I was asked if I knew PHP and could help someone debug an error in their site.  I was ecstatic, no one usually asks for PHP help anymore.  So I went to help them, and low an behold, the source file they opened was like a foreign language.

Okay…  I understood most of it, but I was shocked at how rusty I was.

Lately, I’ve been working in Perl, Python, Common Lisp and MatLab.  The P* languages are my favorite so far, Common Lisp has some cool aspects, and MatLab is awesome at Math.

But I knew I had been doing some web development lately, but I couldn’t figure out why I kept getting even more errors when I was trying to help someone with PHP.  Shockingly, I had been using Python for far too much web development recently, and I kept telling them things you’d do in Python, and not in PHP (import being a big one)…

Anyways, I’ve been working on some new projects.  I’ll share them here once I get things setup and working.  I hope you’ll like what you see.  But in the meantime, you guys should download the latest version of Chrome, Safari, or a Beta of Firefox.  I’ve been dabbling in some HTML5 and whatnot (don’t get too hyped up, it’s amazing to me, but kindof basic).

I should hopefully be posting some code this weekend.  The only issue is that GitHub switched servers and there’s some creation problems for new repositories.

One of my friends was able to convince me to start using GitHub.  He uses GitHub and loves it.  My current mode of managing code and previous versions is copying all the code onto an external hard drive and labeling it.  Hopefully GitHub can help with that.

Yeah…  Hopefully I churn out some cool stuff.

Current projects include:

• Sebastian – A Butler for remotely accessing my PC.  He has a small brain for holding conversations, but he mostly aids in getting files from your desktop, printing files (so they can be ready when you get back), and some other stuff.  It runs on Mac OS X and Linux.  I use it for college because it frees up some time (like if I need a document for class, it can be sitting in my printer waiting for me).  It just makes it easier for me because I don’t need to type out long commands.
• KMChat – A P2P Chat system.  My friends and I use a lot of other chat things, but sometimes it’d be fun to play some games or something.

That’s what’s on my plate for now.  Sebastian is almost done, just need to do some final touches.

So in thinking about it, I started to ponder what would I want to see.  Here’s a slight list I came up with:

• Following
• Alerts, not just any alerts, support for Growl, E-mail, and IMing alerts (IMing might be a bit too hard though)
• Favoriting
• Friends
• Journaling
• Profiles and comment pages
• AJAXian effects
• and some other stuff.

So I’m starting work on it now.  Kindof worried about it though.  Growl might be a tad bit hard (due to routers and everything).  I also haven’t worked with code like this before.  So it’ll be an adverture.  I want to try drawing and what not, but the current things out there aren’t as cool as I’d like…

Anyways, the design for TyL is quite frusterating. I have something, then I want to do something else and can’t decide on what it’s going to stick at. I also want to ditch WHMCS. So I’m trying to work on a new one that I can extend as needed. It’s just frusterating trying to find time and a location that isn’t depressing. It’s hard to find a place that encourages me to work. But yeah, I’m praying that something great comes out in the end.

In other news, we order laptops tomorrow!
I can’t wait…
I shall blog about it and when I get it I shall take pictures and rub it in Lucifer‘s face!
I shall then have wireless internet and a web cam… (no, I will not be doing any nude shots for you).
I shall blog and code to my hearts content. I shall carry him/her around everywhere.
When I do get him/her I shall name him/her and blog about it.
I shall watch and burn DVDs!
Then I shall rule the world! (some steps omitted).
So yeah…
I hope the macBook is kickButt.
I finished the layout for TyL Hosting, now it’s a matter of porting and fixing.
If only life were easier…

I was browsing files on my hard drive, and found a lot of the old scripts I made.
And then I deleted them all because the code was conjumbled and everything and highly messed up…
So I’m going to start coding again since it’s summer, and I’m majoring in Computer Science this fall at FIT!
Now all I have to do is find a way to afford my site still…
Hopefully I don’t have to get rid of it, or a lot of people will hate me…

As for anime and manga.
I bought Bleach Vol. 4! And I bought Hayate The Combat Butler vol 2+3, and I’m getting 1 sometime this week.
I also bought more of Fruits Basket. I read weird stuff… I know… I’ll read practically anything with pictures, as long as there’s no nudity.
Hayate is pretty funny, and it’s different from the anime…
yeah…
I’m bored again…

Surmunity is down, and it’s a site I can’t really go a day without visiting…
So yeah…
COME BACK!

