Welcome
You've reached the website of Judd Vinet, an open source programmer, system administrator, and web developer.
A bit about myself...
- I live in Victoria, BC, Canada.
- I do web programming and system administration to pay the bills.
- I like to hack on open source projects.
- I'm a linux nerd.
- I play guitar in a jam band with some friends.
- I like to swim and frolic in the outdoors.
- I have a beautiful girlfriend and a small dog.
Recent Links
- Currying in Javascript
- How Javascript Closures Work
- cufon - use any font in a web browser via canvas or VML (IE)
- Use BASH's built-in TCP/UDP devices for network communication
- Useful kernel and driver performance tweaks
- Collaborative MapReduce in the Browser
- Correct OOP for Javascript
- Famous Programming Quotes
- Javascript closures in for-loops
- Less: More than CSS
Recent Blog Posts
- Migrating to Android
- Rocket Stick on Arch Linux
- Phatso
- Clean Switch Blocks
- Working Backwards: New Pronto Data Models
Recent Tweets
- juddv: Flamethrower vs. Fire Extinguisher. http://vimeo.com/13639493
- juddv: Good tips if you want to migrate to VIM. http://bit.ly/bI6xqg
- juddv: RT @jlearmonth: any young blood out there looking for a job? get to know us @betsmartmedia: http://bit.ly/cfwkDU #yyj #in #jobs #tech #s ...
- juddv: @al3x on NodeJS tl;dr - cool proj; good for small scaling, maybe not for larger; scaling is hard. http://bit.ly/ahNtHr
- juddv: Apparently I write like Cory Doctorow. Good news for him if he needs a ghost writer. http://www.iwl.me
- juddv: @hutsiedotcom I prefer the passive version: The last half-hour was spent reading about passive v. active voice.
- juddv: @thejonotron Caught ya. :)
- juddv: NodeJS and web sockets. Love. http://bit.ly/9vkyBx
- juddv: Useful writing tips for anybody. Ignore the code parts if you don't speak bash. http://bit.ly/bV3YHI
- juddv: @phillgarr Yea, it was a time+money concern this year. Next year!
Recent Tech Tips
- Fixed stalled network transfers over scp/rsync and others
- Run a simple file-sharing web server
- Create a self-signed SSL certificate with OpenSSL
- Create a super "catch-all" email address in Postfix
- Build PHP as a static binary
- Regular Expression to Validate a URL
- Regular Expression to Validate an Email Address
- Convert a static library (.a) to a shared object (.so)
- Setup your own Certificate Authority (CA)
- Protect a web area with Basic HTTP Authentication
