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Fix node privileges when using brew
Fix node privilege issues when installed via brew. User will be constantly receive permission denied without this fix. ```bash brew update brew upgrade brew cleanup brew install node brew link --overwrite node sudo chown -R whoami /usr/local ```
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Optimising NGINX & PHP-FPM
Some notes from another round of performance optimisation of our server stack hosting our online platform that dramatically improved customer experience too. {/* */} The environment is a set of dedicated front end webhosts running...
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My MacBook Pro was recently suffering from 100% CPU pretty much all of the time and it took quite a while to solve them problem and breathe life back into my workhorse. {/* */} **TL;DR** Disable _Little Snitch_ status in menu...
Read moreRelocating to Github.io
I recently chose to take up the challenge of using github.io to host my long-standing blog. As I write, I've hopefully move all of my old posts over to Jekyll Markdown format by the magic of some scripts, some regex search & replace and some sheer...
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I've been fortunate recently to take a break from video game development and really focus on what the next exciting stage of my career is going to be. I was overseas for a week recently in a remote area of Spain and I was taken away from the...
Read moreproductionOutsourcing Artwork for Better Game Development
Hi, my name is David Tolley and I'd like to share my many years of experience and extensive knowledge regarding successfully setting up, managing and working with art outsourcing teams for computer and video games to throughout the world. Lot's of...
Read morebusinessoutsourcingproductionThe Polarising Size of Video Game Developers
There used to be a time when developers of all sizes existed from small bedroom teams up to hundreds of people working on projects and everywhere in between. Developers of 40-100 people were not uncommon but all that has changed. At the moment...
Read morebusinesscareerBook Review - Linchpin, Seth Godin
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0749953357?ie=UTF8&tag=gamedevelcons-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0749953357 I recently finished Seth Godin's recent book entitled "Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? How to Drive Your...
Read moreread meQuote - Cherryh's Law: No rule should be followed over a cliff.
'nuff said.
Read moreWhy fixed 9-5 working time is bad for video game
I often wander between favouring and hating the idea of a 9-5 culture at work. On the one hand it fits in nicely with a family life where we work to enjoy ourselves, we turn up, do some work, go home and disconnect and plug ourselves into an...
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