Java and takes a ver…

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    Comment #1791418

    I've tried out a few different tools now; the only two I've had any real success with were Capistrano and Fabric. Capistrano works well, great git integration, but it does have som…