Hey, here’s a fun idea! Make a development image of one of your websites and change a bunch of the code around, then get an idea for a new feature that you want to implement right away, before all the other changes are done. Spend the next 3 hours editing two somewhat different sets of source code to ensure that the changes are implemented right away (negating the benefits of a development image) and that they won’t be lost when you (someday) switch to the new version. For extra points, do it all in vi. Anyway, when all is said and done and whined about, VP has a new filter installed for regular users who don’t want to see horrifying tales of animal abuse every day.
Another fun idea! Go shopping for a present! I hate shopping for presents. Don’t get me wrong, I love giving things to people, but I’m no good at picking said things out. I ended up spending about 3 hours walking all over the greater downtown area, and still no gift. I did score a couple of books for myself though. Yeah, more books, right after Word on the Street. One is a guide to the English language though, so I figure that everybody wins there. I also picked up the other two volumes of Mishima’s tetralogy, which I’m going to make a serious effort to finish in the next 6 months.
Another fun idea! Go to work! Well, it’s always a fun thing to do… So boring right now. People ask me why I do so much computer stuff in my off hours. It’s basically a biological necessity that isn’t getting fed at the office these days. Too many stupid meetings about trivial changes that can be coded in less time than it takes to argue about whether or not we have time to do them. You know, fun.
Anyway…
If you search for “porn” on Google (always a fun idea) right now, you’ll see eight text ads. I think their new system is set up so that it doesn’t cost the advertiser anything unless you click on the link, and I’d like to run their bills up, but I’m frightened.