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February 08, 2006
Feb 2006 Update
Ok, it's been too long since I've blogged, so let me just toss down a few misc things that have been happening.
I got a new 20" iMac with intel duo core. The machine is bitchin. It's really sexy. It's wicked fast (compared to my 15" G4 laptop at work). It's also a lot of fun. There are a few issues with some software not running well in Rosetta, but that was to be expected as an early adopter. I don't regret it one bit.
One of my christmas presents was Agile Web Development with Rails. Great stuff! I've been spending more time going thru this book on my new mac than gaming. This is momumental in my realm.
Altho I've been busy with Ruby on Rails, I still have played some games. D&D Online. It's quite impressive what they have done with getting the feel of a table top game into an online game. Of course, some things had to be changed, but the overall experience has been pleasant. The biggest drawback for me is that one can't really solo. But that makes sense. Table top RPGs aren't meant to be soloed. But if I'm going to sit in front of the computer and waste away the hours with an online game, I don't always want to be grouped with "Sir Killsalot". :P (Tho to be fair, the player names in DDO have been by and large much better than the other MMOs.)
Hilo Bay Cafe now has Cuban-style mojitos! Mmmmmmm. Love that rum and mint.
I've been rebuilding my wiki at work after the previous one was poorly developed (my fault), and the server was compromised. I really hate documentation, but it's just so damn handy when I need to go back to it later. I also have been improving the UH Calendar system which is now used by both UH Hilo and Kapiolani CC. Was fighting with a strange date/time bug yesterday, but I think I've gotten it squashed. Logic rewrites FTW!
I've played around with WordPress 2.0 and really like the slick new features. I'm seriously thinking about migrating from Moveable Type (again). We'll see. There will be changes to the blog if that happens, like no more direct emails of new posts. But with RSS, those are really not necessary anyway.
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