dsamojlenko
dsamojlenko
@dsamojlenko@dave.samojlenko.com

I am a web developer at Canadian Digital Service, living in Ottawa. I write code with PHP, Laravel, Javascript, and Python, among other languages and frameworks.

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  • Bluesfest Day 1 – anticipation

    Here we go!  10 days of musical bliss!  Let’s see what we can do about my possibly impossible list of artists I want to see.  Tonights schedule: 7:00PM – Secret Machines – Bank of America Stage 7:30PM – Fiftymen – Roots Stage 8:15PM – TV on the Radio – Rogers Stage 9:00PM – The Blind…

  • My incomplete and possibly impossible list of acts I’d like to to see at BluesFest

    Many of these have overlapping show times… what to do… The Tragically Hip TV on the Radio Fiftymen The Blind Boys of Alabama Feist Evil Farm Children Steely Dan Ladytron Zappa Plays Zappa Snoop Dogg Infected Mushroom Primus The Weakerthans The D’urbervilles Matthew Good The Cooper Brothers James Taylor Stars Tokyo Police Club JW Jones…

  • BluesFest, TIFF, and my bad blogging past

    Alright, I’m a spotty blogger at best.  So I’m not going to be making any more promises about how I’m going to become a better blogger, but one thing I’ve noted is that the times that I’ve really enjoyed blogging have been when I’ve written about an event or trip or something that I’m building…

  • Djs are Vermin

  • Windows XP on OLPC laptop?

    “Microsoft said it plans to conduct field trials in January of Windows XP running on the One Laptop Per Child XO laptop.The XO laptop ships with a Linux operating system and is meant to be a low-cost machine available to people who live in countries with developing economies. Earlier this year, Microsoft launched its Unlimited…

  • a couple Wii links

    Why You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Wii Video: Seniors Really, Really Serious About Wii Bowling

  • del.icio.us bookmarks for November 15th through November 20th

    Facebook News Feed Fatigue – yes, I’ve been feeling this for a while… I have lots of thoughts on fb that I really need to congeal into a post sometime. Facebook Bacn and Spam The Real Value of Web 2.0 (Hint: It’s not Facebook) Canadian ISP – Find an Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Canada…

  • Kottke: “From the past weekend’s box office: the Coen brothers’ No Country For Old Men took in $3.1 million on 148 screens while Tom Cruise’s bombtacular Lions for Lambs took in $2.9 million on 2216 screens. Ouch.” I saw No Country For Old Men – it was fantastic!

  • WGA Strike: according to The Daily Show Writers

    Daily Show Writers Use Viacom’s YouTube Suit to put the strike in perspective

  • Videologblog: Writers Strike

    The Writers Strike according to a Hollywood executive. As written by striking Colbert Report writers.