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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck

I learned of Mark Manson through his blog, especially this post, 7 Strange Questions That Help You Find Your Purpose. Since then I have been on and …

Mar 6, 2017 · 2 min

Ftp from Lightroom

I signed up on a few microstock sites hoping recoup some of cost of my camera. These sites provide FTP access for easy uploading photos. Lightroom …

Dec 22, 2016 · 1 min

The War of Art

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I picked up “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield. It shows up on Hacker’s News and other …

Nov 16, 2016 · 1 min

2016 Honolulu

First time in Hawaii and it did not disappoint. Spent most of the trip between the ocean and the trails. The Manoa Falls hike was incredible, lush …

Aug 1, 2016 · 1 min

Lightroom & Smugmug Workflow

Now that I have a new fancy camera, I have tried to organize my photos better. Over years I have collected about 70GB of photos. It seems a lot to me …

Dec 3, 2015 · 4 min

How to Fail at almost Everything & Still Win Big

How to Fail at almost Everything but still Win Big by Scott Adams (affiliate link) comes up on Hackers’ News a lot. Finally, I had a chance to …

Oct 18, 2014 · 1 min

Magento – Get All Products with Categories in a Flat View

SELECT w1.website_id, w1.name as website_name, s1.store_id, s1.name as store_name, p1.entity_id as product_id, p1.sku, pname.value as product_name, …

May 1, 2013 · 2 min

OpenShift Error: Layer 7 Wrong Status, Invalid Response

I have been playing with OpenShift for past several hours. It looks great. But a while back I started to get 503 Internal Server error. When I checked …

Apr 21, 2013 · 1 min

How to Tell if a Number Is Whole in Php

if ($num == (int) $num) { // It's whole } else { // It's not }

Jul 7, 2012 · 1 min

2012 Vegas

Photos from a trip to Las Vegas. The strip at night is its own kind of photography playground, neon everywhere, constant movement, light sources …

May 1, 2012 · 1 min