Imaginary Robots

My name is Jesse van Herk, and I make imaginary robots for a living. I am a web producer with experience in e-commerce, social networking, and large-scale systems. This site documents my travels both online and across the globe - you can either browse this site directly or follow me on your favourite sites.

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2012 - Concrete Removal
Troubleshooting bonjour devices on LAN
Since purchasing a NAS that supports DAAP streaming, I’ve been trying to get it to play to my Airport Express in the living room.  I also couldn’t get PulseAudio on my ubuntu laptop to find that device, so I knew something must be wrong.   Searching around, I found a quick script based on Net::Bonjour, which [...]
4/17/12
2012 - Paintings
2012 - De-Deck
2012 - Florida Keys
Unlocking the Nexus S from Ubuntu
But Why? I’ve had my Nexus S for a while now, and I’ve wanted to root it since I got it. Rooting it will give me full control over my device, which will in turn let me save money and protect my privacy (firewall, anyone?). However, since it’s my primary phone, I’ve been putting off messing [...]
Android stackexchange
I can’t believe I hadn’t found this stackexchange site before – finally a source for information about android that isn’t a webforum! http://android.stackexchange.com
2011 - Upstairs Upgrades
2011 - New Dog
2011 - Halloween

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