Public modifications that are deemed fit by the community and the phux dev team, may be added to the phux releases (granted that the publisher gives us permission). Enjoy, learn and share.

Link: http://forum.phux.org/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=20

Open sourcing the world, one app at a time.
~Nito @ phux Development

Now, for those who don’t know, we were previously with HostMonster. They implemented CPU Throttling on their servers. They say this is for the better good of all accounts. The real reason for this? It’s likely that due to the economy (if you look at the time-line, it makes sense) they implemented a way to throttle the connections to every website across the map, to stop from “over-using” their bandwidth, which in their own writing, is unlimited. Unlimited at what cost? The cost of not having a usable website for an average of 7% of the month. This is a HUGE hit to take, for anyone.

Greedy bastards, pure and simple. And their excuses when you ask why your website is being throttled so much? “Your (As in you, the customer) scripts are faulty” or “You’re calling too many sql queries” <–WTF?! Now, I tested this with a single static pages website. No sql queries, no php. Just simple html, with css, images and some text. It was throttled for an average of 1.8 minutes every 3 hours. Total time up: ~2 days. Total hits: 7… Seven hits, no sql, no php, and it was throttled.. Seriously? All I have to say, is that if you plan on going with HostMonster, make sure you’re ready to have a lot of unexpected downtime.

Anyways, hope every one is having a safe and fun weekend, because I know I sure did. =)

Overdraft fees are probably the most widely known. This is a fee that a customer is charged because they ended up spending more money than was in their account. Now, my beef with this one is that banks should have a safety net for customers. I’m sure everyone’s aware of the magnet strip on the backside of your debit/credit card(s). This is used to identify your card, and is tracked in real-time. Now, if you take that into affect, a bank *should* be able to in fact track your purchases. Most purchases aren’t updated in your banking account until the transaction has been confirmed via the business you made the purchase at. If this were implemented, a cease could be sent if you try to make a purchase over your balance (The same way your credit cards do if you try to make a purchase over your spending limit). The average overdraft fee is $25 (United States) but, can run up to $40 depending on the financial institute you’re with.

Maintenance fees most likely come in second. This is a fee that is usually imposed if your balance is under a certain limit (determined by the bank). Honestly, you have to seriously ask – who the hell came up with this idea? Now, if my account isn’t at the predetermined balance set by my bank, how could it help to impose a fee? I know from reading that my bank imposes a $8 maintenance fee and a $35 overdraft fee. Here’s a dramatic example based on my banks fees. Say my bank account has $7.99 in it, and they decide to hit me with a maintenance fee. This would deduct $8, leaving me with a balance of negative 0.01. Now because of that, my account would then get an overdraft fee for $35, making my new balance negative $35.01. Could you imagine getting that, all because your account didn’t have the designated amount set by some six figure a year CEO…

The easiest way to avoid fees is to use the bank as little as possible. Some of you are probably saying “But all my money goes in there!”. My question to that is – why? I tell this to everyone I know, and anyone who asks me – If you only have a checking account (most people do these days), always make sure that you keep at least $50 in it at all times for emergencies. This should be your minimum balance, making sure that you won’t get a maintenance fee for not having the min balance limit. On top of the $50 you have, if you pay bills with checks, electronic payments or your debit card, make sure to have just enough to pay them. The rest can be kept in a home safe (You can get firesafe safe starting at $30 – a great investment), or a safe deposit box. If you’re into stocks, then put some into the stocks. Direct Deposit is a great invention, and I strongly suggest that you use it but, I also suggest that you withdraw what you’re not going to use on bills and put away outside of the bank.

Then you give them the okay to use a dispersant that’s been banned in another country, because it was scientifically found to have an adverse effect on the marine environment?! Give me a fucking break here… Hey, Lisa Jackson, I think I have some orange scrub some where around here to get the oil off your hands.

And Obama, oh man… Kick someones ass? That’s cereal business right there. You are not Clint Eastwood, and this isn’t Heartbreak Ridge. Your words aren’t worth shit. How about instead of “kicking someones ass” you actually take a corrupt business down? Oh no, that would mean losing a potential contributor – if they aren’t already… See, if you look at Mr. Barry Soetoro’s (Barack Obama) contributors for his presidential campaign, it seems he got quite a bit from investment banks, who in return received financial support after he was “elected”.

So, Obama – how do you manage to get the oil out of your suits?

Resources:
BP Cover up’s: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/06/12/plans-to-clean-up-the-oil-spill–dolphins-with-mops-aquaman-or-blame-the-french.aspx
Barack Obama Contributors: http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/contrib.php?cycle=2008&cid=n00009638

One More Bite:

Desired_Weight x ALM

Peer Trainer:

(Curr_Weight – 10) + (Height_Inch x 4.6) + (Age x 4.7) x ALM

(Wednesday, December 02, 2009, 9:37 AM) Peer Trainer:

Target_Weight x 10

(Thursday, March 30, 2006, 8:35 AM) Peer Trainer:

((Curr_Weight x 11) – Calorie_Min) x Target_Days = a

(Target_Loss_Gain x One_Pound[3500 calories]) – a / (Weekly_Work_Out x Target_Weeks)

BMI Calculator:

Curr_Calories / 20%

*ALM = Activity Level Multiplier

If anyone has other references, suggestions, or knows an accurate formula for weight-loss/gain, feel free to leave a comment below.

