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
- 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: RT @dragushan: SXSW/travel tip: Arriving and looking for cab buddies? Try searching twitter for "landed in Austin"
- juddv: Comet with Node.js and V8. This has been my playground lately. http://bit.ly/bWYVeF
- juddv: @ConanOBrien It's a tape measure. Wait a few weeks and it should disappear. You'll be fine.
- juddv: This is getting silly. I hope my electric toothbrush doesn't have a trojan in it. http://bit.ly/9ACEF4
- juddv: @shawncrosbys As your manager, I get 10%. :)
- juddv: Yet another indicator of Canada's passion for hockey. http://bit.ly/csendi
- juddv: Lindsay Lohan sues ETrade over use of the name "Lindsay." When you can't act, sue. http://bit.ly/bzgpVf
- juddv: RT @chartjes: Canadian #php peeps -> want a telecommuting gig? xmlteam.com is looking to hire an experienced PHP dev who likes sports
- juddv: RT @newsycombinator: Vagrant: A tool for building and distributing virtual development environments http://bit.ly/dypNxt
- juddv: RT @gstorry: Canada Now Somewhat Less Anti-Startup http://ow.ly/1fNcL
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
