Apr 11, 2013 ~ the future of huri.net
Anyone who actually reads this site, has probably noticed that it's gone rather dormant in the last few years. In fact, half the posts (like this one) are about the site itself, rather than being something interesting that people might actually want to read. So, I am planning a reboot. Not completely from scratch, I will save most of the old content, at least the stuff that's worth saving. This article will likely not be among the saved content. I'm working on a new content management system that will allow me to be more productive, and will inspire me to actually update the site on a more regular basis.
Mar 12, 2012 ~ Some sites are now offline
So, I rebuilt my server today. In the process I decided to just turn off a bunch of sites that I wasn't maintaining anymore. So if you've found this page but were expecting something else, that's probably why.
May 11, 2011 ~ Goodnight GreyNoise, Hello BlackNoise
So, GreyNoise was pissing me off with how it mangled Unicode stuff. The bug was somewhere deep in the belly of Template::TAL. I didn't feel like hunting for it. So, BlackNoise was born. It's a fork of GreyNoise that uses its own template format instead of TAL. The new templates are not as pretty (in fact they are pretty horrid looking, like old-school PHP) but it works. So, welcome BlackNoise. Next up: better navigation in stories.
Feb 02, 2011 ~ Welcome GreyNoise
Well, I had started the migration of this site to WhiteNoise, but Perl 6 is currently so slow and buggy, that I've given up. So, I wrote GreyNoise to replace it. After some growing pains (Perl 5 has it's own set of issues) the site is now finally back online (mostly.) Along with a new engine, the site has a completely new theme as well (for the first time in almost 2 years.)
Jan 14, 2011 ~ Good Night Webtoo
Webtoo Websight has been my custom website engine for 10 years. By the end of this month, it will be no more. Read more to find out what will happen to this site shortly.
Dec 07, 2010 ~ jargon, snake and ww6.
So, first off, before anything else, today I posted thee 500th strip to jargon. Only a year and 3 months late from when I'd intended to, but it's finally arrived.
Nov 26, 2009 ~ The End of The Beginning
Next year, this website will be 15 years old, the domain name 13. Shade will be 12, Jargon 11, the name creative abstractions 10. Some people say the world will end in 2012. Well, for this website, as it currently exists, it ends in 2010.
Apr 07, 2009 ~ Streamlined Interface Debut
Due to feedback on the new interface introduced in January, I've now updated it to a new streamlined version. The side-bars are gone. Less clutter, more what you're looking for. The box is now centered rather than full screen, which should make things easier to read. Since the side-bars are gone, the "random thoughts" are now only found on the main page. There may be some missing sections, such as screenshots, but that's because I'm planning on integrating the screenshots page into a subsection of scrawl. Please let me know what you think of the streamlined theme.
Feb 04, 2009 ~ New Theme for a New Year
Well, for the first time in over 5 years, huri.net has a new look and feel. This time it's not just the main articles that have been themed, but jargon, shade and scrawl have been updated to use the new theme as well.
Jan 17, 2009 ~ Poems and Comics, Updated!
Yes, it's true, Shade and jargon have been updated! It's amazing. In the case of Shade, I have now finished Volume I. It didn't end quite the way I thought it would, but that's okay. In the case of jargon, well, it's working on the path to 500 strips! On September 15th of this year, jargon will celebrate it's 10th anniversary. I'm hoping that some time before that, it will celebrate it's 500th comic strip :-) Anyway, more updates coming soon.
Jul 25, 2008 ~ Update on Upgrade
It's here! Webtoo Websight 5 is live! Read the rest to find out how this
will affect the pages, and some things that are temporarily gone.
Originally added on 2008-07-18, updates are marked as such.
Jul 10, 2008 ~ Upgrade in Progress
The time has come. That's right, upgrade time. Webtoo Websight 5 is nearly ready to replace the whole site, and in preparation for that, some changes have been made already. Read the full article for more information.
Jul 03, 2008 ~ Coming Soon: The End (and the beginning)
So, as you may know, Webtoo Websight is the software that powers this website. It has had many rewrites over the years. Version 2 was a complete rewrite, so was version 3. Version 4 wasn't a complete rewrite, but it was a massive restructuring. Well the biggest change EVER is coming soon, and it's called Webtoo Websight 5. Read the rest to find out more.
Jun 22, 2005 ~ Ongoing Affairs
Well, I've been working on some major changes to Webtoo and SourceSystem, in preparation for a few more sites which will be powered by the new software. A new homepage for the Crown Point Hotel is under way, and a major update to the Indigo World magazine also. Read more for information on Shade, and Jargon, as well as some news on the site itself.
May 09, 2005 ~ Changes Ahoy
Well not only is the main site restructured, but the backend code of huri.net has been completely re-written. The Gallery, Cyclopede and Infinode modules are totally gone, and Linkage has been ported to the new Websight framework, so jargon, XIE, Spin-A-Story and this page now all use the same modules. (If you're into graphic technical details read more).