Resurrection, and updates

I could tell from the sheer number of WordPress updates that awaited me that it’s certainly been a while since I wrote here on this blog. But part of my pre-New Year’s resolution is to start writing here more – hopefully I can develop some more interesting ideas and keep growing as a writer.

I’ve learned a ton from my first semester at Harvard – where I think I’ll study computer science, though I don’t declare a major till next year – and I’ve developed an interest in seeing how technology impacts other fields – politics, economics, education, sports, whatever – in addition to technology for its own sake. So with this reboot of the blog, so to speak, I’ll work to explore the intersection of technology and other fields.

hathix.com’s second birthday & year in review

happy birthday cake elephant box cartoon
That’s one lucky elephant.

hathix.com is finishing up its 2nd year of existence. As has become tradisyon, Mwen fè yon post blog en tout bagay mwen te fè nan ane ki sot pase a ak pran yon gade nan sa ki nan nan magazen pou ane pwochèn.

Tcheke rapèl ane pase a – premye a tout tan – epi swiv mwen nan kèk stats ak nouvèl ki sòti ane hathix.com a sophomore.

‘Tis the seasonto not visit websites

Here’s an interesting tidbit from the life of a web developer.

Ou ta panse ke gen moun ki ta ka ale sou entènèt la ak ki klere nouvo telefòn / konprime pou griye / yo te pou sezon fèt la.

Aparamman, pa gen yon fè sa. Isit la nan yon gade nan dènye frape m ' (pa bann kalite a, Mwen vle di ki kantite vizitè yo hathix.com):

hathix visitors graph
Jan Lespri Bondye a fèstivite monte, vizit nan sit entènèt desann.

Soti nan sa m 'te wè, sa a sanble ap ka a ak bèl anpil sit entènèt chak ak app: vizit oswa downloads sevè diminye pandan sezon fèt. Pou ki sa li la vo, things return right back to normal once the new year begins.

Sorry for downtimealso, props to WebHostingHub

A closed box package cartoon clip art
Error 404, elephant not found

tl;DRhathix.com had some downtime but my super-helpful host WebHostingHub cleared it up immediately. Also, I apologize for the fanboyishnessit’s just that WHH is that awesome.

I was recently working with some so-called cutting-edge web programming techniques (parsing JSON using PHP from client requests using JavaScript and jQuerytold you it was gory) and realized I needed a new version of some software sou the server that hathix lives on.

Introducing Sprinkle Safari, a web adventure game

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The logo for Sprinkle Safari, the awesome web game finally released to the public.

I’ve got a dirty little secret. Oke, not so dirty, vrèman, morecreamy. Sugary. Frosty. Sprinkle-y.

Here it is: for the last year and more(computer searching reveals since January 29, 2011even before hathix.com was founded), I’ve been working nonstop on alittleweb-based adventure game. And it’s never been formally released to the public until now.

Here’s a look at the making of the game. It’s taken 16 months and over 100 hours of development.

CABRA ranport PA Fwa lekòl segondè nan Odinatè

A cute goat cartoon with big eyes
Chevrote avèk konfyans, jenn ti kabrit.

Sinik reklam: Download CABRA, pwogram lan ki fèk prim-genyen flashcard!

Kabrit, pwogram etonan itil flashcard mwen, genyen yon nouvo plim nan bouchon li yo. Li nan kounye a tou yon prim-genyen pwogram flashcard. Mwen pa jenn ti kabrit-Ding (regrèt sou Pun la kabrit.)

Sa a mas mwen pataje CABRA nan jis rejyonal òdinatè mwen an (patwone pa Entèmedyè Inite konte a) e li te bay yon vwayaj nan kèmès la sou òdinatè nan tout eta a.

Ki pote m 'nan yè, lè m 'te rive nan Dickinson College an Carlisle, PA. Gran lakou lekòl la (Dickinson se nan kolèj la 16th pi ansyen nan peyi a) ak bèl ti vil. Li se yon kolèj ki pi piti, men trè byen-konsidere, ak enstalasyon li yo te gwo nan bi pou jis nan.

Kè kontan premye anivèsè nesans, hathix.com! Ane a nan revizyon

Cute elephant in box with birthday cake and hat
Kònen soti sa yo bouji, kòz hathix.com se vire 1 ane fin vye granmoun!

Èske ou ka kwè ke li? hathix.com se vire 1 ane fin vye granmoun- wi, li te anrejistre egzakteman yon ane de sa jodi a… nan, memwa fanatik! Nan jis yon ane, hathix.com te ale soti nan jis yon panse nan tèt mwen nan yon véritable plen (ak èspere ke bon) sou sit wèb.

Ou konnen, li difisil pou mwen pou m imajine lavi anvan mwen te gen hathix – men sa ki te jis yon ane de sa. Paran mwen yo di ke yo te santi menm bagay la tou; li difisil pou yo pou imajine lavi anvan timoun. De tout fason.