MPCM.org http://www.mpcm.org MPCM's page Wed, 09 May 2012 01:27:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Questing at home http://www.mpcm.org/?p=122 http://www.mpcm.org/?p=122#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 00:43:59 +0000 mpcm http://www.mpcm.org/?p=122

Now where did I leave that Master Sword?

]]> http://www.mpcm.org/?feed=rss2&p=122 0 immediately invoked function expression fun http://www.mpcm.org/?p=120 http://www.mpcm.org/?p=120#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:12:22 +0000 mpcm http://www.mpcm.org/?p=120 http://benalman.com/news/2010/11/immediately-invoked-function-expression/

]]> http://www.mpcm.org/?feed=rss2&p=120 0 git cheatsheet fun http://www.mpcm.org/?p=117 http://www.mpcm.org/?p=117#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 12:06:48 +0000 mpcm http://www.mpcm.org/?p=117 http://www.ndpsoftware.com/git-cheatsheet.html

]]> http://www.mpcm.org/?feed=rss2&p=117 0 NH CSA http://www.mpcm.org/?p=114 http://www.mpcm.org/?p=114#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:54:35 +0000 mpcm http://www.mpcm.org/?p=114

]]> http://www.mpcm.org/?feed=rss2&p=114 0 PHP optimized files http://www.mpcm.org/?p=105 http://www.mpcm.org/?p=105#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 19:54:19 +0000 mpcm http://www.mpcm.org/?p=105 Continue reading →]]> Why exactly are my php optimized files taking twice as long as raw source when being included/required? Time for some investigation…

So, got a support ticket open. Pretty much across the board my ubuntu encoded files running on freebsd, are twice as slow as identical raw source during require/include, but not execution!

–update– 2011-02-08
Not just twice as slow on freebsd, same on an aws setup linux using all the latests builds.

–update– 2011-03-06
For those hitting this page, the issue appears to be that encoded PHP files encoded by Zend Guard are taking twice as long to include/require on a linux or freebsd server. For me, with larger size files, this is causing a noticeable slow down in request processing because I am not using an opcode cache. I am attempting to establish if this is expected behavior or a bug…

–update– 2011-03-08
So, the final verdict is that this is not a bug per say, and just a reality of life of encoded files. It was the question I posed originally, but it took quite a while to get there as a final answer. At least in my cases, zend encoded files without also using an opcode cache, make little sense from a performance measure. Which is a pity as they ended support on FreeBSD also. Time for other options to be considered I suppose.

]]> http://www.mpcm.org/?feed=rss2&p=105 0 Gasoline Graphs http://www.mpcm.org/?p=99 http://www.mpcm.org/?p=99#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:56:40 +0000 mpcm http://www.mpcm.org/?p=99 Continue reading →]]> Historic data from my 10 year old Cavalier, until it encountered costly repairs:

A close up of the data at the end, showing my new corolla stats:


Using the old data, I was able to keep a close eye on how my driving habits influenced my gas consumption. Information allows informed actions, this simplest of data is the cause of a lot of wasted efforts addressing the wrong problems and coming to even more wrong conclusions. Next on my list is a wifi temperature network for the farm house.

]]> http://www.mpcm.org/?feed=rss2&p=99 0 iPhone, don’t panic! http://www.mpcm.org/?p=92 http://www.mpcm.org/?p=92#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:58:06 +0000 mpcm http://www.mpcm.org/?p=92 Continue reading →]]> So here I sit on the couch, moonlight spilling in over the summer heat. Posting this message from a portable electronic device, an order of magnitude more powerful than the unix machines I explored and learned on.

So if this is the start, where do we want it to head? I’m watching time shifted tv. A little bit more of a connection and perhaps we could all produce a bit more useful content. Produce something that might make life a bit better, or easier, or managed, or magical. We need to start to really leverage our improvements to produce more improvements faster. Perhaps then we’ll get back to focusing on the basics which benefit us all.

]]> http://www.mpcm.org/?feed=rss2&p=92 0 120 hours of outage http://www.mpcm.org/?p=80 http://www.mpcm.org/?p=80#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:24:08 +0000 mpcm http://www.mpcm.org/?p=80 Continue reading →]]>

So we lost power, then had a tree fall on our house. Well, two trees,… one on each side. Roof damage, window damage, but no one was hurt and the house took the load well. Still dealing with cleanup, insurance, repairs, and the aftermath of 5 days without power.


Still gathering thoughts on what I/we learned and reinforced during the experience. Primarily, if you live in the woods have a generator and the means to hook it up to a heat source (primary or secondary). Have plenty of supplies and be able to eat out of your cupboard for at least a few days without much more than hot water.


Finally, know someone who has power where you can take hot showers, being clean helps with sanity, and sanity is a nice thing.
]]> http://www.mpcm.org/?feed=rss2&p=80 0 New Home in NH http://www.mpcm.org/?p=72 http://www.mpcm.org/?p=72#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:13:08 +0000 mpcm http://www.mpcm.org/?p=72 Continue reading →]]> The Old Farm House

The Old Farm House

It needs some work and some TLC, but we have a new home in NH. Just need to finish moving over stuff and we can get to work on fixing and documenting. This post is mainly for those that aren’t following me on facebook.

]]> http://www.mpcm.org/?feed=rss2&p=72 0 New Kitten, Meow… http://www.mpcm.org/?p=64 http://www.mpcm.org/?p=64#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:07:55 +0000 mpcm http://www.mpcm.org/?p=64 We’ve got a new family pet, our little Sputnik.
Sputnik

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