RasterWeb!

I find that lately I’ve been much more meticulous in my code formatting, making sure that programs have some sort of docs within them, making sure all whitespace is properly aligned with code, having a consistent number of blank lines between pieces of code… Things that would probably be normal (if not required) were I writing large scale apps in Python, but being that I’m sort of the lone Perl hacker around here, I will attribute it to one of two things, either my compulsive personality, of the realization that even though much of what I do is write one off things, on the chance that something I write isn’t a one off thing, or has pieces that I can reuse, it makes sense to make them more readable when I do have to go back to them.

And it just feels good to make the code look good, even if it doesn’t run that good. On second hand, maybe it’s all due to my compulsive personality…

I had forgot to mention DesktopManager, a virtual desktop application for Mac OS X. (This MacSlash thread reminded me to mention it.) It’s much closer to what I want in virtual desktops than Space.app, which hasn’t been updated for quite a while, and while I hear CodeTek’s VirtualDesktop is very nice, I can’t justify buying a copy for each of the 3 Mac OS X machines I regularly use…

If you think it’s a worthwhile project, consider making a donation. The money will go to the developer’s girlfriend, which for some reason, I find highly amusing…

When you’re at the office, and you see someone wearing a tie who never wore a tie before, it’s your duty to go up to them, and ask this question:

Hey, got a job interview today?

Stand back folks… Let the hilarity ensue!

If you’re feeling particularly edgy, you can try this one:

Going to a funeral? Who died?

Though be warned that if someone actually did die, you’ll look like an insensitive jackass… Comedy can be that way sometimes…

If the funeral thing seems too risky, you can choose from:

Got a hot date tonight?

or

Getting married today?

Obviously, for maximum effect, the date one should be used with people who are married, and the married one should be used with single people. Or is it the other way around. I can’t remember which was funnier in the tests we conducted…

If you don’t think any of these will work, you can always try:

What time is your hearing?

Again, if the person you ask this to actually does have a court appearance scheduled, you might get in trouble. Especially if they’re prone to violence.

Nonetheless, I guarantee that the person wearing the tie, who never wore a tie before, will find this all quite hilarious.

(Note: I do not own a tie…)

Open Source CMS Survey Results, Karim Yaici writes:

The results of the survey I conducted two months ago on the usage of open source CMS, are presented herein.

Interesting stuff… I thought that migrating old content being one of the bigger problems with FS/OSS CMS’s was of particular interest, as much of what I’ve been doing the last few years is moving data between different systems. (Whose your perl buddy?) Honestly though, I don’t think it’s a problem that is in any way unique to FS/OSS systems, in fact I’d think it would be less of a problem with an open system than with a proprietary system.

Damn fools, all of you Californians… You could have had Asa as your leader, insuring every citizen recieved a new and improved version of Mozilla, Firebird, and Thunderbird. As it is, you picked the Kindergarten Cop… I estimate 6 months before California falls into the sea…