Random Updates: Return of the Geek

Random updates:

• I started this blog (checks git) thirteen years ago. Holy crap. First entry was July 23, 2002 and was posted to my Slashdot Journal. (Man, I miss Slashdot...) In that time I've switched from Slashdot to WordPress to PHPWiki to a homegrown compiler to (checks Makefile) Chronicle. Considering a change to Jekyll or some such...though I should probably pay someone to actually design this site too. Suggestions welcome.

• We had an election recently, and even if my lizard lost, the right lizard lost too. I'm sincerely hoping we get to avoid crap like this from now on.

• What with scheduling and weather, it has been a long time since I've gone out observing. My interest has waned a bit too, which kind of worries me. OTOH, this is the usual time of year where it's cloudy 25 hours a day...usually by the time January rolls around, I'm ready to go out again.

• I've been playing with Chef a lot at $WORK recently and I'm really coming to like it. Between the API the Chef server exposes and the unexpected sense of relaxation that comes from having an actual programming language to write in, it's been fun to pick up. I still want to see a cage match between Mark Burgess and other folks.

• I'm not going to Washington this year -- shame, 'cos the last time I was there was a lot of fun. Maybe next year in Boston. Maybe.

• Are you a member of the EFF? You should be.