Null-Logic http://null-logic.net/blog Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:35:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 This Blog Needs A Reboot http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/null-logic/~3/UaQB9WEorSg/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/12/18/this-blog-needs-a-reboot/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:35:33 +0000 dprevite http://null-logic.net/blog/?p=161 dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/12/18/this-blog-needs-a-reboot/";If Batman and James Bond can do it, then so can I. Right now this blog is a mess of random crap I wanted my friends to see and developer stuff I wanted nerdy programmers to read. It lacks any kind of focus. I go from gay jokes to how to set up your development [...]]]> dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/12/18/this-blog-needs-a-reboot/";

If Batman and James Bond can do it, then so can I. Right now this blog is a mess of random crap I wanted my friends to see and developer stuff I wanted nerdy programmers to read. It lacks any kind of focus. I go from gay jokes to how to set up your development workflow with Subversion.

Now I hardly update anymore, and I mostly blame Twitter and Facebook. If I want geeks to see something, I post it on Twitter. If I want friends to see something, I post it on Facebook.

Sometimes they're just not enough. So instead this blog will be getting a reboot soon, and will actually become multiple blogs for me to ignore instead of just one.

Coming soon:

  • codeslacker.com
    This will be geeky crap such as PHP development tips, CodeIgniter tutorials, and anything else that seems
    too geeky for my "normal" friends to understand.
  • danprevite.com
    This will mostly be a portfolio site, but will have links to the more interesting posts on codeslacker.com
  • dprevite.com
    This will be my blog about nothing, like this one was mostly.

For now this is my only blog. I'll post again when they changes are complete.

I also have some interesting projects that I'm working on. I'll post more information here when they're somewhat presentable.

]]> http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/12/18/this-blog-needs-a-reboot/feed/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/12/18/this-blog-needs-a-reboot/ Adam Savage: Fun with helium & sulfur hexafluoride http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/null-logic/~3/uDvqeXTGOQg/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/09/09/adam-savage-fun-with-helium-sulfur-hexafluoride/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:15:24 +0000 dprevite http://null-logic.net/blog/?p=156 dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/09/09/adam-savage-fun-with-helium-sulfur-hexafluoride/"; ]]> dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/09/09/adam-savage-fun-with-helium-sulfur-hexafluoride/";

Click here to view the embedded video.

 ]]> http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/09/09/adam-savage-fun-with-helium-sulfur-hexafluoride/feed/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/09/09/adam-savage-fun-with-helium-sulfur-hexafluoride/ MVC Videos http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/null-logic/~3/eRKt-oK45XY/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/09/05/mvc-videos/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:44:32 +0000 dprevite http://null-logic.net/blog/?p=152 dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/09/05/mvc-videos/";So, these are pretty good (other than the fact that they're kinda pro rails douche bags in their other videos). Not great, but ok. They kind of remind me of bad training videos. If you even kinda chuckle at these, you're a complete dork. (like me) MVC Public Service Announcement #1 : Controller Obesity from EnvyAds [...]]]> dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/09/05/mvc-videos/";

So, these are pretty good (other than the fact that they're kinda pro rails douche bags in their other videos). Not great, but ok. They kind of remind me of bad training videos. If you even kinda chuckle at these, you're a complete dork. (like me)


MVC Public Service Announcement #1 : Controller Obesity from EnvyAds on Vimeo.


MVC Public Service Announcement #2 : The Importance of Tests from EnvyAds on Vimeo.


MVC Public Service Announcement #3 : Keeping Views Stupid from EnvyAds on Vimeo.


MVC Public Service Announcement #4 : Staying RESTful from EnvyAds on Vimeo.

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So like the little web geek that I am, I downloaded Google Chrome the second it was available. I haven't been playing with it too long, but I am impressed so far.

The first thing I looked at was JavaScript performance. I used this site which runs some common JavaScript tasks over and over.

The results:


IE 8 (Beta 2)
Internet Explorer 8 (Beta 2)

FireFox 3
FireFox 3

Chrome
Chrome

So as you can see, Google Chrome is a lot faster than the other browsers I tested, at least as far as JavaScript performance. It's probably because there are no plug-ins or anything on top of Chrome, but it sure feels a whole lot faster. It's really smooth and doesn't have that frozen window problem that FireFox and IE both have.

So far I'm pretty excited about Chrome. I love FireFox, but Chrome implements some amazing ideas. Let's hope they catch on with the other browsers.

]]> http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/09/02/javascript-performance-comparison-with-chrome/feed/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/09/02/javascript-performance-comparison-with-chrome/ Nine Inch Nails - Cleveland http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/null-logic/~3/gxfTKpI2x5w/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/08/24/nine-inch-nails-cleveland/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:29:41 +0000 dprevite http://null-logic.net/blog/?p=143 dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/08/24/nine-inch-nails-cleveland/";This is a pretty crappy video, but the show was amazing. Definitely worth flying in for. Some pictures from the show. Set List: 999,999 1,000,000 Letting You Discipline March of the Pigs Head Down The Frail Closer Gave Up Warning Vessel 5 Ghosts I 25 Ghosts III Ghosts III Ghosts Piggy The Greater Good Pinion Wish Terrible Lie Survivalism The Big Come Down 31 Ghosts IV Only Head Like a Hole Echoplex Reptile God Given Hurt In This Twilight ]]> dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/08/24/nine-inch-nails-cleveland/";

This is a pretty crappy video, but the show was amazing. Definitely worth flying in for.

