New version released!

After dumping app engine to return to the original PHP+MySQL based system I’ve been working hard to get all the user facing features running. Tonight I’ve finally reached the point where everything is working. You will notice that hovering over the landmarks shows ‘null’ in a lot of cases. This is because I’ve made a [...]

Dropping App Engine

I’ve decided to go back to the PHP + MySQL version. The App Engine storage model just isn’t flexible enough for creating clusters correctly.

RIP John Hughes

I just heard the news that John Hughes died from a heart attack today. He was one of the greatest writers and directors of all time, able to capture the emotion and make you feel it while watching his films. Many of the best movies I watched while growing up were John Hughes films and [...]