I had to take a “Graduate Board Oral Examination” — typically called a GBO and synonymous with “qualifier” — in order to be able to get a Hopkins PhD. It’s necessary and not sufficient, of course, as I still need to do a thesis defense. I was fairly worried about it, and with good reason, but things went very well and now I’m one step closer to graduation.

Now all that’s between me and the PhD are a few simulations and a lot of writing. I think I’m going to employ Anthony Burgess’ Martini Method. 1000 words per day, after which I can have a martini, relax, etc.

There’s also the small issue of my baby arriving soon, which will certainly complicate matters.

phpmyGTD is not under active development at the moment. I certainly have a list of things to change, but it’s a low priority for now, especially since it’s working fine for Amanda and me.

On my friend Rob’s recommendation, I’ve finally put up a demo here.

It resets hourly. Please email me or otherwise notify me with comments (see my contact page for info). You may also look at the source code on the SourceForge.net site. At some point I’ll set up a proper web page and wiki.

Also note that at the moment I don’t have the iCal feed set up for the demo, but it is an option and it’s there if you do an install.

AARRRRGH!

Originally uploaded by MIKECNY

Avast ye landlubbers! Today be International Talk Like a Pirate Day (arr, arr). Instead of Hearty Friday - I be givin’ ya Arrrr-ty Friday.

Now, go raid some frigates!

I am once again proud and happy to be a supporter of the EFF. They commissioned this NSA Spying Cartoon / Mural to be painted live during an event.

Note that the music, by Skandalo Publico, falls under a Creative Commons License.

I’m back from Europe and doing a lot of catching up. I have over 700 RSS feed entries to read. Some people are already following me on Twitter but I haven’t had time to add them as well. I will do that soon. listen

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