New Blog, Goodbye Wordpress

Yes, I’m a little ashamed that I did used to run Wordpress as my blog and my website. Being a Python developer that I am, it’s not exactly good form, nor is it good for one’s sanity to have to keep updating something every few days with security updates. Maybe I’m giving PHP applications and Wordpress a hard time given their prevalence out in the wild, but the fact remains that it just wasn’t working for me. It might also have a little to do with the fact that my existing web host has decided …

in General · Thu 21 March 2013

Migration complete (mostly)

Well, that’s always a good reason to let out a sigh of relief: I’ve managed to migrate most of the content from my previous blog over at Wikidot (which wasn’t really a blog so much as it was a hacked wiki). So, you’ll find a lot more content here than before, which is good, because it makes me look like I’m actually dedicated to creating content ;-)

I’ve also relaxed restrictions on comments (and added CAPTCHA security) so comment away people, if you’re reading this.  Just don’t expect much love if you spam …

in General · Thu 20 August 2009

My new site

Welcome to my new website and in particular, my new blog. My aim is to use this site now and slowly (but surely!) move away from the old haunts of Wikidot. It’s especially intelligent considering that I’m actually paying for webspace on a yearly basis (albeit not much money) but I figure I should be using it all the same.

So, without further ado - I declare my new site open for business. Much like Queensland Transport and the local city council around here, the road is under construction. So, please don’t blame me (to my face ;) ) for …

in General · Wed 15 April 2009