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November 22 2009
Back in early 2006 I published The Definitive Guide to Apache mod_rewrite. It hasn't sold well. It was hardback, and overpriced for such a slender book. Many people have mentioned to me that they think it's a great book, but the royalties aren't exactly pouring in.There are, as with any… read moreNovember 19 2009
Someone (and I now can't remember who - I think it was Philip Olson) pointed me to Writing Open Source this week, and I've been somewhat fixated on it since.I've been writing technical documentation for more than a decade now. 12 years sounds about right. Let's go with that. I've… read moreNovember 18 2009
The Apache Software Foundation is ten years old.Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent us a letter thanking us for what we've accomplished and congratulating us on the anniversary.And Oakland City Mayor Ron Dellums sent us a letter declaring November 2 to be Apache Software Foundation Day.Pretty cool, hmm? read moreA Christmas Carol, Jim Carrey version
November 15 2009
Warning: Spoilers.Yesterday we went to see Jim Carrey's Christmas Carol. It was very disappointing. Given the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of a great book, and add something to the list of great movies that have already been made of this book, he chose instead to add one to… read moreNovember 10 2009
One of the (many) high points of this year's ApacheCon was that Julian was there, and I got to play with him. He was doing light painting, and his techniques have advanced enormously since the last time I watched him do this.The night before he was doing the photos, Julian… read moreNovember 09 2009
We're reading the accounts of November 9, 1989 in Berlin, and, in retrospect, it seems almost absurd. A wall? Between two halves of the same city? Ludicrous? But it was *only* 20 years ago, and I remember that day so very clearly.And, at the same time, almost daring to hope… read moreNovember 05 2009
I do a podcast called Feathercast, about technologies and people within the Apache Software Foundation. I do this for a number of reasons.I love playing with technology, even when I don’t really understand it. Using it is the best way to understand it, and I’ve learned a lot about audio… read moreApacheCon US 2009, days 1 and 2
November 04 2009
I'm in Oakland for ApacheCon US 2009, and we're about to start the first day of the main conference. Monday and Tuesday were for half-day and full-day training classes. Jim Jagielski and I did the two-day Apache web server training class, with him doing day one and me doing day… read moremod_rewrite docs rewrite at ApacheCon
October 29 2009
The plan, (assuming I don't get sidetracked on a million other things, which is what usually happens) is to do a major overhaul of the mod_rewrite documentation during the hackathon at ApacheCon. Please speak up if you have specific comments or recommendations. So far, the outline is something like this.1)… read moreOctober 27 2009
Yes, I have to agree with Grant, the list of the "most influential people in Open Source" is perplexing, at the very least, containing names like Steve Balmer, Scott Mcnealy, and Mårten Gustaf Mickos, while missing the blindingly obvious names like Linus Torvalds, Brian Behlendorf, Michael Widenius, and either Larry… read moreOctober 26 2009
The more I think about it, the angrier it makes me.Someone tried to commit check fraud on us this morning, and used one of my wife's paintings as the bait. They initially contacted my wife via her Etsy store, and offered to buy one of her paintings. The email had… read moreOctober 24 2009
271 unread items.Someone’s soul, poured out on paper,wrestled through the editorial process.Two, five, a dozen rejection letters.Tears of frustration and weariness,wondering if this thought was reallyworth putting down.Somehow, published, birthed with fearand embarrassment and pride and trepidation,Would anyone care?Would they read it, connect on that levelwhere we can’t really put… read moreOctober 24 2009
The pumpkin photos from the pumpkin party are here. Not quite as elaborate as in years past, but still an awful lot of fun.And the rain stayed away for long enough that I got to use the new firepit, and made quite an impressive inferno. read moreMagento: Beginner's Guide (Packt books)
October 22 2009
Long, long ago, Packt sent me a copy of the book "Magento: Beginner's Guide" by William Rice, and asked me to review it. I finally got around to it, and over the last few evenings have been reading this fine book. I just got done with it, and feel like… read moreOctober 20 2009
We live in an age where the notion of chivalry has become something of a dirty word. I think that this is because the concept is misunderstood.When people here the word chivalry, they think of helpless, powerless, defenseless, and, perhaps, pathetic women, protected by strong in-control men. Which is to… read moreHoliday Gift Guide
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