Author Archives: dreadpiratepj

About dreadpiratepj

I have been goofing around with computers since May 1978, when I was about seven years old. For the past decade, I've even managed to have people pay me for this! Suckers! :-)

Obligatory WordPress upgrade post

Posted on February 6, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

Hiya, folks! As is tradition in most blogging circles, I’m posting to let you know I’ve upgraded WordPress to the latest version. My buddy Ken already beat me to it, as always. I upgraded the Bad Behavior plugin while I … Continue reading →

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Starting the new year right, three weeks late

Posted on January 20, 2008 by dreadpiratepj

I wanted to write this post before 2008 started, but better late than never, huh? – I’ve been working with Ruby on Rails for over 18 months now, and it continues to be a lot of fun. There are still … Continue reading →

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Much Railing Lately

Posted on May 15, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

I’ve been at my new job only four weeks, and my first project is nearly finished. My task these past four weeks has been the re-implementation of the company’s website in Rails. I was to do this from scratch, while … Continue reading →

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It’s alive!

Posted on April 13, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

After three weeks of development from scratch and four weeks of tuning and debugging, the team of Rubyists I have been working with for the last two months finally launched our last project. At 8:30 a.m. EST on Thursday, April … Continue reading →

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More upgrades, more spam, a visit with friends, and a new gig!

Posted on April 9, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

I just upgraded to WordPress 2.1.3. It was another flawless upgrade. Akismet tells me that it has blocked over 1900 comment spam since March 22, and 3,130 since I installed it. I have only had three or four false negatives. … Continue reading →

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Racing To The Big Apple

Posted on March 28, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

I’m flying to NYC this afternoon, for a lunch / interview Thursday. The company interviewing me has been in business for nearly 15 years, with Linux and BSD, Perl and Interchange as their platform (Interchange is a Perl-based e-commerce platform.) … Continue reading →

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Upgraded to WordPress 2.1

Posted on March 22, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

I finally upgraded to WordPress 2.1, with the now famous 2.1.2 codebase (famous among WP users, I guess.) And the asshat spammer is still trying to beat Akismet, with 428 more comment spam since the original 376, for a total … Continue reading →

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Akismet, da spam killa

Posted on March 19, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

Between 9 am March 16, and noon March 17, some asshat decided to attack my site with 376 comment spam. All but one got through, and it made it into my moderation queue. I promptly marked it as spam. Thanks … Continue reading →

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I’m still alive here …

Posted on March 15, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

I survived the crazy work schedule and lack of sleep from my recent gig. I know there are still a few outstanding bugs, less than 5, but they are not critical. They are so non-critical, our employer is giving us … Continue reading →

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More like rakin’ in da dough …

Posted on March 7, 2007 by dreadpiratepj

It’s been two and a half weeks since I started my most recent freelancing software development project. Two and a half weeks of 20 hour days and seven day work weeks. Yep, if this project were to end today, I … Continue reading →

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