Knobs Sufficiently Twiddled

Yeah, reaching for a title there… anyway, after a few hours of “WTF why isn’t that working” I figured out the stuff I wanted working, namely there’s a new script on my IRC bot that watches for articles here. I guess my thought is, if I’m more “public” about what’s going on here, maybe I’ll use it more? Who knows. There’s another project that I started on though, and has been sitting patiently on my desk since yesterday afternoon as well, so I think I’m gonna push up the volume and turn the chair to the soldering iron.

Fiddling Knobs

Trying out some new things… here’s hoping I don’t break stuff. Then again, it’s Saturday evening before a snowstorm and a holiday weekend, what better time to break things?

Quick Thought..

For the times, they are a-changin’

–Bob Dylan, “The Times They Are a-Changin'”

With the direction things are going over on that blue F site, and a comment from Wil Wheaton who seems to have done similar to me when it comes to use of a website (though I’ve obviously never had the following here that he has had there, I came to the same conclusion – put the things where the people see them and you get interaction)… I’m giving more thought to resurrecting this a bit more. I do post things on that facey-space for a narrower audience than I do here or on other public forums, and I don’t know if/how I would continue that – not all of my thoughts are meant for everyone, and I think most people are that way, but I don’t think people would sign up for something to see those more reserved moments. Maybe I don’t share them? Maybe I don’t share them here? Don’t know the answer, but something’s blowing in the wind. I think I’ll start by creating a new category, and maybe put some of those “quick thoughts” that I’d share other places there. Maybe I even do something with themes and whatnot so only 1-2 “quick thoughts” will be visible on the front page to keep the noise lower or something? More thinking required.