Some pictures from the show.

Set List:

  1. 999,999
  2. 1,000,000
  3. Letting You
  4. Discipline
  5. March of the Pigs
  6. Head Down
  7. The Frail
  8. Closer
  9. Gave Up
  10. Warning
  11. Vessel
  12. 5 Ghosts I
  13. 25 Ghosts III
  14. Ghosts III
  15. Ghosts Piggy
  16. The Greater Good
  17. Pinion
  18. Wish
  19. Terrible Lie
  20. Survivalism
  21. The Big Come Down
  22. 31 Ghosts IV
  23. Only
  24. Head Like a Hole
  25. Echoplex
  26. Reptile
  27. God Given
  28. Hurt
  29. In This Twilight
]]> http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/08/24/nine-inch-nails-cleveland/feed/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/08/24/nine-inch-nails-cleveland/ Source Control Visualization http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/null-logic/~3/JoBiR9-FMsw/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/31/source-control-visualization/#comments Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:16:56 +0000 dprevite http://null-logic.net/blog/?p=140 dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/31/source-control-visualization/";If the title gets you excited, and doesn't confuse and or bore you, then congratulations. You're a dork! This is by far the coolest thing I've seen in a long time. DokuWiki Code Swarm from Michael Klier on Vimeo. It is a video made by showing commits made to the DokuWiki project over time. Useless, but awesome. ]]> dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/31/source-control-visualization/";

If the title gets you excited, and doesn't confuse and or bore you, then congratulations. You're a dork!

This is by far the coolest thing I've seen in a long time.


DokuWiki Code Swarm from Michael Klier on Vimeo.

It is a video made by showing commits made to the DokuWiki project over time. Useless, but awesome.

]]> http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/31/source-control-visualization/feed/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/31/source-control-visualization/ Lost Title Sequence http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/null-logic/~3/fn4Z15zH5bw/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/15/lost-title-sequence/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:01:44 +0000 dprevite http://null-logic.net/blog/?p=139 dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/15/lost-title-sequence/";Thank God that Lost doesn't have a title sequence. Especially one like this. via Big Bucket UPDATE: An equally terrible video on College Humor ]]> dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/15/lost-title-sequence/";

Thank God that Lost doesn't have a title sequence. Especially one like this.

Click here to view the embedded video.

via Big Bucket

UPDATE: An equally terrible video on College Humor

]]> http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/15/lost-title-sequence/feed/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/15/lost-title-sequence/ Drinking Their Youth http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/null-logic/~3/7hOhZAFrYFg/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/01/drinking-their-youth/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:42:36 +0000 dprevite http://null-logic.net/blog/?p=135 dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/01/drinking-their-youth/"; Anthony Previte: Man Accused Of Obtaining Boys' Urine To Drink - News Story - WEWS Cleveland Dan Previte: that's illegal? Anthony Previte: at least in ohio Dan Previte: creepy Anthony Previte: "drinking their youth" Dan Previte: its like what Bette Midler did in Hocus Pocus Anthony Previte: pretty much Dan Previte: just sexier Anthony Previte: i wonder if they have to be virgins ]]> dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/01/drinking-their-youth/";


Anthony Previte: Man Accused Of Obtaining Boys' Urine To Drink - News Story - WEWS Cleveland
Dan Previte: that's illegal?
Anthony Previte: at least in ohio
Dan Previte: creepy
Anthony Previte: "drinking their youth"
Dan Previte: its like what Bette Midler did in Hocus Pocus
Anthony Previte: pretty much
Dan Previte: just sexier
Anthony Previte: i wonder if they have to be virgins

]]> http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/01/drinking-their-youth/feed/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/07/01/drinking-their-youth/ Google Browser Sync To Be Discontinued http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/null-logic/~3/dFF6_MUXjlY/ http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/06/14/google-browser-sync-to-be-discontinued/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:21:40 +0000 dprevite http://null-logic.net/blog/?p=133 dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/06/14/google-browser-sync-to-be-discontinued/";Well, this is terrible. One of my favorite Firefox Extensions is no longer being maintained, and will stop working at the end of this year (plus it won't work with Firefox 3). It was a tough call, but we decided to phase out support for Browser Sync. Since the team has moved on to other projects [...]]]> dzone_url = "http://null-logic.net/blog/2008/06/14/google-browser-sync-to-be-discontinued/";

Well, this is terrible. One of my favorite Firefox Extensions is no longer being maintained, and will stop working at the end of this year (plus it won't work with Firefox 3).

It was a tough call, but we decided to phase out support for Browser Sync. Since the team has moved on to other projects that are keeping them busy, we don't have time to update the extension to work with Firefox 3 or to continue to maintain it.

I just hope that Mozilla Weave works well as a replacement.

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