Stuart Herbert

I’m currently not spending much time on Gentoo bugs.

I missed a key deadline over Christmas for the PHP book I’m writing for Marco, and am desperately trying to get Part 1 finished and out the door. The chapters are written; I’m just editing them and getting the style and tone consistent across all of them.

I’ve also been busy getting the Gentoo UK 2005 Conference together. Gareth Bult from Flash Linux will be speaking at the event. Turns out that he lives five minutes down the road from me too, so I think a pint or two’s in order later this week

Registration for the event is now open. Register in advance, and it’ll cost you five pounds. Turn up on the day, and I’m charging a tenner. The money is to cover the cost of hiring the venue. I need about 60 people to register in advance to break even.

Yes, this is a shameless plug, but it’s what friends do for friends

Easy-Cap have just started importing and selling the Mecrom Easy-Cap replacement petrol cap into the UK. I wish I’d had one of these back when I owned a diesel car. I used to hate it when I got diesel on my hands accidentally; the paper towels you find on the forecourt just don’t do the job of getting the stuff off.

Anyway, the whole point of these new fuel tank caps is that there is nothing to unscrew and remove. The cap is a spring-loaded trap; stick the nozzle in, fill ‘er up, and that’s it. They’re easy to fit, and they fit most cars on the road today.

You should be hearing a lot about these over the coming year.