A good weekend learning new technologies

It’s been a really long weekend. I’ve gotten quite a lot of work done in regards to the infrastructure of my web application. I’ve aslo started to get a good handle into JQuery UI, more JSON experience, better use of PHP classes, and found a few more ways to work with the Flexigrid that clear up some horizontal reale state. My error logging implementation is doing wonders. I’m incorporating the same AJAX interface to expose my logs as I had done for the inventory servers. I’m also working on using JQuery UI dialogs to view the full entry for a log so that I can view the logs easier. The project is going to take quite some time, but I’m having fun with it.
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PHP Classes

After learning much about implementing classes in PHP, I went back and encapsulated many related methods into their own classes. I now have a database class that simplifies a lot of my logic. Since the database is at the core of my web application, every page broke as a result. The handing “log4php” class that I made the other day was a great help in tracking down problems that I missed. The infrastructure of this project is really starting to make things look very simple and clean. Perhaps I should look into unit testing against the PHP code as well. Not all errors can be caught with my logging class if the PHP code doesn’t compile.
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Crossposting Setup

After the majority of the day, my postcards now appear on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Ning, GTalk, Tumblr, LinkedIn, AIM, Identi.ca, Brightkite, Plurk, FriendFeed, Jaiku, Blogger, Plaxo Pulse, LiveJournal, Bebo, hi5, Xanga, Friendster, WordPress, Koornk, Diigo, YouAre, Multiply, Flickr, imeem, Vox, SHoutEm, myYearbook, Photobucket, Posterous, Yahoo Profiles, Yahoo Meme, SL Universe, Bloghud, and Mixoom.
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Crossposting the blogosphere

I started to look into ways to crosspost my wordpress blog entries to other social media sites – specifically Plurk. I found a way to do it through my old twitterfeed account, with the addition of Ping.fm. Twitter Feed looks for my RSS feed from wordpress hourly. Once it detects a new post, it sends that information to Ping.FM. Ping.fm is the mother of all crossposting services. There are about 46 different sites that I can cross- post to, where plurk is just one of them. This should be the first message on plurk. Hopefully it will help out my Karma.
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Crossposting the blogosphere

I started to look into ways to crosspost my wordpress blog entries to other social media sites – specifically Plurk. I found a way to do it through my old twitterfeed account, with the addition of Ping.fm. Twitter Feed looks for my RSS feed from wordpress hourly. Once it detects a new post, it sends that information to Ping.FM. Ping.fm is the mother of all crossposting services. There are about 46 different sites that I can cross- post to, where plurk is just one of them. This should be the first message on plurk. Hopefully it will help out my Karma.
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Log4php – easier to debug

With more investigation, I have found that Log4php is only a project that is currently under development with no available code. This left me with implementing my own version. I’ve got a crude version of Log4php setup so that it logs to the database, event log, email, and a text file. I was able to hook into PHP’s error and exception handlers. It is able to catch errors and classify them as DEBUG, INFO, WARN, FATAL, and ERROR. I’m even able to trigger my own errors as ERROR/WARNING/NOTICE, in which my Logging library translates to FATAL, WARN, INFO. I was able to find minor issues that I wasn’t aware of previously. Debugging has become much easier now.

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Favorite Icons

I was looking at the various ways of logging information in my website today. Along the way, I discovered that the system logs had many exceptions regarding a missing favicon.ico file in the root of my website. I started to hunt for a simple icon to throw on my website until I could get to it later. I stumbled upon a site (favicon.cc) that has tons of icons, and allows you to create your own 16×16 image. I found it to be entertaining to create a few icons on my own. Have fun.
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Opening Day at Los Arbeles

Long ago, I used to listen To the Goddess (and Banana) podcast regarding events in second life. Later, they opened up a sim called Los Arbeles and had a big opening party. I took many snapshots and stitched them together to make a panaramic view, and then put the texture on the hollowed inside of a sphere. The end result was a sort of virtual room that allowed you to view the sim from 360 degrees. It reminded me of a snow glob so I put in a particle effect of snow flakes. Los Arbeles has recently changed hands from Banana Stein to Crap Mariner of Edloe island. I wonder what the future will hold for the island.
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Metaverse Messenger Archive Links

Here is a quick sheet to download each Metaverse Messenger (M2) Newspaper.

