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	<description>Better Living Through Machines!</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 22:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>How To Split Randomly But Unevenly - PHP Code For Load UNBalancing</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/40/php-code-for-load-un-balancing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I read over a recent post on load splitting, that got me thinking about code I&#8217;ve written over the years - how to divide the work between many resources, keeping in account how much each can &#8216;handle&#8217;?
For example, if you have a server that can handle 3 times the load of another, it makes sense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Are Captchas Case Sensitive?</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/38/stupid-captchas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2007 09:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is it so many captchas are case sensitive - does it really matter if I enter &#8216;E&#8217; or &#8216;e&#8217;?
As well, have you noticed how often the letters are uppercase, so not only do you need to fiddle with the captchas in the first place, but you have to hit the Shift key?
Why not use [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A WordPress Visitor Counter, Redux</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/37/wordpress-visitor-counter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/37/wordpress-visitor-counter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:37:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Programming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On my other site a long time ago I discussed adding a counter to your WordPress blog. 
And left it.
After all, there&#8217;s better stats packages available, so why a little counter at the bottom?
But I guess people liked it, and used it&#8230;
Then not too long ago I got this email (edited for the kiddies) - [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WordPress 2.3 BETA Now Released</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/24/wordpress-23-beta-now-released/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/24/wordpress-23-beta-now-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not intended for prime time (hence the &#8216;beta&#8217; designation), WP 2.3 was just released overnight.
Preliminary thoughts: Huge changes to the code since 2.22 (expected of course). I haven&#8217;t the time right now to go through the code, but obviously there&#8217;s changes &#8216;aplenty&#8217;.
As well, there&#8217;s not much different in the Admin section - in fact, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Design for &#8216;Utopia Mechanicus&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/26/new-design-for-utopia-mechanicus/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/26/new-design-for-utopia-mechanicus/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 05:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Time for an site overhaul!
The new design is modeled after Fritz Lang&#8217;s 1927 classic, &#8216;Metropolis&#8217;, using the font for the header, b/w (and gray) coloring, and movie stills.
It seemed appropriate: since &#8216;Utopia Mechanicus&#8217; is a site devoted to software and tech for the betterment of mankind (lofty goal, but it IS code bits and pieces [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not So Random Image Rotation in PHP (&#8230;for HTML) - The Sequel</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/36/not-so-random-image-rotation-in-php-for-html-the-sequel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/36/not-so-random-image-rotation-in-php-for-html-the-sequel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Programming]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A long time ago, I wrote code to randomly rotate images, and submitted to SitePoint, and they published it.
I finally decided to post it here - and include some questions I&#8217;ve gotten over the last few years:

Can I include links?
Not with the eBay-only (HTML) style code. If you have access to the PHP, then you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The All-Pervasive Dialog</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/13/the-all-pervasive-dialog/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/13/the-all-pervasive-dialog/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:37:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Usability]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[User Interface]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dialogs are everywhere- those little popup boxes that give us an inside peek as to what the computer is up to. They&#8217;re often necessary (aren&#8217;t you glad there&#8217;s an &#8216;are you sure&#8217; box when you&#8217;ve accidentally chosen to format your hard drive?), but sometimes they can be taken to extremes.
Broadly speaking, we can divide dialogs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design Issues - Working With Files</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/15/design-issues-working-with-files/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/15/design-issues-working-with-files/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2007 22:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As veteran users of software, we are accustomed to managing our own files. More than likely, you&#8217;ve used Explorer to navigate around your hard drive, and grown accustomed to the file open and save dialogs.
However, this reliance on files is actually not a service to the customer, but to the developer. Ideally, software should protect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Want a Gentler Crash Next Time?</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/10/do-you-want-a-gentler-crash-next-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/10/do-you-want-a-gentler-crash-next-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Computers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By the time you read this sentence, another Windows system will have crashed somewhere in the world. Actually, it&#8217;s more likely a dozen, or a hundred. Compared to Linux and Unix systems, Windows is notoriously well-known for churning to a halt easily. At that point the recommended procedure is often a reinstall.
But if you have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coding From the Klingon Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/7/coding-from-the-klingon-perspective/</link>
		<comments>http://www.utopiamechanicus.com/7/coding-from-the-klingon-perspective/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 19:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Pankhurst</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(OK, I know these have been done to death, but if you know Star Trek and programming, these are hilarious)
Things likely to be overheard if you work with a Klingon programmer:

Specifications are for the weak and timid!
This machine is a piece of GAGH! I need dual 1800MHz Pentium processors if I am to do battle [...]]]></description>
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