Just Robert

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  • Shifting to Digitalocean VPS

    Shifting to Digitalocean VPS

    For the past couple of years, this site has been on Vodien shared hosting package. Not that there is an actual need to move, but I had to try out HHVM with WordPress when it was announced that WordPress 3.9 is compatible with HHVM. HHVM is developed by Facebook to optimise their website’s operations. It…

  • I had friends I never knew I had

    I had friends I never knew I had

    I am an active user on Facebook. There was a number that was bugging me: 1,740 friends. Facebook used to have an upper limit of 1,000 friends, and now 5,000. But truely, how many of these friends do one actively maintained relationships with? Robin Dubar suggested 150. However, there are mechanisms to cope with expanding…

  • Nepal: The trek to Annapurna Base Camp Day 03 – Travelling to Pokhara

    Nepal: The trek to Annapurna Base Camp Day 03 – Travelling to Pokhara

    29 April 2014 Day 3 started early. But there was only one agenda: travel to Pokhara. Pokhara is within 30 miles of Annapurna, and apparently a stop before any treks up to Annapurna for most trekkers. We woke up early. After having English breakfast again, we had our stuff loaded up in a van. The…