http://scottwilburn.com Chronicles of a PHP/MySQL programmer in the Pacific Northwest Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:20:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After a year of being in Spokane full-time, I've decided to re-establish a residence in Seattle so that I can be closer to my business partners and work with them in person more often.  That's not to say that I will be leaving Spokane behind.  In fact, I will keep ... http://scottwilburn.com/2008/09/04/back-to-seattle-sort-of/ If you care about the environment and oil independence, you might want to think twice about supporting John McCain's pick for VP, Sarah Palin. She supports drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Stick with Obama, you'll be glad you did http://scottwilburn.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-drill-drill-drill/ Dad forwarded this photo of a bear warning sign at a campground in British Columbia, Canada: http://scottwilburn.com/2008/08/22/bear-warning-in-british-columbia/ We have just launched a new trivia game site, paydaytrivia.com. This new site is a trivia gaming site which allows a user to answer trivia questions to earn points, which can then be used to spin the wheel to win cash. These are some of the trivia ... http://scottwilburn.com/2008/08/19/our-newest-cash-trivia-site-pay-day-trivia/ My previous car, a 1999 Nissan Altima, had given me 9 years of reliable service, but it was time to upgrade to a newer car with all-wheel drive. Last winter's storms had made it difficult to get around with a conventional front-wheel drive vehicle. Enter the 2008 Subaru ... http://scottwilburn.com/2008/08/08/time-for-a-new-car/ I recently came across a problem. I was really in need of consulting with a qualified PHP/MySQL developer close to home to discuss a problem that I needed to solve. I only know of one in the area and it got me thinking about where these mid-career professionals ... http://scottwilburn.com/2008/07/16/spokane-salaries-why-so-low/ Last year, I published a list of all the Gay Pride events in the Pacific Northwest and I decided to make it a tradition for 2008. So here's the list of this year's celebrations around the Northwest: Idaho Boise: Boise Pride (June 14) Moscow: Palouse Pride (August 2) Pocatello: Pridaho (August) Montana Billings: Montana Pride ... http://scottwilburn.com/2008/05/09/pacific-northwest-gay-pride-2008-roundup/ They're tacky and probably offensive to some people, but fake bull testicles on automobiles have become the latest target of Florida lawmakers. If this bill becomes law, drivers displaying Truck Nutz or similar fake bull balls could be fined $60. It sounds like the Florida senate should concentrate their efforts ... http://scottwilburn.com/2008/04/25/florida-lawmakers-try-to-ban-testicles/ I have been looking for something to replace my old clock radio with something that would allow me to wake up to any radio station or music that I wanted. Last week, I discovered Chumby. Chumby is a small, soft-sided device device with a 3.5 inch touchscreen. ... http://scottwilburn.com/2008/04/21/my-new-bedside-computer/ Just when I thought every big idea had already been thought of, I come across this one: an indoor ski area with a chairlift and real snow... in Dubai. It's called Ski Dubai and is located inside of the Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ... http://scottwilburn.com/2008/02/28/skiing-in-dubai/