[UPDATE]: This has been picked up in the mainstream news and covered in much more detail on other sites. Wired.com has a particularly good description of the attacks, including many other links, here. In the recent conflict that has broken out between Georgia, Russia and South Ossetia, a different kind of war has been waging…. Read more »
Monthly Archives:: August 2008
Russia Responds to Georgia Handling Conflict in South Ossetia – Google Map Provided
[UPDATE] – This post has been featured at Sky News. Check out more information here. [UPDATE] – As events occur, I will do my best to add them to the map. It seems that Russia is no longer focusing on South Ossetia, but instead has started attacking all areas of the country of Georgia. The… Read more »
Time Zone Abbreviation Difficulties with PHP
If you’ve ever had to deal with time and PHP before, chances are you’ve had to deal with time zones. Dealing with time is difficult enough, but once the time becomes variable based on the preferences of the user of your application, it becomes even more confusing. Why so confusing? I mean, it seems simple… Read more »
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