lights out, though I think the computers in my basement draw more power than all my lightbulbs

soliciting feedback from distro-jockeys on what I should run on my slicehost VPS –if I go that route–: Debian 4, Ubuntu (6.06 or 7.10)

waiting for Dreamhost to not be broken. No web, no mysql. Just a “sorry, we’re working on it” posted TWO DAYS AGO!!!! one word: slicehost

TierneyLab – Science – New York Times Blog Kent sent this my way. Tierney is looking at some interesting happiness research projects.

REALLY digging John Mayer’s chops on the album Continuum. Esp. on Hendrix’s Bold as love.

Setting up PHP 5 on Dreamhost Here is how you can set up PHP5 on Dreamhost’s Debian Stable shared hosting server. Dreamhost lets you compile your own version of PHP as a CGI binarywhen you are logged in through SSH.

Ultrafit: ‘A large fella on a bike’ Dude drops half his body weight riding a bike. Amazing inspirado. Make sure to watch the slideshow.

Opting Out of Private School – WSJ.com It’s the lurking fear of every private-school parent: The kid next door is getting just as good an education at the public school – free of charge.

gas saving calculator | Bike Commuters This small calculator will give you an idea of how much you can save on gas by riding your bike to work. Enter how many miles roundtrip you ride to work, the current price per gallon, your car MPG,…

BBC NEWS | Programmes | Happiness Formula | The science of happiness (older, but now videos are online) BBC series looks at the newest research from around the world to find out what could it be that makes us happy.