(( meatspace ))

I take back what I said here.

I never realized how awesome mod_python.publisher really was. It only takes a few lines to integrate it with clearsilver, too.

but at least you can find out who has installed nasty software that’s spying on you behind your back, popping up ads, and doing god knows what else…

Spybot: Search & Destroy

I hereby vow not to use mod_perl or mod_python for anything, unless someone can convince me that apache2 is stable when doing threaded only serving on unix. I am tired of waiting for Yet Another VM to compile my source every time I click a link.

As most of you know, pianosa is going away soon. Why?

Well, basically, I don’t have the time anymore. The box has been sucking up space on Andrew Ho’s DSL for the last year, and really, is that necessary?

No.

Most of the people who co-admin pianosa with me have already gone in on a colocated box (ratchet, which you can maybe join for a small fee), and I really haven’t had the time to keep the box secure or operate services reliably since theo was born. And honestly, the box has served it’s purpose. It was a good playground for me to learn how to run services, but I’m long past needing that. Hell, I’m not even a systems administrator anymore.

The community that has built up around pianosa isn’t just being cut adrift. The IRC and news servers will remain active, and I’ll still do some DNS hosting. For the rest of it — I’ve been a crutch for many people who have not wanted to make the time or effort to support their own presence. And while there’s no reason that everybody should be self-sufficient, I no longer have the energy to be that crutch. That which must be centralized — fine. The rest, you’re own your own.

It has been a lot of fun, and I’m not completely vanishing into the woodwork. But my wife and son deserve more of my time, and by god they shall have it!