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2002

New Layout

    Well, in case you’re wondering, I’ve now started using Movable Type to manage my web site. This means the layout is quite a bit different than my previous site. Of… Read More »New Layout

    Site Updates

      Well, it looks like Movable Type is going to make it as my new site management tool. It’s not quite what I was looking for since it was designed for… Read More »Site Updates

      XML-RPC

        XML-RPC is a very cool concept that I have started to play around with. It allows Remote Procedure Calls (RPC) via XML through a http server. This allows you to create distributed applications which make use of methods on remote servers.

        For example, if you have a powerful server, you can have it do all your massive compuations and return the result to the client. The otherway is to have the client get a work unit from the server, process it, and send the result back.

        Right now I’m using the Frontier::RPC2 package for Perl and it is working out pretty well. I may have to hack it a bit though for the application I am currently working on. I need to be able to start the server on a random port and report that back to me. Unfortunately, the way the new method is implemented in Frontier::Daemon, it never returns so I may have to insert a hook for it to run on startup. Great fun!
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        Episode 2

          So it looks like DWI boy is a slight moron and Firegirl is getting dumber by the minute. What the heck are you thinking by not contributing even some small… Read More »Episode 2