Allons-y!
My name is Jacob Emerick.
I am a web developer who focuses on practical, responsible implementation. Also, I enjoy hiking and think bow ties are cool.
Recent blog posts
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Another Kick at QR Codes
There's been a lot of kicking around of QR codes since they first cropped up, complaints about their usability or a specific implementation (see WTF QR Codes for plenty of examples). I…
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The Pup Creek Loop
Big Pup and Little Pup Creek are two fairly typical creeks in the Huron Mountains. Little Pup, the smaller of the two, starts right above the hairpin curve…
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Code Like a Butterfly, Perfect Like a Bee
After reading and practicing a slew of different methodologies in development projects I've noticed an interesting trend emerge, especially when working mid- to large-scale. In an effort to get an initial working example I'll write code…
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Activity Stream
- The MI bugs are breaking the rules. They're not supposed to show up until the snow is gone. #sadpanda
- And it's to the North-Lands! To the land of Winterdale and Rivenfell!
- @brad_frost MS MR. Album just dropped this week, methinks.
- RT @scottjehl It's helpful to know the size of a device's screen on the server because sometimes your website is a store that sells replacement screens.
- If you want to maintain the security of your data, validate. If you want to actually use your data someday, sanitize. Junk in = junk out.