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Google have just withdrawn the old version of their "Maps API". That broke Flood Maps and sent me into a tizzy of reading up on the new version and recoding my JavaScript to use it.

The site was down for a few hours, but I've now restored it. The positive …

I've finally released the new version of EventCalendar. I'm really proud of it. It's been updated, with better integration into WordPress and some cool new features.

Even more importantly, I've put loads of effort into making it easy to install and use. WordPress users aren't always the most tech-savvy web-site …

EventCalendar now has its very own website. It actually runs an example of the plugin running, and contains detailed documentation.

I've just released the first v3.1 release candidate.

Tony Blair has a case to answer.

I've stupidly bought a VIA EPIA motherboard. It's a tiny, low power server board, with two built-in VIA-Rhine ethernet controllers. I've added a Prism based wireless PCI card. I use it as a firewall and WiFi base-station.

Apparently VIA's BIOS is really stupid. I have real trouble running a stock …

How do I convert timestamps between UTC (GMT) and an arbitrary timezone in PHP?

These function work on PHP 4 and 5.

/** Converts a timestamp between arbitrary timezones. */
function tz_to_tz($timestamp,$from_tz,$to_tz) {
  $old_tz = getenv('TZ');
  // Parse $timestamp and extract the Unix time.
  if(!empty($from_tz))
      putenv("TZ=$from_tz");
  $unix_time …

Anyway, when I first heard someone mention MySpace I checked it out and wondered if maybe I was re-directed to a defunct Tripod page.

And then the music started playing... oh sweet zombie jesus.

posted by Talanvor

A simple C++ interface to NASA's SRTM Elevation data. I use this code in my Flood Maps project. This code will only run on a Unix operating system.

Download it here: nasagrid.tgz

Worth paying?	Worth paying?

Do you think that being watched over by armed guards is a price worth paying for your freedom? Is liberty worth keeping your mouth shut? Is it worth sacrificing fair trials to save our freedom?

What exactly does freedom mean to you people?

I've just started using BackupPC to backup my file server. It's a disk-based solution - so if you want to archive to removable media such as DVD-R or tape, you need a separate archive step.

The advantage of BackupPC is supposed to be that it can do remote backups of every …