Elizabeth McCaughey has gained attention recently as being the source of the “Death Panel” discussions that have brought our news networks to a halt time and time again. Leave it to John Stewart over at The Daily Show to pwn her on national television and cause her to leave her position as the director of… Read more »
Posts By: David Drake
Improved AJAX, XHTML, and RSS Safe Function for Converting Entities to ASCII in PHP
In March, I reported on a particular problem that may or may not have arisen for developers. In short: WebKit and, consequently, Google Chrome might have introduced some problems for developers who weren’t properly converting their variables to ensure they were safe for XHTML, RSS and AJAX by converting their characters to the proper ASCII… Read more »
Beaverhead County Decides to Defer Prosecution of Summer Day in Medical Marijuana Case
In February of 2008, I reported on the arrests of Scott and Summer Day. Scott and Summer were doing what so many Americans are finding themselves doing these days: growing their own medicine in the form of cannabis. Scott suffered from a rare condition that usually took the lives of its victims at around age… Read more »
Professional Technologist
My name is David Drake. I am a father and technologist who revels in creating things and tackling difficult problems.
Appreciator of the outdoors. Enjoyer of good humans, cooking, aromatic coffee, and plants. Actor for many years. Very fond of science; particularly astronomy and quantum physics. Likes to grow things and travel. Commodore 64 tattoo. Fan of PBS, Apple, and The NY Times. Constantly learning and loves to teach.
Everything I say is my own opinion and not representative of any organization.