Eric Mann's Blog

April 17, 2014

I submitted a WordPress patch no one asked for; you’ll never guess what happened next!

Do you have an unrequested patch lying around somewhere? Put it on Trac; you might be surprised by the response!

Technology
April 16, 2014

Gracefully Handling Too-large Files in PHP

What if a visitor uploads a file that’s too large for your system to handle?

Technology
April 15, 2014

What do you get out of film

The biggest reason I enjoy fiction is for the social commentary of the stories.

Journal
April 14, 2014

Travel Light

Whittling down what I bring with me on the road has helped pare down what I keep at home, too.

Faith
April 13, 2014

YouTube and postMessage

I’m working on a project that allows content creators to embed YouTube and Vimeo media within otherwise non-video content. The trick is that the videos need to automatically pause when they pass out of the viewport.

Technology
April 12, 2014

Daily Habits

I want to write regular words like I write classes and functions.

Writing
April 11, 2014

Make Time for Things that Matter

What have you not accomplished because you ran out of time? What distractions could you give up so your time could be more focused on the things you actually care abut?

Faith
April 10, 2014

Responsible Disclosure

For all the damage Heartbleed did on its own, disclosing the issue the way it was did far more good than harm.

Technology
April 9, 2014

Just Ship Already

Stop wasting time trying to perfect the final 1% of your project. It won’t happen. The “someday” you’re waiting for to launch is today.

Technology
April 8, 2014

Reinventing the Wheel

How often do you take something you’d otherwise take for granted back to the drawing board and start from scratch?

Technology