Feeling a little left behind at the moment. Checking job sites will do that for you.

Most of the jobs that I'm seeing have moved beyond scripting for the day-to-day work and use it as administrative glue. So Python / Perl are seen as the tools for making sure the backed …

Well, looks like I'm ending a chapter of my life as I was just laid off from my current position. Time to figure out what the next act brings.

I think Myers Briggs tests are rubbish.

They tend to feel like psychological horoscopes, where you can find little bits and pieces in their over-broad descriptions.

That said, apparently I am an INFP, or "The Mediator".

Let's just say that "diagnosis" hit a lot of strong notes for me.

JoDee: You know those cereal commercials "Kid Tested, Mother Approved"?

Me: Yeah.

J: What about the dads in those commercials. Shouldn't they have a say in that?

M: (snicker).

J: "Hey kid, here's a bucket of nails"

M: (Laughing)

J: "Hey kid, here's a bucket of rust".

M: "Don't tell …

This afternoon I was putting away a physical copy of Civilization V when I spied (with my little eye) some competing video games from a publisher that I shall not name.

Said publisher is local to me, and I've long wanted to support them, but unfortunately the only way I …