Monthly Archives: August 2007
Get Apache Serving Static Files With Prefixed Mongrel
I decided to run AltLaw.org under a “/v1″ URL prefix. It’s still beta, and the URL structure will likely change in the future. I don’t want to break 160,000 links when that day comes. Fortunately, Mongrel makes this pretty easy … Continue reading
Darcs with Capistrano for Rails
I’ve used Darcs as my only version-control system for a while now. When I got into Rails, I naturally wanted to use Capistrano. Unfortunately, Darcs and Capistrano don’t get along too well. Darcs’ file-based repositories don’t mesh well with Capistrano’s … Continue reading
The Price of Fame
After the New York Times’ premature announcement of AltLaw.org — I don’t mind, publicity is good — I discovered the downside of getting linked, even indirectly, from a major site. I woke this morning to find 632 bounced spam messages … Continue reading
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Apache Proxy for Rails Returns 403 Forbidden
Trying to set up Apache2 as a proxy for mongrel on my new Ruby on Rails server, following the instructions on the mongrel site. I kept getting “403 Forbidden” errors on every request. I found a comment that seemed to … Continue reading
Rails Sucks, Long Live Rails
Wowsers. I just spent two nail-biting, hair-pulling days getting Ruby on Rails running on a new dedicated server. What’s the deal here? I spent the first six hours trying to get Capistrano to work with darcs. Then I gave up … Continue reading
Stretching LaTeX
I recently picked up The LaTeX Companion, 2nd Edition. It’s… dense. It shows a lot of amazing things LaTeX can do, but also highlights its weaknesses. Most of these weaknesses have to do with the legacy of TeX itself. For … Continue reading
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Beyond Syntax
From a 1995 paper on intentional programming: “Present day syntax had [sic] been predicated on a character stream that could have been input from punch cards, or teletypes.” Exactly! Why are we still working in a punch-card manner on million-pixel … Continue reading