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  1. Baghdad maps by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on Google Terror Threat

    Two weeks ago Omninerd.com reported that Google Maps has turned off detailed imagery of Baghdad, Iraq. Link: http://www.omninerd.com/news/news.php?nid=332

    If India just asked Google to turn of detailed imagery, would they?

  2. About to migrate... any tips? by markmcb · · Score: 1 · on Spring Into PHP 5

    I'm about to migrate a site I administer, OmniNerd, to PHP5 from PHP4. Any areas of focus from those of you who have already done it? I do a lot of XSLT translations and I've noticed that I'm going to have to recode of xslt_process() calls. Any other major changes I should be looking for?

  3. Can you guess who? by markmcb · · Score: 1 · on Paul Graham Explains How to Start a Startup

    I started a site http://www.omninerd.com/... can you guess this startup's inspiration? I guess the big question is, what if your inspiration doesn't "suck?" Is there hope for lil' ol' me?

  4. Re:Database vs. XML Text Files by markmcb · · Score: 1 · on Build a Database Driven Site -- Quick

    The basics of the site are covered in a short article I posted: http://www.omninerd.com/articles/articles.php?id=m cbride-200407-acasestudyindynamicwebdesign. If you want to get into the weeds on a particular aspect of the site, shoot me an email and I'd be happy to share.

  5. Database vs. XML Text Files by markmcb · · Score: 2, Interesting · on Build a Database Driven Site -- Quick

    I recently threw together a rather Slashdot'ish site (http://www.omninerd.com/) and I used XML text files with PHP (and XSLT) over the mySQL alternative. Now, I'm no DB expert, but is there really any need for most sites to be DB driven? For example, on my site, there are articles, and the news posts that introduce these articles that readers can comment on. Perhaps I'm missing the big picture, but why would I need a DB solution when XML files get the job done, are easily portable, and can be accessed without the use of a DB program. I understand for extremely large data sets a DB is probably what you want, but what about small timers like me? Is a DB solution a waste of my time, or am I missing something big?