Das Keyboard
You’re my best friend…
Recently.
It’s been a long time since I have had the motivation to post here. It’s funny how things like jobs can ruin the otherwise productive streak of a blog started two years ago during unemployment, but such is life.
AIM Web Presence API
So I’ve been dabbling with AIM’s Web Presence API — which basically allows developers to get info on a particular AIM user.
voipninja.net
Is coming soon, for realsies this time…
Ogle that <BODY>…
Saw this in Tony’s AIM profile tonight, and it was so genius I had to save it here.
Code Folding in Vim
So I learned yet another awesome feature in vim today - code folding.
Calling Dell Support
Earlier today, I noticed the A/C adapter for my laptop seemed to be broken. It took a few minutes to realize that there was a kink in the wiring under the shielding. If I moved that around just a bit, it would work properly. “That sucks,” I thought. “At least I have the warranty and it should be a quick phone call to get a new one out.” Wrong.
tar over ssh
I figured out this easy way to make a backup over ssh.
Rock the Bells 2007 at Randall’s Island
Or, more specifically, Rage Against the Machine at Rock the Bells was the best concert I have had the privilege of attending — period.
Vim 7 on a Shared Host
I did this about 8 months ago and never wrote down my steps. I just had to figure it out again for another server, and thought I’d write it down here to save myself (and possibly someone else) time.