Jack Reichert

Fullstack Philosopher

I Didn’t MVP

I’m currently learning iOS development. When I start learning something new, I like to play with it. I like to take it apart into tiny pieces and then put it back together. “What happens with I put this piece back over here? Or add this one instead?” You can do that with code, and that’s a…

February 26, 2015
Long Live the QR Code

QR codes aren’t dead, they were just never implemented well. In the past two weeks WhatsApp and Snapchat both announced different implementations of QR codes. What’s different now? Why would these work, and nothing else before them? WhatsApp uses the code to connect a specific browser with the app so that WhatsApp Web can be…

February 1, 2015
Support NASA – The Plan

Anyone who knows me and has ever been around when the topic of space has come up knows that I’m a little obsessed with space and NASA. I know I’m not the only one. So once this idea stuck in my head, it’s stuck. The Problem The NASA Administrator is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 2473(b)…

November 20, 2014
Dear NASA

I just emailed NASA. If anyone knows anyone who works there, please put me in touch. This HAS to happen, doesn’t need to be me… But this HAS to happen. To whom it may concern, I am a space enthusiast and web developer. I manage a team of developers and have been building websites for…

November 16, 2014
How to use JSONP in WordPress Development. The Quick-and-Dirty QuickStart Guide

Edit: Looking for an easier way to do JSONP in WordPress? What IS JSONP and why should I care? There’s been a lot of debate lately about whether to move your site to SLL (https) or not. It’s clear, though, that all your forms, at least the ones that handle sensitive data like logins, should…

November 4, 2014
Tech and Academia

I’m frustrated by the tech scene ragging on academia. Yes. The system is ripe for disruption. Specifically here in the US, where the expense of higher education is rising and has put my generation and younger into ridiculous debts. However, that doesn’t mean that academia itself is bad. No, it’s not for everyone. But it…

October 13, 2014
Why I went to the cloud…

I was asked to write a blogpost about my server setup. Specifically, about “the best fixes for wrangling all of those crazy cables.” To which I responded: “Oh, I just use the cloud. Never used anything else.” Why don’t I host my own physical server? Cold hard cash. For the level of scale I need,…

September 8, 2014
Setting up an Ubuntu Desktop LAMP development server

So you’ve inherited a WordPress site and you want to start developing for it. But you don’t want to go commando on the production site. Smart. How do you set up a local development environment? In this tutorial I’ll walk you through setting up a simple dev environment on Ubuntu desktop. WordPress typically runs off…

August 23, 2014
Announcing IlanaCMyer.com

I’m proud to announce the launch of the author site of my talented wife: Ilana C. Myer. The art is by the very talented Galen Dara; the site design and development is my own. I wanted to take a few words and go a bit into my thoughts behind that design. The design: The primary…

August 6, 2014
We Choose

Today 45 years ago one of our species landing on another world. For a moment all mankind were bound together by accomplishment and ingenuity. We looked up at the heavens and for the first time, we knew one of us was looking back. Oh the force of the human spirit. There is no strife,…

July 20, 2014