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Fun little projects
For the few months my wife and I have been trying to decide on a new water heater. After moving into our new place, we realized that the existing electric tank water heater wasn’t working right since the temperature of our showers steadily got colder. It was suggested that one of the heating elements was... [ read more ]
Last week I pushed a new update to PNGGauntlet, version 2.1. It’s been almost two years since the last PNGGauntlet update, and 2.1 doesn’t bring a lot of new stuff – it’s mainly bug fixes and optimizations. But there are some cool new bits. My favorite is that PNGGauntlet now integrates with the Windows 7... [ read more ]
While I spend most of my time in front of a keyboard and monitor, my wife Eva Funderburgh spends her time sculpting amazing, imaginary ceramic creatures. Her beasts are assembled out of different clays and wood-fired. About a year ago she enlisted my help in building a new type of beast with egg-shaped domes on... [ read more ]
As an emacs user, I’ve found iswitchb (interactive-switch-buffers) to be a huge time saver. Basically, to switch files (buffers) you enter a typically byzantine key combination and then type to search through your open files – as less and less files match your search, the choices narrow down, and you can choose between them. This... [ read more ]
I'm Benjamin Hollis, a software developer in Seattle. I'm into design, user experience, desktop and web application development, and gaming.