grep.ro

So this is it. The first post. After much delay (and tinkering with various bits of software) I've launched the blog. I've taken great pleasure in writing the code myself - I wouldn't be caught dead using Wordpress for my personal site :) - it's based on Django, hosted on Debian, served with Apache. Yep, open-source rules.

I'm writing this from a BA flight to London - I'm going to the @media Ajax conference which starts tomorrow. I've never been to London, so I'm really looking forward to a nice trip. I'll write a bit about the conference itself as it happens. As for London itself, I simply must see the Apple store on Regent Street (the biggest, greatest one in Europe, right?). For those who don't know me, I'm a big Apple fan.

I've only been on a plane twice, and I was 8 years old back then; it's a much bumpier experience than I expected. Not that I'm complaining - I'm just sorry that I'm not flying the damn thing myself :)

So, welcome to the blog and the site, hope you like it. I'll be adding more "stuff" soon - things that didn't make the cut for the "first post" moment. There will be a nice tag could in the sidebar, a "recommendations" box where I will link to various cool stuff that I think you might want to see, and maybe a "cool geeky stuff" section where I link to entertaining things like xkcd and youtube movies like this one. Of course, there will be RSS feeds (well, technically, they'll be ATOM 1.0, not RSS) as soon as I get the chance to make them happen.

Ah, the in-flight breakfast. Goota love British Airways. :)