Updated Oct 11 2009 with gnuplot commands. Be very, very careful copying the single quotes, double quotes, and backticks.

I haven't forgotten about the web, but now that I'm back in school I am spending most of my time in Octave and R. Rather than start the interpreters and input one command at a time I prefer to write scripts as would normally be done in languages like Python or Perl.

To make this process easier I've put together some Vim shortcuts for sending the current buffer's full file path to various interpreters.

Got married May 2nd!

I've had a pretty full plate this last month and have been neglecting my website. I've made some behind-the-scenes changes like upgrading my server, but no blog posts.

I still have some stuff on the way including the promised Plone and Drupal commentary, though I may condense that a lot so that I might actually finish it.

In the meantime - look over there! Pictures!

This past week I met with the Appalachian State University Student Programs Department and scheduled event dates for the coming year's ASU Gaming Club. Since I'm moving to Florida soon and starting my doctorate at FSU I won't be able to participate in the club next year.

Prior to our elections I sent out the following letter. I felt like reprinting it here today. If you're interested in joining the ASU Gaming Club, contact one of our officers.

Looking forward to UFC 97 tomorrow night! Read on for my picks and what I hope to see.

I spent my Easter break hacking on some fun side projects, insult_bird and VimDrop.

This subject has been all the rage lately so I thought I would chime in. I have some experience building sites with both of these systems, so an article or two or nine could be useful to others. What subjects are you interested in hearing about? Leave comments and I'll try to address them in my upcoming series.

I'm far from an expert on either system, but I think that's what will help make these write ups unique. Here's a rough outline of what I have planned to cover in the comparison:

Finally found some time to get fprimex.com back online. I've switched the site back over to Drupal, this time using version 6.x. It will be a great way to learn more about version 6 since I'm helping with App's roll out. Plone was fun and I'm definitely going to use it for future projects when it's approprite. I'm working up a brief comparison of Plone and Drupal that will hopefully be useful.