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 Halifax, NS, 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
- 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
- Why is programming fun?
- Wondermill Crew at SXSW
Recent Blog Posts
- Migrating to Android
- Rocket Stick on Arch Linux
- Phatso
- Clean Switch Blocks
- Working Backwards: New Pronto Data Models
Recent Tweets
- juddv: I used a goto in a #PHP template today. It felt dirty, but it saved me half an hour. Fair trade-off.
- juddv: How innovative. Gmail plans a "me-too" jump into the world of status updates. http://is.gd/7XTdO
- juddv: Tim Hortons bans a complaining customer. http://is.gd/7XpUp
- juddv: @koltie are you on one of those no-fun diets? No poutine allowed?
- juddv: @dpiddee It is! That Dutchman knows his cheese. :)
- juddv: Today's loot from the farmer's market: fish cakes, smoked halibut, red pepper jelly, mussels, cheesecake, jalepeno Gouda.
- juddv: RT @hotdogsladies: Just wrote a whole 43 Folders post on my iPhone for the first time. Felt like I was playing Scrabble with Tic Tacs i ...
- juddv: Tomorrow is Bob Marley's birthday. You know what to do.
- juddv: Let's all take a minute today so we can appreciate the differential gear. http://is.gd/7Mb8U
- juddv: This awful winter weather doesn't affect me as much as it affects the people I murder. (via @badbanana)
Recent Tech Tips
- 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
- Reuse an existing ssh connection
- Setup SMTP AUTH and TLS with Exim
