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

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That’s one lucky elephant.

hathix.com huwa l-irfinar up 2 sena ta 'eżistenza tagħha. Kif saret tradizzjoni, Jien jagħmlu blog post li tenfasizza dak kollu li jien ghamilt fl-aħħar sena u tieħu ħarsa lejn x'hemm fil-maħżen għal sena d-dieħla.

Iċċekkja terġa sena li għaddiet – l-ewwel – u jsegwu lili fis xi stats u aħbarijiet minn sena sophomore hathix.com "i.

‘Tis the seasonto not visit websites

Hawn tidbit interessanti mill-ħajja ta 'żviluppatur web.

Youd jaħsbu li n-nies se jmorru fuq l-internet ma 'dak tleqq ġodda tat-telefon / pillola / toaster kisbu għall-istaġun tal-vaganzi.

Apparentement, l-ebda wieħed ma li. Hawn ħarsa lejn hits aħħar tiegħi (mhux it-tip band, I tfisser in-numru ta 'viżitaturi għal hathix.com):

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Peress li l-ispirtu festiv tmur up, żjarat għall-websajts jinżlu.

Minn dak li stajt tidher, dan jidher li jkun il-każ pretty ħafna kull website u app: żjarat jew downloads f'daqqa jonqsu matul l-istaġun tal-vaganzi. Għal dak hi ta 'valur, affarijiet ritorn dritt lura għan-normal ladarba jibda l-sena l-ġdida.

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 on 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. Well, not so dirty, verament, 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 jirbaħ il-PA High School Computer Ġust

A cute goat cartoon with big eyes
Bleat b'kunfidenza, kid.

Reklam shameless: Download Cabra, il-programm flashcard għadu kemm għoti-rebbieħa!

Mogħoż, programm tiegħi flashcard sorprendentement utli, għandha rix ġdid fil-għatu tiegħu. Huwa issa wkoll għoti-rebbieħa programm flashcard. M'inix kid-ding (sorry dwar il-pun mogħoż.)

Dan Marzu I maqsuma Cabra fil-kompjuter ġust reġjonali tiegħi (sponsorjati mill-kontea Intermedju Unità) u ngħatat vjaġġ lejn il-statewide kompjuter ġust.

Li jwassalni għall bieraħ, meta wasalt fl Dickinson Kulleġġ Carlisle, PA. Kampus kbir (Dickinson huwa l-kulleġġ 16-eqdem fil-nazzjon) u l-belt żgħira sbieħ. Huwa kulleġġ iżgħar iżda ħafna tajjeb meqjusa, u l-faċilitajiet tagħha kienu kbar għall-iskop tal-fiera.

Ewwel sena Happy, hathix.com! Is-sena fir-reviżjoni

Cute elephant in box with birthday cake and hat
Blow out those candles, cause hathix.com is turning 1 year old!

Can you believe it? hathix.com is turning 1 year old- yup, it was registered exactly a year ago todayah, fond memories! In just a year, hathix.com has gone from just a thought in my head to a full-fledged (and hopefully good) websajt.

You know, huwa diffiċli għalija li nimmaġinaw il-ħajja qabel ma kelli hathix – iżda li kien biss sena ilu. My ġenituri jgħidu li ħassew l-istess; huwa diffiċli għalihom li nimmaġinaw il-ħajja qabel gidjien. Xorta waħda.