http://hancic.info thoughts by Jan Hančič Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:31:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm a big fan of open source software, my job would be totally different if it wouldn't exist. So I am really super excited because my boss granted me 4 hours a week to work on any OS project I find interesting. The plan here is for me to learn ... http://hancic.info/open-source-software-and-me I forgot to write about this. I've made a simple PHP5 class that you can use to check web pages if they contain various string(s) (you can also use regular expressions). I'll just copy/paste the description from the project's github page: I often build a "debug" sub-page on my projects that list ... http://hancic.info/simplepagecheck There was a thread on Hacker News recently that captured my attention. User secos suggested that we make November "launch an app month". The idea is that you *have to* create a new application or launch one that you are already working on, by the end of November. The premise being that ... http://hancic.info/announcing-simplebugz-com I've created a GitHub repository for my 10k Apart challenge entry FuglyDo5 (more about that in my previous post). You can find/fork the repository here. http://hancic.info/fuglydo5-on-github I'm working on a new extension for chrome, which will add, now missing, functionality to Facebook. The extension uses a "content script" which is only run on URLs that match a certain pattern and it also loads a CSS file which has some styles for the elements I inject into the page. But I ... http://hancic.info/google-chrome-extension-bug I often have problems keeping up with the huge amount of comments on Hacker News submissions, so I developed a simple Google Chrome extension that shows which comments are new. It works on individual items and on the "threads" page. You can install the extension from the Google Chrome extensions page. I've also decided ... http://hancic.info/hn-unread-comments I've decided to open a GitHub account so I can keep track on what's happening with my favourite projects. I've also decided to create some projects of my own there. So here it is my first GitHub repository: Chrome badge animator. It's just a simple JavaScript class you can use ... http://hancic.info/my-first-github-repository An Event Apart has put together a 10K Apart challenge in which participants must write a fully functional HTML5 application while using only 10K. I had to take part, so I've made a simple, totally unoriginal and ugly todo app called FuglyDo5 (I'll appreciate a vote). It uses some new HTML5 tags some basic CSS3 ... http://hancic.info/10k-apart-challenge By I, I mean we, and by we, I mean me and my boss. And by me and my boss, I mean everybody who manages other people or their experiences of whatever sort. For example, you walk into a groceries store and immediately see 10 things that are just wrong or plain old stupid. And you think: ... http://hancic.info/i-may-or-may-not-be-incompetent Working in IT, I'm painfully aware that technology I learn about today can, and most probably will, be obsolete tomorrow. And I'm quite happy with that as it gives me reason to learn new stuff constantly. But recently I was reminded that even stuff that you think you know and ... http://hancic.info/knowledge-is-a-tricky-business