rambling is delicious

I don’t normally post my nerdy tid-bits here, but we did something totally cool today.
We built a pseudo-purchasing system (ie shopping / “add to cart”) revolving entirely around functionality in an ORM and PHP’s built in session handling.

The beauty of it all, is that once our logic validates the cart is ready and all processing is done, all that is required is calling $object->save();, and the ORM takes care of persisting it all.

I’m a little inspired with how easy this was, and how well it really worked (it seriously was awesome).. I’m going to put some thought into other ways that code libraries that I already use can be put to use with their “in the box” features, but in an “outside the box” kind of way.

I know it’s been done before, but the IE6 No More movement seems to be getting a few big names in, so I thought I’d jump on board.

(and yes, I did have to install IE6 specifically to take this screenshot)

Found this courtesy of the Department Of Internets, looks to be fairly awesome..

Thanks to some iBox trickery, this should pop up and be really cool

Wanting to do some self-marketing today, I’ve gone on a domain hunt. After registering a couple of joke domains, and transferring some of my other domains to a new provider, it doesn’t seem like I’ve really gotten anywhere. Who the hell would want to own my named domains? Check. these. out.
Stupid internet squatters. None of them seem to be in use at all. Blah! I’m stuck on ideas of what to register.

Hey cyberstalkers, any ideas?

Dear Sam Jay,

This email is to inform you that a number of Bottle Domains’ accounts
have recently been the target of a security breach. We do not believe
that your account has been affected, and have no indication of any
unauthorised access to your account, however as a precautionary
measure, we have taken the following steps to ensure your account
remains secure:

- Updated your account password
- Updated your domain name password at the registry

You will receive your new password details in a separate email shortly.
Whilst strict security is in place, we have taken further measures to
enhance and protect your security, including human verification of
important registry updates. We are working in conjunction with the
Australian Domain Administrator, relevant authorities, and independent
security experts to review and consider even further measures to
protect your important data. If you have any questions or concerns
about your security, please feel free to contact us at help@… or 1300 88 74 74.

Regards,

Andrew lastname,
General Manager
Bottle Domains