Today, I had a major problem that had a not-so-complex-but-rather-stupid solution so I thought it might be worth sharing since I only found online solutions that were rather old. I have remote access to a PHP webservice, written using NuSOAP. I call the methods of this webservice from a .NET application. This is no problem… Continue reading Basic Http authentication from .NET to PHP webservice
Author: David
Lisp
I try. I really do. I read articles, I write code, I frustrate myself and I force myself to spend countless hours making things work. Whatever I do, I keep bumping my head into yet another wall. I’m trying to grasp Lisp. According to John McCarthy, Lisp represents a local optimum in the space of… Continue reading Lisp
Space Wars on html canvas
I recently spent a little time testing out the <canvas> element which is a nice and fairly new markup element that is included in html5. I decided to take a little Asteroids-like game that I made in a group project at the University of Oregon in Fall 2009 (we called it Space Wars) and convert… Continue reading Space Wars on html canvas
The business card
Do I need a business card? Probably not right now. But we are still getting it. However, I was recently at a social where I wanted to give my email address to a fellow computer scientist who is also a business owner. It worked out since everyone carry phones but when I remember the feeling… Continue reading The business card
Dual language spell checking in Chrome and Mac OS
Mac OS has a built-in spell checker. So does Google Chrome. This has caused confusion for me recently but the problem is now solved. For example, at the end of an email, we often write “Med venlig hilsen” in Danish which means something like “With kind regards”. Chrome underlines “venlig” with a red line, indicating… Continue reading Dual language spell checking in Chrome and Mac OS