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Converting decimal to other number systems with PHP
It felt a bit like cheating to split this post up so I figured I would just cover all of the decimal to... functions in one post. Decimal, also known as base ten, is the numerical base we are most [...]
To infinity and beyond! Working with infinity in PHP
We can file this one under the "PHP functions I never knew existed and probably will never use" category. Seems that as of PHP 4.2.0 and beyond there was the inclusion of an is_finite() and an is_infinite() function. The names [...]
5 things I learned by unliking all of my Facebook likes
In an effort to limit my digital footprint, one of the things I am doing is not liking every fucking thing on Facebook. In addition to not liking anything moving forward, I also went back and unliked everything that I [...]
High Volume Showdown: Linode vs. DigitalOcean
I've done quite a few of these comparison posts and I have always stuck with the inexpensive plans. I figured, what the hell, let's see how Linode and DigitalOcean stack up when running larger, comparably priced plans! The price point [...]
Finding the smallest or largest value with PHP
Figured I would keep up the trend of talking about finding the smallest and largest values in arrays by talking about finding the smallest or largest value in a set of values. Incidentally, doing so will utilize the same min() [...]
Life without Google
I've decided that this year is going to be the year that I try to limit the amount of information I put out onto the Interwebs and hone my social presences and take back my privacy as best as I [...]
Find the largest value in an array with PHP
Last week we discussed how to find the smallest value in an array so it seemed fitting to discuss how to find the largest value in an array. As we previously discussed back in the day you would have to [...]
How I doubled my investment with GAW Miners Hashlets
I can already hear the sneers of skepticism from my readers as I write this post. I know at least one person will fail to read the entire article and post some shitty comment about how GAW Miners are running [...]
Find the lowest value in an array with PHP
Finding the lowest value of an array is a pretty common task in PHP, especially when you are dealing with things like scores or money. In the old days before PHP 4, finding the lowest value of an array meant [...]
How to convert an array to a string with PHP
Converting an array to a string is a pretty frequent task when programming. Whether you want to join some sentences into a paragraph or just smash the values into some sort of hash, you can do so very simply with [...]