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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  • Google Maps will blow your mind

    This kicks so much ass it’s not funny. Goodbye Mapquest, goodbye Yahoo Maps… this is beautiful.

  • Why Wilco is the future of music

    Tweedy of Wilco, in a conversation with Lawrence Lessig: “Music,” he explained, “is different” from other intellectual property. Not Karl Marx different – this isn’t latent communism. But neither is it just “a piece of plastic or a loaf of bread.” The artist controls just part of the music-making process; the audience adds the rest.…

  • Zombie Infection Simulator

    I could play with this thing all day.

  • Australia gets drunk, wakes up in North Atlantic

    Tired of Being Isolated and Ignored, Continent Isn’t Bloody Moving

  • Goodbye, Farewell…

    R.I.P. Ossie Davis. The legendary actor and civil rights champion has left this world. He will be missed.

  • Retro

    Went to Retro 90’s night at Barrymore’s last night. Overall, it was a good time… just a few notes: #1, The 90’s are over?! Damn… #2, Why is it that at 90’s night, all the guys are in their 30’s but all the girls are in their 20’s…? (According to John, “Because all the women…

  • Lack of posts

    Time for the obligatory occasional apology for the lack of posts recently. Very busy indeed. Hope to get back to a more regular schedule soon. In the meantime, be sure to check out my Flickr photostream to see what I’ve been taking pictures of, and my Audioscrobbler page to see what I’ve been listening to.…

  • Router Problems… fixed!

    I bought a Linksys BEFSX41 Firewall Router a while back and soon after began having some strange problems – certain websites were not resolving (including Blogger and Flickr!!!)… for a while I thought it was something with the DNS server settings, or even my ISP’s DNS servers themselves… I tried all kinds of settings and…

  • Opera Sings…Well, Talks

    Mark Evans: “Internet users must either be lazy, ignorant or strangely satisfied with IE. If more people explored the alternatives out there -which would likely encourage developers to come up with new browsers – I believe surfing the Web will become a better experience. With IE dominating – and some would say controlling – the…

  • Shizzy vs. Starbuck Peon

    This is great. I’m sure you’ve seen the scam baiters and are aware of the fun that can be had with Nigerians … well, Shizzy takes it to a new, hysterical level in his baiting of a low-level Starbucks Corporate employee. Rock on, Shizzy.