Author: Kates Gasis

I used to get excited when a new version of wordpress is released. It’s no longer the case. Especially when the release involve radical change in the core rather than simple bug fixes. They break plugins. Anyway, I’m still, as always, thankful for the updates. The last one fix a bug in my plugin without me lifting a finger. WP 2.5, here we come.

I went on 2-day hackfest last weekend to run nginx, rails on php my macbook with a little help from lighttpd. Most of the time was eaten by compiling php -disable cli if building cgi with fastcgi- and writing shell scripts to manage nginx and spawn-cgi (from lighty). Nifty trick I learn when compiling in mac, use the configs from macports.

I haven’t had a good tagline for this blog. Tonight, while fixing some scripts, I realized how bad at coding I am. Yummy spaghetti code. Now add a bit of meta-programming to it. Magical!!! Refactor, anybody?

Currently re-installing leopard. I got some programs installed thru macports and I don’t know how to uninstall it cleanly. Besides, I’m having a hang of recompiling my developer tools.

My wife will be arriving in a few hours for a well-deserved, week-long vacation. Tons of photos will be taken, bet on it. I’ll try ordering prints online from Snapfish. For S$0.09 a print (4×6), it’s a steal. They’ll deliver it at my doorstep for less than a quarter of the cost and hassles I’ll go through for getting photo printed at a local shop.