Photo by SomeDriftwood I've been searching for a way to speed up my analysis runs, and Redis's philosophy of keeping everything in RAM looks very promising for my uses. As I mentioned previously, I hit a lot of speed-bumps trying to get it working...

Photo by Bowbrick There's a saying that pioneers tend to come back stuck full of arrows. After a couple of days trying to get Redis working with PHP, I know that feeling! I'm successfully using Tokyo Tyrant/Cabinet for my key/value store, but I...

Nonsensical Infographic 1 by Chad Hagan20x200 is an awesome concept, an online gallery selling limited editions of works by new artists starting at $20 each. While I strive to follow Tufte and make all my visualizations tell a clear story, I'm aware...

Photo by Toasty Ken I'm a cheerful pessimist about human nature, I generally expect the worst but don't let it get me down. This report from the US Senate is beyond the pale though, it really makes me mad. It details how companies like Affinion,...

Photo by IntermayerThis is one of those posts I hesitate about writing, because it's tempting to hoard an advantage like this, but sharing always seems to benefit me more in the long run. I'm able to get new users for my (in-testing, very unfinished)...