Testing PHP_PDF.DLL on IIS6 and Win2K3
2009-07-02 08:40 by Ian
This is a component that I tested for installation on CrystalTech’s PHP4 servers (yes, we still offer PHP4). Each time a customer requests a component, we have to test it to ensure that it won’t kill the resources on the server. This is the report that I gave to the other server admins…
My first fractal poster
2009-06-25 22:10 by Ian
Made in one sitting using Photoshop and UltraFractal. Full-size version is 5 feet wide.
The coolant chiller
2009-06-25 19:52 by Ian
For doing distillations and extractions using solvents with low boiling points (such as diethyl ether or chloroform), the coolant in the condenser must be below the temperature of tap water.
This is my solution to the problem of reliable sub-zero cooling.
Couldn't bring myself to work indoors today
2009-06-24 00:26 by Ian
I couldn’t bring myself to work indoors today. I setup my gear outside to determine the alcohol concentration in a co-worker’fs home made cider.
Dice on Microfiber
2009-06-15 02:56 by Ian
This was some photography I did for my website. It was in use for more than a year. But I still like the photos. So here they are.
Introduction to Soxhlet extractor
2009-06-13 20:49 by Ian
My extractor was delivered today, and I chose to test it by extracting essence of eucalyptus using methanol as a solvent.
Why I left academia
2009-05-24 01:21 by Ian
I decided that I wanted to be an engineer when I was eight years old.
A random sheet of doodles
2009-05-16 00:29 by Ian
This was drawn during a grueling series of biology presentations, most of which I was too ADD to listen to.
Volume of a sphere
2009-05-16 00:20 by Ian
Below is something I did a few semesters ago. It is the derivation of the formula for the volume of a sphere in spherical coordinates using a triple integral.
Guitar Tab: 311 - Bomb the Town
2009-05-15 23:05 by Ian
Tabbed by Josh Lindsay on (2004 02 15) because he was sick of looking at incorrect 311 tabs on the Internet, and thinks you’re probably sick of it too.