bytemark have started offering dedicated servers. not too expernsive (though hardly the cheapest) and they're terribly nice people. »«
a new perl module: XML::Parser::Lite::Tree::XPath . my first foray into xpath backends. docs are here. should reach cpan later today. »«
the geography olympics are pretty fun. got 50% the first time and 90% the second. »«
i'm talking at the vancouver php users group meeting next week. why not come along and hear me talk crap. »«
do north americans not play conkers? crazy fools »«
oooh. yoz has released a cool hack for delicious - tag auto-completion. »«
"When Linux was first ported to the Furby platform, it suffered from significant stability and performance problems, which gave the Furby an unfortunate reputation as being unsuitable for enterprise-level computing". well spotted by saltation. »«
PAR looks really good. it's a JAR-like packaging system for perl apps. must investigate tomorrow. »«
playpumps are a really good invention. harnessing power that otherwise goes to waste is a good idea »«
very useful - a list of which c functions are required in each standard (c89, c99, posix, etc). »«
john vanderslice (ex of mk ultra) has a bunch of mp3s available to download on his site. as in whole albums. must download later when i get time. »«
scary goings on in th p6i world - jospeh ryan explains how to inline prolog in perl 6 using macros and the cross-language eval statement. »«
this random text generator makes an awesome pop-culture alternative to using lorem ipsum. »«
acen of 1992 "trip to the moon" fame has all his stuff online. great stuff »«
at least someone took my comments about PEAR's failing to heart. »«
wigu fan art in the form of a tDR parody. oooh - i wonder if tDR have new shirts out. »«
via b4ta, a nice anti-mac video. reminds for of the mjd perl newbie video. »«
i didnt realise that mjd's perl newbie rants were a segment of yapc 2002 the movie »«
OS-tan might be the coolest/oddest thing i've seen in a while. a manga/os-wars crossover. wikipedia knows all. »«
a new version of perl6 synopsis 5 (regexps) is out. must read it. »«
gah. too much work, not enough time to surf. need to remember to pay my hydro bill. doing some work for drew from tfd. more on that soon after i finish up with the client from hell. »«
tortoise merge (part of the tortoise svn distribution) is a really good gui merger. »«
listening to lee and herring from years ago i came across the dream warriors - wash your face in my sink. i was trying to remember what this song was called a few weeks ago. pretty awesome. »«
"sympathetris. tetris! but. it has sympathy. so you get to choose what comes next". jc rules »«
mac's auto-eject is great, unless you're in space. »«
oooh - getting a valve tourament license is free. now that's a sensible approach. »«
this little game is a lot of fun. striatic took about 75 rolls to get it. i got it straight away. what about you? »«
a vaguely interesting perl5 oo syntax filter module (though no standard build/install process, which sucks ass). i prefer luke's Class::Closure. »«
paparazzi is a nice logical extension of hammond's webkit2png (which i could never get working). i should really get it together and try some cocoa objective-c apps. »«
boris johnson has a blog. he's probably the only tory i like. »«
a fancy flash version of the hhgttg text adventure. nice. »«
gah. shortly after getting the altec lansing speakers for my ipod, bose bring out a much sexier set for a similar price. »«
bookmarking for later: making custard from scratch »«
mike pointed out this excellent page of neistat brothers movies. »«
george found these excellent ebola plushies. top marks! »«
breaking up woth someone using powerpoint is a stroke of fucking genius. »«
a french compsci teacher is using parrot on their vm course. »«
the god faq is an un-subtle work of genius »«
craig got laid off today. we're shifting the company focus to 100% on our main product, which is a good thing. »«
sean o'rourke points out a nice way to get a perl shell. now why isn't there a Perl::Shell module to do the same thing without all the line noise? a CPAN-esque "perl -MPerl -e shell" would be nice. »«
i need to get a wood clock. i wonder what the viewable angle is like. »«
yay! "the system of the world", part three of "the baroque cycle" has arrived. will start reading tonight and put coupland on hold. »«
some irrefutable (maybe) proof that god hates bush. »«
sim torture looks like fun. »«
eric's daughter phoebe is a genius »«
jeff r of wigu fame pointed out the beautifully drawn "a lesson is learned but the damage is irreversible". i might make it a regular read. »«
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