2005

Volumn 1 No. 1 August 9 – Debut
Volumn 1 No. 2 August 16 – Feature voting introduced
Volumn 1 No. 3 August 23 – Lab creates developer directory, burning life comes around for second year
Volumn 1 No. 4 September 6 – plywood comic debut, “best of” contest begins, winning SLRR stations placed
Volumn 1 No. 5 September 13 – charity auction results for Katrina victims, currency guide, stipend ratings reduced/removed
Volumn 1 No. 6 September 20 – Wells Fargo comes in-world, new M2 office
Volumn 1 No. 7 September 27 – architecture contest starts, Phaylen Fairchild recovers from cancer, Gaming Open Market no longer trading L$
Volumn 1 No. 8 October 4 – First SLCC, Katrina fundraising plans, Linden Lab introduces the Lindex to trade L$
Volumn 1 No. 9 October 11 – SLCC in New York, Winners for Lab’s movie contest. Ethical issues regarding first land and alts.
Volumn 1 No. 10 October 18 – SLCC lookback, Halloween plans, M2 open house
Volumn 1 No. 11 October 25 – grid attack, M2 attack, new viewer: select multiple items, publish profiles to web, negative ratings removed.
Volumn 1 No. 12 November 1 – Katrina fundraising begins, email addresses of landowners exposed, New York Times article results in thousands of new accounts.
Volumn 1 No. 13 November 8 – lab has meeting with residents, new viewer still has problems in relation to reducing grid attacks.
Volumn 1 No. 14 November 15 – griefer causes grid shutdown, fundraising for Katrina victims continues.
Volumn 1 No. 15 November 22 – Katrina fundraising results, thanksgiving
Volumn 1 No. 16 November 29 – lab shuts down sims in grid attack. ethics of selling items that were intended to be free. Toys for Tots fundraiser
Volumn 1 No. 17 December 6 – point to point teleporting introduced. new uses for telehubs discussed. winter festival approaching.
Volumn 1 No. 18 December 13 – grid attack, debate on using eBay for island and development services, telehubs with infoNet
Volumn 1 No. 19 December 20 – developer incentives phased out (dwell bonus), winter festivities continued
Volumn 1 No. 20 December 27 – end of a year. Aimee Webers solar system tour

2006

Volumn 1 No. 21 January 3
Volumn 1 No. 22 January 10
Volumn 1 No. 23 January 17
Volumn 1 No. 24 January 24
Volumn 1 No. 25 January 31
Volumn 1 No. 26 February 8
Volumn 1 No. 27 February 14
Volumn 1 No. 28 February 21
Volumn 1 No. 29 February 28
Volumn 1 No. 30 March 7
Volumn 1 No. 31 March 14
Volumn 1 No. 32 March 21
Volumn 1 No. 33 March 28
Volumn 1 No. 34 April 4
Volumn 1 No. 35 April 11
Volumn 1 No. 36 April 18
Volumn 1 No. 37 April 25
Volumn 1 No. 38 May 2
Volumn 1 No. 39 May 9
Volumn 1 No. 40 May 16
Volumn 1 No. 41 May 23
Volumn 1 No. 42 May 30
Volumn 1 No. 43 June 6
Volumn 1 No. 44 June 13
Volumn 1 No. 45 June 20
Volumn 1 No. 46 June 27
Volumn 1 No. 47 July 4
Volumn 1 No. 48 July 11
Volumn 1 No. 49 July 18
Volumn 1 No. 50 July 25
Volumn 1 No. 51 August 1
Volumn 1 No. 52 August 8
Volumn 1 No. 52 August 15
Volumn 2 No. 1 August 22
Volumn 2 No. 2 August 29
Volumn 2 No. 3 September 5
Volumn 2 No. 4 September 12
Volumn 2 No. 5 September 19
Volumn 2 No. 6 September 26
Volumn 2 No. 7 October 3
Volumn 2 No. 8 October 10
Volumn 2 No. 9 October 17
Volumn 2 No. 10 October 24
Volumn 2 No. 11 October 31
Volumn 2 No. 12 November 7
Volumn 2 No. 13 November 14
Volumn 2 No. 14 November 21
Volumn 2 No. 15 November 28
Volumn 2 No. 16 December 5
Volumn 2 No. 17 December 12
Volumn 2 No. 18 December 19
Volumn 2 No. 19 December 26
2007
Volumn 2 No. 20 January 2
Volumn 2 No. 21 January 9
Volumn 2 No. 22 January 16
Volumn 2 No. 23 January 23
Volumn 2 No. 24 January 30
Volumn 2 No. 25 February 6
Volumn 2 No. 26 February 13
Volumn 2 No. 27 February 20
Volumn 2 No. 28 February 27
Volumn 2 No. 29 March 6
Volumn 2 No. 30 March 13
Volumn 2 No. 31 March 20
Volumn 2 No. 32 March 27
Volumn 2 No. 33 April 10
Volumn 2 No. 34 April 17
Volumn 2 No. 35 April 24
Volumn 2 No. 36 May 1
Volumn 2 No. 37 May 8
Volumn 2 No. 38 May 15
Volumn 2 No. 39 May 22
Volumn 2 No. 40 May 29
Volumn 2 No. 41 June 5
Volumn 2 No. 42 June 12
Volumn 2 No. 43 June 19
Volumn 2 No. 44 June 26
Volumn 2 No. 45 July 3
Volumn 2 No. 46 July 24
Volumn 2 No. 47 July 31
Volumn 2 No. 48 August 7
Volumn 2 No. 49 August 14
Volumn 2 No. 51 September 4
Volumn 2 No. 52 September 11
Volumn 2 No. 53 September 18
Volumn 2 No. 54 September 25
Volumn 2 No. 55 October 2
Volumn 2 No. 56 October 9
Volumn 2 No. 57 October 16
Volumn 2 No. 58 October 23
Volumn 2 No. 59 October 30
Volumn 2 No. 60 November 13
Volumn 2 No. 61 November 20
Volumn 3 No. 13 November 27
Volumn 3 No. 14 December 4
Volumn 3 No. 15 December 11
Volumn 3 No. 16 December 18
2008
Volumn 3 No. 17 January 1
Volumn 3 No. 18 January 8
Volumn 3 No. 19 January 15
Volumn 3 No. 20 January 22
Volumn 3 No. 21 January 29
Volumn 3 No. 22 February 5
Volumn 3 No. 23 February 12
Volumn 3 No. 24 February 19
Volumn 3 No. 25 February 26
Volumn 3 No. 26 March 4
Volumn 3 No. 27 March 11
Volumn 3 No. 28 March 18
Volumn 3 No. 29 March 25
Volumn 3 No. 30 April 1
Volumn 3 No. 31 April 8
Volumn 3 No. 32 April 15
Volumn 3 No. 33 April 22
Volumn 3 No. 34 April 29
Volumn 3 No. 35 May 13
Volumn 3 No. 36 May 20
Volumn 3 No. 36 May 27
Volumn 3 No. 37 June 3
Volumn 3 No. 38 June 10
Volumn 3 No. 39 June 17
Volumn 3 No. 40 June 24
Volumn 3 No. 41 July 1
Volumn 3 No. 42 July 8
Volumn 3 No. 42 July 15
Volumn 3 No. 43 July 22
Volumn 3 No. 44 July 29
Volumn 3 No. 44 August 5
Volumn 3 No. 45 August 12
Volumn 3 No. 46 August 19
Volumn 3 No. 47 August 26
Volumn 4 No. 4 September 9
Volumn 4 No. 5 September 16
Volumn 4 No. 6 September 23
Volumn 4 No. 7 September 30
Volumn 4 No. 8 October 7
Volumn 4 No. 9 October 14
Volumn 4 No. 10 October 21
Volumn 4 No. 11 October 28
Volumn 4 No. 12 November 4
Volumn 4 No. 13 November 11
Volumn 4 No. 14 November 25
Volumn 4 No. 15 December 16
Volumn 4 No. 16 December 23
2009
Volumn 4 No. 17 January 6
Volumn 4 No. 17 January 20
Volumn 4 No. 17 January 27
Volumn 4 No. 17 February 17
Volumn 4 No. 18 March 3
Volumn 4 No. 19 April 21
Volumn 4 No. 20 April 28
Volumn 4 No. 21 May 19
Volumn 4 No. 22 May 26
Volumn 4 No. 22 June 2
Volumn 4 No. 23 June 23
Volumn 4 No. 24 June 30
Volumn 4 No. 25 July 21
Volumn 4 No. 26 July 28
Volumn 4 No. 27 August 18
Volumn 4 No. 28 August 27
Volumn 4 No. 29 September 3
Volumn 4 No. 30 September 17
Volumn 4 No. 30 September 24
Volumn 4 No. 31 October 8
Volumn 4 No. 32 October 15

