Irrsinn.net: taking joy in human unreason

Search-building: custom or Google

Until earlier this week, I had a lousy site search in place. It was one of Google's Custom Search Engines, barely configured and only on its own page, due to it's hefty (and blocking!) JavaScript. I'd long since disabled Wordpress's search since my stories aren't being run in ...

“Pursuit” posted and character sheet news

Chapter 9 of Witches, "Pursuit" is live. Actually, it went live yesterday, I just neglected to post here for it. I was busy having my ass handed to me by some type of hydra. Damn D & D 4e hydras. It had seven heads by the end. "But ...

Tools, Consumption, and Sin-Eaters

In working on my Character Sheet Manager for Geist characters, I'm finally building something that I've wanted for a couple of years now in projects at work -- an Exception logger. Just a piece of middleware that grabs exceptions and logs them somewhere. In my case that's Redmine, ...

I don’t use too many tabs!

No story last weekend -- I apologize! One will be up this weekend, and I'll be sticking with the Witches of Ming Ung until it's done. I think it's confusing to keep switching back and forth, especially since Witches is a serial plot (whereas Transhuman Congress jumps around). I've ...

Tidying up LARP character sheets: an app in progress

So. I LARP. Twice a month, I go out of my house dressed like a nurse and stand around acting like I see ghosts and have an extra-special creepy ghost of my own on my shoulder. Yeah, so if I'm late to your Saturday afternoon picnic this summer, this ...

Search-building: custom or Google

Until earlier this week, I had a lousy site search in place. It was one of Google's Custom Search Engines, barely configured and only on its own page, due to it's hefty (and blocking!) JavaScript. I'd long since disabled Wordpress's search since my stories aren't being run in ...

Weekend linkage

Just a few, since I'm so far behind on my reading (down to 425 unread items!) and I just posted a set on Friday. Enjoy. How to Help Your Kids Build $25,000 Stock Portfolios - This is a tempting idea even with regards to something like weddings. "Help us ...

Chapter 10 of Witches posted!

Chapter 10, "Opening Salvo" is posted: "What brings you to my world, little bug?" the colorful woman asked Hardi and Robert. Her glance flitted between both of them before settling on Hardi. "Well?" she cooed, head tilting. Her accent was much lighter than Lucia's. Hardi straightened in her seat. "We're looking for ...