Uber has at times been giving route previews which has differed from the renderings of Google Maps. It’s very likely that the route preview is based on OSM data.

Continue reading Uber most likely using OSM data →

This is a list of resources for anyone who is about to have a baby or already have young children. We’ve found that it has helped us a lot and it may help you as well.
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Commuting by bicycle in a major city can sometimes be a hair raising experience, with bicycles often having to share the road with trucks, busses, speeding cars and other motorized vehicles. One solution to this is to use Brouter that gives you alternative routes which are usually much safer and more pleasant than direct routes. I will give an example of

Continue reading Brouter quickstart guide →

The Geoserver at Open Development Cambodia was configured to serve TMS tiles but it didn’t seem to work, here were the steps taken to debug and resolve the issue. Continue reading Geoserver Geocache TMS blank tiles →

One of the arguments against Open Source software has traditionally been the question of support. With regular software, after you purchase it you get a phone number or an email that you contact and a paid support staff will sort out whatever issues you’re having. I’ve come to learn that this is a bit of a fallacy. Continue reading The audacity of using open source software →

Here are the keyboard shortcuts in Transifex (found by clicking on the tool icon, shortcuts)

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For the last one and a half years I’ve been the de-facto executor in an inheritance dispute that ripped apart the fabric of the entire family in a way which would have left the late patriarch of the family horrified. In these series of posts I want to share some lessons I’ve learned and how you can avoid a similar situation.

Continue reading Thoughts on estate planning and inheritance in Thailand →

Welcome to the blog of Mishari Muqbil. This is where you will be able to find snippets of information about various things that I’ve been working on at the time.