iamcal.com Since May 2000

very useful - a list of which c functions are required in each standard (c89, c99, posix, etc).

playpumps are a really good invention. harnessing power that otherwise goes to waste is a good idea

PAR looks really good. it's a JAR-like packaging system for perl apps. must investigate tomorrow.

"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.

oooh. yoz has released a cool hack for delicious - tag auto-completion.

do north americans not play conkers? crazy fools

i'm talking at the vancouver php users group meeting next week. why not come along and hear me talk crap.

the geography olympics are pretty fun. got 50% the first time and 90% the second.

a new perl module: XML::Parser::Lite::Tree::XPath . my first foray into xpath backends. docs are here. should reach cpan later today.

bytemark have started offering dedicated servers. not too expernsive (though hardly the cheapest) and they're terribly nice people.