It’s been quite some time since I’ve last updated this web site. Mainly because I’ve been doing things outside in the Big Room instead of writing code under the glowing fluorescent lights. I even got what some would call a tan, but still nowhere near the average for a Peruvian.

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This book by David Sklar, is a great introduction for those with little or no experience doing web programming (or even programming at all :-). He takes the reader from the basic ideas behind programming for the web using PHP, to the basis of the language, to more complex topics dealing with generation and consumption of content in different formats (e.g. RSS feeds, PDF files, etc.).

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Perú: Day 15

Yesterday I went to pick up my DNI. Of course, it was too much to expect from a bureaucracy to do things correctly. The DNI has one of my last names misspelled. They said that perhaps I am wrong, because that is how my name appears in “The System”, which seems to be this mythical all-knowing entity who needs to be appeased with fees and documents, and of which most of the people I talked to at RENIEC seem to be beholden with a belief bordering in idolatry.

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So I finally broke down and could not find a reason why not to get and iPod. Got a 4G clickwheel 40GB one, but all was not as smooth as I expected.

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After many hours of fun, mayhem, and crazy stunts, I finished GTA:SA. I have done quite a bit of the side missions, but after finishing the whole main mission track, my completion is just about 80%, so I guess there is still much fun to be had from this game (had not done odd jobs such as the BMX challenge, or the quarry missions, etc.) The environment in this game is huge, much bigger and rich than the previous GTA games (which I’ve also played). [Read More]