Here’s how calories work… Contrary to popular belief, there is no average based on normality ie. 2,000/daily. It ranges based on four aspects, which are age, height, weight and your exercise routine. I found a few websites that offer visitors to view their estimated daily calorie intake, but any that allow you to manage it so that a user can manage weight loss are all paid membership websites.

I’ve started writing a script that will allow individuals to do the above, free. Because, why should you have to pay cash to use something that you will be inputting all the numbers yourself? So as most of my scripts, this will be completely free, and completely open source for others to learn, share and modify as needed to fit your needs.

You can find the script in ZIP format at http://phux.org/downs/calories.script.06072010.v0.0.1[www.nitobelmont.com].zip.

You can also find the script in readable format in a post on the phux forums: http://forum.phux.org/index.php/topic,316.0.html

Feel free to leave suggestions, feedback or comments =)

I’ve also taken a couple of small vacations up to the family cottage in the Thousand Islands. Here’s some pictures…

Me, lounging.

Molly, my moms dog.

Lakefront.

A carp couple.

Bullhead guarding nest (The female’s hiding in the weeds).

Random bug – about 3 inches long o.O.

Mama duck.

Humanity makes me fucking gag. Seriously, the hypocrites, band wagoners and just plain fucking idiots that roam this planet make me sick to my stomach. All the times people have said that our economy’s in the shits. Well, I fucking wonder why. Let’s see here………

We have a war, oops, I mean a “conflict” that was started for what? Revenge? Oil? Does any one even know anymore, if they ever did. Billions upon billions of dollars from the US Government going over to support troops, not only from our own country, but from others?! We’re paying to train the Iraqi military. We’re forking the bill to keep the NATO forces there.

We’re supporting other countries in times of “need”. You had a hurricane? Alright, here’s our military, a few million dollars, food, some doctors, and whatever else we can scrounge up for you. They only need you, because their own government can’t control it’s own fucking country.

Universal Healthcare? Seriously? Have any of you ever been to a hospital in Canada? Get the fuck outta here with this shit. And they want it mandatory? Fuck you. You can throw my ass in jail, but I’m not buying healthcare because you fucking said so. The USA isn’t ran under dictatorship, bitch. Get the fuck out of office, Obama. You’re a fucking disgrace to our flag. The USA doesn’t band-wagon with other countries. We were built on the belief that we shouldn’t be forced to think how others think, or do what others do, just because some one in power says that’s the right way.

Send us to Mars? Really, Obama? For fucking what? It already costs billions to send a rover there, could you imagine the bill to send a shuttle with actual people? lmfao… You sir, are the fucking fail.

Those commercials on TV. “For just 35 cents a day, you can feed this starving kid in Africa.”. Oh really? Well for 35 cents a day, you can feed a few homeless kids in AMERICA! Instead of sending money to other countries “starving people”, why not send it to your local soup kitchen, and make a difference in YOUR country.

If you want to successfully build our country back up, deal with the issues WITHIN OUR COUNTRY. What about other countries in need? What the fuck about them? I don’t see any other NATO countries rushing in to help them, do you..? Why the fuck is it always the US? Throw another couple billion on to our debt there, asshole. No one will ever notice…

First we need to create a function to determine the page we’re on.
function getCurrPage() {
return substr($_SERVER["SCRIPT_NAME"],strrpos($_SERVER["SCRIPT_NAME"],"/")+1);
}

Next we need to check our this against the menu.
$thisPage = getCurrPage();
if($thisPage == 'index.php') { $navHome = '[Current Class]'; } else { $navHome = '[Noncurrent Class]'; }
if($thisPage == 'search.php') { $navSearch = '[Current Class]'; } else { $navSearch = '[Noncurrent Class]'; }
if($thisPage == 'about.php') { $navAbout = '[Current Class]'; } else { $navAbout = '[Noncurrent Class]'; }
if($thisPage == 'faq.php') { $navFAQ = '[Current Class]'; } else { $navFAQ = '[Noncurrent Class]'; }
if($thisPage == 'contact.php') { $navContact = '[Current Class]'; } else { $navContact = '[Noncurrent Class]'; }

After everything’s been checked, you can simply set your menu as-needed.
echo $navHome . $navSearch . $navAbout . $navFAQ. $navContact;

If you’re dealing with a dozen or more menu links, it would be more efficient to create an array to scan and verify the current page, but this will work fine for smaller menus. Enjoy.