Kitty Cat One
I just got three new toys to play with at work, sitting in a server room, just waiting for me to
have fun with them. Here’s a screenshot of me running htop on the first one; it’s current
hostname is “kittycat1”…
Not exactly the shabbiest set of servers to work on…
Open Source talk on Podcast 17
On Saturday, I appeared as a guest host on Podcast 17, for the interview portion of episode #128, to talk about the benefits and challenges of creating open source modifications for Valve’s Source engine, the power behind their classic Half Life 2 series. It got rather sidetracked from the original plan of discussion, and ran longer than expected, but there was some interesting discussion, and great insight from former Valve contractor Tony Sergi.
If you work on the Source engine, or are looking to run or join open source mod projects, I highly recommend you take the time to listen in.
New Domain
For multiple reasons, I’ve decided to move away from using my LeetCode.net domain for my online identity and begin using NoSwap.com instead. I will be slowing moving over my sites and applications, and will make sure to set up 301 permanent redirects or other forwarding methods as necessary to make sure nothing gets orphaned for the forseeable future.
As for the actual reasoning behind the move, it stems from multiple issues I had with the old domain, such as:
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Being able to pronounce my email address and domain to the general public without having to always spell it out and make sure they catch that there are two e’s in the domain.
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Switching at the same time from jreese@ to john@ for my address also means I don’t have to worry about people misspelling my last name, which happens so much even my own family still gets it wrong on a regular basis.
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Not having to explain what “leet” is, or getting remarks about it being a juvenile choice due to the stigma of “leetspeak”.
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It’s a short .com domain, so that people will get it right every time; I’ve had people assume I actually meant leetcode.com, without confirming it before sending a doomed message…
Anyways, in the off chance that you’re a sentient being, and actually reading this, if you happen to catch an error or gap in my redirection efforts, please drop a line to john@ this domain.