Monthly Archives: June 2010

Passing the LPI-1 and LPI-2 exams

June 30, 2010
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I’ve just finished my LPI-201 and LPI-202 exams, which you both need in order to receive your LPIC-2 certification. Even though I’ve used Linux professionally since before 1998, I still wasn’t as easy I though it would be (but then again, you shouldn’t take them right after each other). I was kinda hoping that my…

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Bit manipulation in PHP

June 2, 2010
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Although you probably never need it as much as a C-programmer would, it’s not a bad idea to know how bit manipulation works. This post will tell you a bit about what bit manipulation is, why you could use it and how you are using it already (with or without knowing)

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Deflating the universe

June 2, 2010
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Deflating the universe

Compression is used all around us every single day. You (or your girlfriend/wife most likely) folds your clothes nicely so they all fit in your closet. When recycling,  you flatten the cardboard milkboxes so they take up less space and you probably even text your friends with messages like: “hi, how r u? w r…

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