Archive | January, 2012

JavaScript: Base64 Encoder/Decoder

I recently had a need (or, probably more appropriately, a desire), to obfuscate some data which would be passed to a server in a URL. Of course, it’s impossible to encrypt anything using JavaScript since it executes client-side, but you can certainly obfuscate data enough to ward off most tinkering attempts. I decided base64 would [...]

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Goodbye, sweet ol’ Jasmine

It is with great sorrow and a heavy heart that I share with you the passing of Jasmine, a small, black cat who lived a full and pampered life of nearly 16 years. She and Chantel (the himalayan/ragdoll mix pictured here with Jasmine) were the last family pets my brother and I had at home [...]

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Unreasonable People

We all do it from time-to-time, and some more often than others: allow our emotions to control how we react instead of using logic to properly deal with a situation. As a person who frequently turns to the Internet for information, I often stumble into forums and blog comments where one person says a little [...]

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