Monthly Archives: November 2008
In Praise of Snobbery
I’m all kinds of snob: Bike snob, beer snob, whisky snob, shoe snob, pants snob (yes, pants), and much more. I get called this by friends and family because nearly everything I own I’m particular about — I don’t just … Continue reading
Actually, I sent the gPhone back
Yes, I lied. In the end, I kinda panicked and sent the phone back. It was definitely a non-rational response, and I feel stupid-guilty about it, and I’m still not quite sure it was the right move. The main reason … Continue reading
LISA ’08
I just got back from LISA, and as has happened for the last few years, I was pretty disappointed. I think the thing that sticks out the most is how isolated the community is. Maybe it’s because I’m used to … Continue reading
Data Lifetimes and Cache Expiration
This stuff drives me crazy. (I can’t seem to say “drives me nuts” any more because of the damn joke. That, and hanging out with too many Brits.) I’m putting this post in ‘programmer therapy’ because it’s written more for … Continue reading
A Short Puppet History, pt. 2: Cfengine
Now that I’ve gone through the ISconf years (although it was really less than a year), it’s time to move on to how Cfengine affected Puppet. There seems to be a pervasive belief that Puppet is an attempt to make … Continue reading
LinkedIn and TripIt
As many know, LinkedIn has finally added support for applications, and one of the first applications they’ve added is TripIt: TripIt is my very favorite travel-related web site — I forward all of my confirmations to them and they automatically … Continue reading
I’m keeping my Google Phone
Well, I’ve had my gPhone (aka Android phone aka T-Mobile HTC G1) for about ten days, and after using it a lot and playing with a couple of iPhones a few times, I think I’m going to keep the G1. … Continue reading
A short history of Puppet, pt.1
I was asked recently for more information on Puppet’s history, and although it seems to me that I’ve talked about it plenty, I guess I might not have written it all out, nor is it necessarily all in one place. … Continue reading