August 17, 2019
Participating in the Github Noops Challenge
In this post I talk a little about the Github Noops challenge and what I plan to do.
Category: Software
August 10, 2019
Pokemon Go API – Adding Alolan Shinies
This post talks about the new field of the Shiny API of PoGoAPI.net.
July 27, 2019
Implementing the Perforce Helix in D3.js
This blog post talks about the steps I took to implement the Perforce helix in D3.js.
July 13, 2019
Tailing logs in Windows with BareTail
Today I talk about the useful windows tailing tool, BareTail.
July 6, 2019
Creating a Talos Principle Puzzle Solver
This blog post talks about the Talos Principle puzzle solver I wrote to help solve the Sigil puzzles.
June 29, 2019
Splicing and Merging PDF’s with PDFsam
Today I talk about a new tool found to splice and merge PDF files.
June 1, 2019
Distributed Automated Halite 3 Bot Tester
In this post I talk about the work I did to improve the Halite 3 Bot testing gym to speed up iterations and compare various versions of my bot.
May 25, 2019
Pokemon Go API – Is it released? Page
This blog talks about the latest page on PoGoAPI.net, the Is it Released? Page.
May 15, 2019
Pokemon Go API – Pokemon Generations API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Pokemon Generations API at pogoapi.net.
May 1, 2019
Pokemon Go API – API Hashes API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the API Hashes API at pogoapi.net.
April 27, 2019
Improving Closeness algorithm by precomputing R
This post is a continuation of a previous post where I talked about how you can check if two points are closer than a distance. This improves it by adding the possibility to precompute R.
April 20, 2019
Pokemon Go API – Player XP Requirements API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Player XP Requirements API at pogoapi.net.
April 10, 2019
Installing the SDL 2 Dev tools on Fedora
This post quickly lists how you can install the SDL 2 dev tools on Fedora.
April 3, 2019
Checking if two points are closer than a distance
This blog post talks about how you can quickly check if two point are closer than a specific distance.
March 30, 2019
Pokemon Go API – Pokemon Gender API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Pokemon Gender API at pogoapi.net.
March 16, 2019
Visualising Herd Immunity with Vaccinations using D3.js
In this post I talk about my latest D3.js visualisation showing how herd immunity is affected by vaccination level.
March 13, 2019
Pokemon Go API – Powerup Requirements API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Powerup Requirements API at pogoapi.net.
March 2, 2019
How to load multiple D3 versions at once
Today I am writing a short tutorial on how you can load multiple D3.js versions at once.
February 23, 2019
Pokemon Go API – Pokemon Rarity API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Pokemon Rarity API at pogoapi.net.
February 13, 2019
D3.js version 5 Prediction Line Chart
Today I am writing about the Prediction Line Chart I have created in D3.js version 5. Here I provide the full code how to create it yourself and how it works.
February 6, 2019
Pokemon Go API – Type Effectiveness API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Type Effectiveness API at pogoapi.net.
January 23, 2019
Pokemon Go API – Pokemon Types API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Pokemon Types API at pogoapi.net.
January 9, 2019
Pokemon Go API – Weather Boosts API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Weather Boosts API at pogoapi.net.
December 26, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Encounter Data API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Encounter Data API at pogoapi.net.
December 12, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Candy required for evolution API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Candy required for evolution API at pogoapi.net.
November 28, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Buddy Candy Distances
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Buddy Candy Distances API at pogoapi.net.
November 17, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Maximum Pokemon Combat Power
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the maximum Pokemon Combat Power API at pogoapi.net.
November 10, 2018
Running two MySQL databases on Windows
This post describes the process you need to follow to set up a second MySQL database on Windows.
November 7, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Charged Move API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Charged Move API at pogoapi.net.
November 3, 2018
Colour scales in D3 Version 5
Over the past versions in D3.js there have been a number of changes to how you can get a colour scale to use with your charting. This blog post explores what is available and how to use it. This blog post applies to D3.js version 5.
October 10, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Fast Move API
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the Fast Move API at pogoapi.net.
October 3, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Base Pokemon Stats
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the base Pokemon stats API at pogoapi.net.
September 26, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Possible Ditto Pokemon
This post talks about the newest Pokemon Go API, the possible ditto API at pogoapi.net.
September 19, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Available Nesting Pokemon Changed
This post talks about the most recent nesting Pokemon Changes and the changes that have been made to pogoapi.net.
September 15, 2018
D3.js version 5 Scatterplot with shapes
Today I write about how you can create a scatter plot with different shapes in D3.js version 5.
