A while ago I read about a problem called "bufferbloat." In short, it's the continued use of extra large network buffers to try and give the illusion of high bandwidth connectivity. Your network card, the software, your router, your modem, the...

Haven't updated my site in a long time. The PHP maintenance was tiresome, and the site was getting stale. I've been meaning to do a overhaul for a while now.

So I'm starting fresh with a new site based on Ruby on Rails and RefineryCMS. I...