Retrieve time from an NTP server
Posted on February 14th, 2010 in Code Repository | No Comments »
ntp_time() allows you to quickly retrieve the time from an NTP server as a unix timestamp.
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Dealing with human readable network addresses
Posted on October 18th, 2009 in Housekeeping | No Comments »
network_expand_range and network_compact_range allow the expansion and contraction of IP addresses or ranges as human readable input.
Executing a callback for all files in a directory
Posted on June 17th, 2009 in Programming | No Comments »
directory_walk allows running an arbitrary callback on all files in a deep directory structure.
Why I’ll never eBay again
Posted on June 16th, 2009 in Housekeeping | 7 Comments »
I listed my old Macbook Pro 15″ laptop for sale on eBay today. I paid my fees. I reviewed my add. I was happy for about 6 minutes, until I received a barrage of emails notifying me my account was suspended for “abuse” of their terms and conditions.
My account was locked down, leaving me unable to even log in to respond to the situation! All my bids on other items were revoked. Is this what online selling has become? If so, no thanks.