Jim Stitzel
Jack-of-All-Trades, Master of WordsExcerpts from Life
HowTo: Install Ghostscript on MediaTemple
I thought I'd go ahead and describe the process for installing Ghostscript on a MediaTemple (dv) server, especially since I've already got one reader who would like to see it. Use your favorite shell client to log on to your (mt) account as root. I use PuTTY Portable...
Fractional Canceling Error
I love "this post":http://scienceblogs.com/builtonfacts/2008/11/testing_123.php from Matt Spring on "Built on Facts":http://scienceblogs.com/builtonfacts/ the other day. In it he describes a mathematical manipulation on a test that "he think[s] should almost be worth...
Now with LaTeX! (Again)
One of the things I have really enjoyed about having my website on a MediaTemple server is the fact that I now have full root access (via SSH), which means I have more control over my own setup. The downside of this is that I'm still learning a lot of the basics of...
Fiction
Chance Encounter
The ship is an ancient rustbucket, and it looks as though it has been here since time immemorial. It was probably a fighter once upon a time, but it is difficult to tell. Time has worn its identity away, and the foliage has overgrown it so that it is little more than...
Forward Unto Destiny
Traxis packs the last of her gear into her satchel and snaps the buckle closed. She hoists it over her head and settles the strap over her right shoulder, reaching behind her to adjust the satchel until it rests comfortably in the small of her back. Her Hunter's cloak...
Benediction
Broken and blistered, We healed our surrogate world, Piece by bloody piece. Overbearing brutes, We forced you to accept us 'Til nothing remained. Reluctant mother, We did the unthinkable; You gave us rebirth. [Originally posted at Ficly]