14 Aug
Posted by Harper in Technology at 04:25 AM
Tags: applications, endeca, open-source, oss, search, software, solutions, wikipedia
Just a warning to all who would read this - i think i was a bit tipsy when writing it. so it is very very ranting and probably doesn’t make sense.
I have been playing around in my head with scenarios of what must happen when an organization which has a philosophy of using only open [...]
30 Apr
Posted by Harper in General at 12:20 AM
Tags: ajax, apple, application, applications, jack, mac, music, on, osx, rails, ruby, spade, tiger, web
So i haven’t really been posting to my blog as i would like. I have instead been coding ruby on rails applications. it is fun. i am kinda bored. sorta. not really. i was bored. then i discovered the ajax helpers. haha. so much fun. unfortunately a site such as harperreed.org doesn’t lend itself [...]
i have no idea whats going on. none I apparently broke my blog software and it isn’t allowing me to post. of this makes any sense. maybe its time.ok I figured it out. basically the new php.ini was all “secure” and such and removed the magic quotes. so my app - which submitted my entries to a db needed to cleansed with the addslashes() function. w00t. my applications from 2001 are faili…
15 Sep
Posted by Harper in Uncategorized at 10:31 PM
Tags: apache, applications, php, server, sick, Sites
seriously. I was just sitting here at home waiting for things to happen. and BAM something happened. I got an email from minmouse@sbcglobal.net. heh. rule. here it is:
Hey Faggot,
At least I’ll wake up who I am tomorrow….. But Nata’s RETARD, well he will still be RETARDED in the am. You faggot will still wake up a faggot in the morning.
I a…
24 May
Posted by Harper in Uncategorized at 11:54 PM
Tags: applications, blogger, itunes, itunesblogger, religion
so andy and I have been working very hard to finish our new project. and here it is:iTunesBlogger v.01heh. I rule. basically it is a utility that uses itunes to grab the currently playing song and post it to your blog/app or whatever. it is pretty nifty and I have been using various versions for the last couple days. the final(ish) version is…
26 Mar
Posted by Harper in Uncategorized at 05:25 PM
Tags: applications, audrey, blogs, cell, chris, community, design, games, hiromi, internet, kungfu, linux, nokia, osx, phone, phones, php, sushi, war
i just hate the fact that I am unable to use MMS. i seriously need to save my money. I am always running out of money. wtf. I guess my fasion lifestyle I established when I was a baller doesn’t transcend well to the non-baller status I am currently exhibiting. doh! or lack there of. :(i say this rant as I prepare to go out to sushi and a super (hah) club with my friend…
17 Oct
Posted by Harper in Uncategorized at 02:54 PM
Tags: apple, applications, design, internet, ipod, itunes, music, nerd, php, war, windows
So I have been using itunes for around 24 hours now. I have come to the conclusion that we in the PC world are lucky. We have a plethora of software made by a very diverse set of vendors - all of who struggle.. so each product ends up having its own variation on the solution.. they each have unique features.. and eventually one or two products win. The PC software world seems to be based a bit mo…
03 Sep
Posted by Harper in Uncategorized at 02:17 PM
Tags: applications, bush, iraq, nerd, phone, sick, source, vacation, war
This weekend I worked. I ended a 14 day streak of working 8 hours or more a day. it was rough. but I finally had a one day vacation. suxor. my projet goes live tomarrow. I am gettign sick. I need caffiene. I need to learn how to spell. I got a new phone.. 3G.. in da house. it is cool. col…
13 Apr
Posted by Harper in Uncategorized at 03:58 AM
Tags: applications, chicago, food, girls, rock
i just realized that I have stood up on my feet for way too long. I am going to take it easy tonight.. which is strange considering that I have gone out a lot lately. You never know however… what happens later.. heh.. I may go out. chicago is wierd like that. I may also sit in my room.. drink soda and eat food.. which is amazingly appealing. oh.. and write web applications of course. I juts wen…
Hi. My name is Harper. I am an engineer and software architect involved in social networks and the open source software. I am very happily employed as the CTO to the awesome skinnyCorp in Chicago, IL. We make some really cool stuff. This is obviously my blog. I write about everything from being a professional yoyoer to hacking the newest Internet appliance. Be sure and check out my homepage at harperreed.org. If you are so interested, my resume is located here. I love getting emails and what not so feel free to contact me through here.
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