Author Archives: ianmacd

12th January 2003

I spent a couple of hours today adding the ability to determine Ruby module dependencies to rpm. rpm 4.1 already does this for Perl modules, so it seemed a worthwhile addition to be able to perform the same magic for … Continue reading

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21st December 2002

Christmas is almost here and Sarah has departed for Providence, RI. That leaves me alone with my laptop and a bunch of unopened DVDs. Somehow, I think I’ll make it through the weekend. I, myself, depart for Providence Monday evening. … Continue reading

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9th December 2002

We’re back in the USA after travelling across Thailand, Laos and Vietnam and trying to adjust to the doleful drudgery of daily life. Although we now feel thoroughly relaxed and refreshed, as always, it’ll be interesting to see how long … Continue reading

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Day 29: Hong Kong

Hong Kong is the world’s biggest shopping mall. Wherever you look, overpriced shops and restaurants beckon you to enter. This is clearly a different part of Asia to the area that we’ve grown accustomed to. Judicious use of funds is … Continue reading

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Day 31: Hong Kong -> Menlo Park

We allowed ourselves the luxury of not rising until 08:30 today. We left around 09:30 for a last walk around Kowloon, our hopes of returning to The Peak dashed by the fourth consecutive cloudy day since our arrival. Attempts to … Continue reading

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