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Welcome to the Book of Jason!  This is a place I store random bits of knowledge, trivia, and wisdom that I discover along my journey. I’m keenly interested in technology, science, leadership, people, culture and philosophy.

Recent Posts

  • AI and the Universe
    How are you feeling about AI lately? Excited? Anxious? A bit bewildered? If you’re like most of us, you’re probably riding a rollercoaster of emotions. That’s completely normal. After all, we’re witnessing the birth of a technology wave that’s set to rival the discovery of the steam engine or the rise of the internet. As a …
  • Rewiring for Hope
    Today’s update is a bit heavy. If you need to skip it, I won’t mind. I understand. But if you do read on, I hope you’ll stay with me to the end. Let’s be honest: things feel pretty bad right now. We have problems. Many people are hurting, frustrated, or scared. Conflicts are erupting in …
  • Unleashing Impossible Dreams
    When Fred first stepped into the world of television, he was surrounded by a medium filled with slapstick, noise, and mindless distraction. Executives told him children’s programming had to be loud, fast, and flashy to work. But he believed something different. He believed children deserved to be listened to, respected, and gently taught about feelings, …
  • Be the Miracle
    Jim had seen it all before. As he stared out the portal of the spacecraft at the moon, he remembered the last time he was here. It was Christmas Eve, and he and his crew were in lunar orbit, broadcasting a holiday greeting back to the inhabitants of planet Earth. He remembered looking out at …
  • Lilibet’s Story
    When we first saw her, she was standing at the gate of the animal rescue, looking longingly in our direction. Her red Cocker Spaniel face was whitened with age. Her curly fur coat had been shaved off to relieve the matting that had formed over many years of neglect and weeks on the street. She …

iCurlHTTP and iOS Development

iCurlHTTP

iCurlHTTP is a simple, easy to use app that allows you to run MacOS/Linux-like cURL tests against URLs. It can simulate different web browsers (user-agents) to retrieve the raw HTTP headers and HTML response from web servers. Want to know the history and build details on how iCurlHTTP came about?  Read this blog post.

Need to learn how to build iOS and tvOS cross-compiled versions of cURL, OpenSSL and nghttp2? Take advantage of this handy project: https://github.com/jasonacox/Build-OpenSSL-cURL

Topics

  • Technology – Explore various Arduino, (arduino.cc). ATtiny85, Raspberry Pi (raspberrypi.org) and ESP8266 WiFI microcontroller projects. I give details on several projects I have taken on over the years, including home automation, security systems, WiFI water detectors, weather stations and 3D printing. I also chronicle random investigations into current technologies, computer science and beyond.
  • Science – Reviews and contemplations about all things science but mostly quantum physics.
  • Leadership – Study up on a collection of blogs, publications, book reviews and conferences on Leadership, Culture and Business.
  • Finance – Find practical wisdom tidbits that I have discovered through my reading.
  • Entertainment – Comments and reviews on movies, parks and the industry.
  • Theology – Study and contemplate of our Creator and practical spiritual applications.

Contact Me

I love to hear from friend and meet new people. You can contact me via social media at Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. Check out my OSS projects on GitHub as well.

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