In other news, I upgraded Mint and WordPress…
So hopefully everything is running swell…?
I am working on a new layout as well…

After looking at Mint, I have concluded that I am the only visitor to my site…
Just kidding… We get a few unique hits every now and then, but I’m not that interesting of a person, so I can probably guess that my blog posts are lacking some depth as well…

I took some new photos:



So there are a lot of new Web 2.0 apps out there. They all for tracking and stuff. I like to use them a bit, but I think most are going in the wrong direction. Some are for better advertising, but I think people should use it for like, “oh, I blogged about lunch and got a lot of hits, mabey I’m a good food reviewer… ” And then use the data to cement themselves into the web. But then there are people who look for what search terms found their site and try to blog more about that, find more sponsors, and get money.
Sure, money is good and all, but as you can see, some people aren’t into that stuff (websites for money) it would be nice, but as you can tell by my sites, I’m not that concerned.

This is where my rant comes in;
Many people now say “my business depends on my website.” This is a huge mistake for people. How can your business depend on data? A few years ago, (okay… mabey more than a few), if someone said that they would make money off of data stored on a hard drive, you would call them crazy. The data could be lost; it wasn’t tangible. But now, we see so many advantages, and people use it to get rich fast. This is a problem for the world because people spend hundreds to billions of dollars on things that don’t truly exist. You might be like, “well, google, myspace and youtube exist,” but if someone with the super keyboard hit delete, they would cease to exist. But then there is the argument about setting a house on fire. But now people pay for things on a hard drive, which I find crazy. Mabey I sound weird, but if I was selling a word on a piece of paper, then you would look at me like I’m crazy. So there’s a slight difference between doodles on a piece of paper and data on a hard drive, but hopefully you get where I’m coming from. I just get upset about people who are dependent on a web site for their lives. It’s not something you can hold in your hand. You are depending on something that could cease to exist at any moment. So yeah… There’s my stupid rant for today because of some of the rants about people losing everything because they were dependent on some web host. I could pull the plug on TyL at any time, and I wouldn’t have to worry. The people I host might, and I might have to worry about angry stalkers, but my wallet won’t take a plunge…

Today at the DTS study, we talked about parts of the book we read.
2 hours wasn’t enough, and some people were immature about it.
But it was fun and interesting overall.

So far, I think my better photos are:

My 5 hours a week start tomorrow, somewhat. I have to do a lot of homework, so I might be doing 10 hours of research on the computer, and then going to sleep.
And yeah… Bleh… I don’t see how I’ll pull off 5 hours a week. Not even 10… 30, possibly. 5 hours a week is about 45 minutes a day. Meaning 1 cartoon a day, and checking my e-mail? So wish me luck on my 13 weeks with only 5 hours of media a week. (45 Hours total a.k.a. 2700 Minutes). It would be cool to see how many people could pull that off. My cell phone comes with 5000 minutes a month, so it’s hard to believe that for 3 and 1/2 months I have to watch less media than what most people talk on their cell phones for. So if you feel pity for me and think you need to change the way you live, you should consider limiting yourself to 5 hours of media a week as well. The 5 hours is Video Games, browsing the web for fun, computer games, and watching T.V. If you have to use the internet or watch TV for homework, that’s fine and doesn’t cut into your 5 hours. So yeah… Wy don’t you help me meet my goal by suffering along side me?

I’m also looking for an AJAX PHP chat script that uses MySQL and allows you to set up the different user accounts and access levels. I might find one that’s Open Source and under one of the licenses that allow you to take it and modify it freely. I can code the chat part and design, it’s the AJAX that I have a problem with.

Today’s Emo Quote:

“Sometimes I walk around wondering if anyone is aware that I’m still alive.”

I also have to throw some props and Kudos out to the SurpassHosting team and working on DimeNoc.
They are aiding in the fight against phishing. They’re also working on the fight against SPAM.

Props to the TyL Hosting people soon, because we found a way to skin the cPanel even better.
Are we allowed to give props to ourselves.

Anywho, I have to get ready for a programming competition tomorrow. Wish me luck