Geriatric code. Can't stand it.

I can't stand geriatric code -- code so anchent it's a wonder it works.  KeenSpace's autoupdate engine is the main highlight here.

I'm rewriting it.  Parts are already working on the Wolf357 engine, and I'm testing it with my own comic on my laptop. 

The design is much better -- metainfo (from the DB) is stored in a hash (comming from an SQL DB), and comic dates are stored in a hash of arrays.  It's in Perl (like the old code), and uses Perl 5's reference (aka C-like pointers) features to keep the organization sane.  Plugins are designed to be "write, chmod +x, and forget" instead of having to edit a central configuration file.

***todays_comics*** is implimented and tested.
***advertisement*** is implimented, but not tested.
***first/next/previous/last_day*** is being implimented.

I need to go through and see which tags are being used.  Hei-ho shell scripting!!!

I'm Batman. (Review)

I took Dad out to see Batman: Begins -- the one in which the director emphasized more realism and minimal CGI. 

It just works.  Go see it, spend the money.  It's worth it.  Dad and I also think about redoing all the other movies to be more like this one.

(no subject)

( Click here to see! )