Time for an site overhaul! The new design is modeled after Fritz Lang’s 1927 classic, ‘Metropolis’, using the font for the header, b/w (and gray) coloring, and movie stills. It seemed appropriate: since ‘Utopia Mechanicus’ is a site devoted to software and tech for the betterment of mankind (lofty goal,...

Soon after loading up WordPress 1.5 with my new list of ping destinations, I noticed a real slowdown after posting. Of course, pinging 30-50 places would slow things down, but it was a surprise. Where the surprise grew was when I posted to the future (future post date, so it...