March 2006 Archives

Normally, I avoid most programming on MTV.  because shows like Real World make me want to vomit.  Seriously.  However, from time to time I manage to find a rare gem of a program.  Although it is just starting it's second season, I had not yet witnessed the incredible absurdity of Wonder Showzen.  The entirety of season one aired over the last several days, and today marks the second season premiere.  If anything can sell you on looking this show up (or running kicking and screaming, or both), it has to be the disclaimer at the start of the program:

I've been doing a lot of work with Subversion lately, both in my day job, and in some open source projects I work with (specifically Blastwave.org).  Subversion is great in a lot of respects -- I especially like that it is able to utilize all of the excellent authentication, authorization, and other features of Apache 2.2.  One thing I am unhappy about, however, is the static authz file which mod_authz_svn uses to limit read/write access to the database.  Why a flat file? Why, oh why?

I would bet that the most common topic of blog entries around the world is apologizing for not blogging more often.  I will not apologize (in this entry), but it has been far too long since my last entry -- on this or any other blog.  It is difficult to find time to update one blog, much less two.  My work blog tends to get more attention (which, in it's current state, is a sad state of affairs), but most of the time, when I think of something to write, and actually have time, I'm at home.  Blogging on my work blog from home smacks of completely unnecessary overtime, so I avoid it at all costs.  When I do get the urge to write at home, I do make a solid attempt.  Unfortunately, as I am not (yet) able to blog my thoughts via ESP, before typing word one, I have to:

1. get to a computer (or grab my notebook) 
2. possibly boot the computer (or resume on the laptop)
   
3. wait for the OS to boot
4. wait for the OS to become usable (esp. Windows XP)
5. load up the MT interface, or start w.Bloggar
6. write!

Best case is that I'm already on my laptop.  Worst case is that I have a ~5-10m delay between the idea and having some way of writing it down.  I know, I know... there is always paper and pen, but I never think that way when I want to blog :).