September 5, 2018
Drawing shapes in D3.js Version 5
This post goes over the various D3.js symbols typically used for scatter plots.
September 1, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Alolan Pokemon List
This post talks about the latest API I have added to PoGoAPI.net, the Alolan Pokemon list.
August 25, 2018
Summary of Mike Bostock on D3 selections
Today I talk about and link to Mike Bostock’s post on D3 selections, in this he talks about the basic unit of d3, the selection.
August 11, 2018
Simple D3.js version 5 data binding and updating example and code
This post goes through the process of binding data to elements and creating a simple updatable SVG graphic using D3.js version 5.
August 1, 2018
Pokemon Go API Does it Nest? Now Searchable
This post talks about the new searching feature on the Pokemon Go API “Does it Nest?” page.
July 4, 2018
How to Install Redmine on Fedora 28
In this post I talk about the additional steps needed to install Redmine on Fedora 28.
June 13, 2018
Introducing the Pokemon Go API “Does it Nest?” Page
This blog post talks about the “Does It Nest?” page on pogoapi.net and how you can easily find whether something nests without the API.
May 30, 2018
Exploring the many method parameters of drawImage with HTML5 Canvas
In this post I look at the different method parameters that can be used with drawImage and what they are useful for.
May 26, 2018
Copying text to the clipboard with JavaScript
This post describes how you can copy text to your clipboard with JavaScript.
May 12, 2018
Scaling Sprites for Pixel Art with HTML5 Canvas
In this blog post, I am showing a simple way of scaling sprites for Pixel Art using the HTML5 canvas.
May 9, 2018
Unblocking Etherpad port 9001 on Fedora
This post describes how you can unblock port 9001 to allow Etherpad traffic through in the Fedora firewall.
May 5, 2018
Better positioning of text using measureText with HTML5 Canvas
In this tutorial I am extending the previous animation example by better positioning the text using measureText with the HTML5 canvas.
April 28, 2018
Creating a loading progress bar animation with HTML5 Canvas
In this HTML5 canvas example I create a simple loading progress bar demonstrating how you can use animation in a canvas.
April 14, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Released Pokemon
This post talks about the latest API I have added to PoGoAPI.net, the released Pokemon list.
April 7, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Raid Exclusive Pokemon List
This post talks about the latest API I have added to PoGoAPI.net, the Raid Exclusive Pokemon list.
March 31, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Shiny Pokemon List
This post talks about the latest API I have added to PoGoAPI.net, the Shiny Pokemon list.
March 24, 2018
Pokemon Go API – Nesting Pokemon List
This post talks about the latest API I have added to PoGoAPI.net, the Nesting Pokemon API.
February 28, 2018
New D3.js part of my website
This post talks about the new D3.js part of my website and what I plan to do with it.
February 24, 2018
Overlaying geo data with Leaflet Version 1.3 and D3.js Version 4
In this post I describe how you can overlay Geo Data onto a leaflet map with D3.js.
February 21, 2018
Cloning multiple git repositories from a remote host with clone-all-the-repos
This post goes into details about what the clone-all-the-repos GitHub repository does and why it does it.
February 17, 2018
Pokemon Go API – List of Pokemon Names
Here I talk about the first public API for the PoGoAPI.net website and what it does.
February 7, 2018
Installing Dropbox on Fedora 27 XFCE
This blog post describes how you can install Dropbox on Fedora 27 XFCE.
February 3, 2018
Introducing the Pokemon Go Data API – pogoapi.net
This post introduces the Pokemon Go API website, PoGoAPI.net and what I plan to do with it.
December 16, 2017
Storing Bitcoin price data with a Raspberry Pi
This post goes through the process of collecting and storing bitcoin price data using python, crontab, and a Raspberry Pi.
October 26, 2016
VCHI initialization failed Raspberry Pi Fixed
If when running vcgencmd on a raspberry pi you get VCHI initialization failed then you need to add the video group to your user. The vcgencmd tool requires you have this group role so without it, it will give VCHI initialization failed. To add the user group to your user you can run: sudo usermod -aG
May 22, 2015
Why are PHP’s function names a mess?
I have always wondered this, its exceptionally hit and miss and there isnt any real standards. I recently found the reason on the internet Well, there were other factors in play there. htmlspecialchars was a very early function. Back when PHP had less than 100 functions and the function hashing mechanism was strlen(). In order to
February 20, 2013
IRC client on Raspberry Pi – Screen and irssi
A IRC client lets you connect to a IRC server enabling you to join chatrooms on that server. IRC servers do not by default store logs while you are not logged in. This can be annoying if you wish to keep informed of whats going in on the chatroom. One solution to this is to never