Blame Sculpties on me

I finished downloading metaverse messenger archives today and was able to use the search feature in the Adobe Reader to search the text of all PDF’s at once. I found my “Resident of the Week” spotlight in M2 Vol. 2 No. 26 (February 27, 2007), page 7 and 22. In the article, I mention that I would like to see images used to store mesh information. The exact thing came true just a few months later on the preview grid. So the question is, would I have a right to patent and license the intellectual idea since I came up with the idea first in a public forum?

Here is my response to what I hoped to see in the future of SL upgrades.

I would like to see the ability to upload mesh objects to apply to our basic prims in the same way we can apply images from our inventory. Compressed, simple meshes would be about the same file size as an image, so the only limiting factors are how to texture them and apply physics. It would be amazing to see what kind of avatars people come up with. Besides that, the ability to edit notecards with Rich Text formatting or HTML so that we can support unicode better, make text different colors, centered, bold, underlined, and also have inline images and links that open in your web browser (or in the notecard window itself).

I’m still waiting to see Rich Text Formatting (RTF) in note cards.

Along with that issue, I discovered my name mentioned in a few other issues as well.

M2 Vol. 1, No. 35, Page 14 – I won third place in an Open Rod Tournament on April 9th, 2006 in Neo-Realms Fishing Camp – long before there was a 7 seas fishing game. I still have that trophy in my inventory.

M2 Vol. 2, No 52, Page 30 – DrFran Babcock speaks about her build “Womyn Tree” for the Burning Life event in 2007 and mentions me as part of her Green Team. I was on the parcel next to hers.

Dedric Mauriac's Burning Life 2007 Build

M2 Vol. 2, No 57, Page 13 – Madison Donnelly (a fashion angel from fashion heaven) puts together an outfit for Halloween and uses my Wind-up key and claims that it definately made her outfit.

M2 Vol. 3, No 29, Page 32 – DrFran Babcock and Vanilla Jessop feature a set of the best prim wings, featuring a set of wings that my wife had made, and I had scripted (see the wings on page 27 on the lower left of the image).

Some really cool wings I have been scripting for Korii Tiger.

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