RUNLEVEL7

Well, I figured it was about time to update my personal website, since I wasn't doing a whole lot with the old one. So, here it is!

For those of you who know me, you'll know that I'm a bit of a geek, and that I work as a Systems Administrator managing mostly Linux-based systems, but I also know how to design and maintain the more commercial Windows and UNIX environments (although I don't enjoy that nearly as much as working with Linux). I'm a big fan of Free/Open Source software, and am currently enjoying running Ubuntu 7.04 as my primary Linux desktop environment. I also run Mac OS X on a daily basis, and am using it for the creation and maintenance of this website. I'm looking forward to the release of OS X 10.5 ("Leopard").

For those of you who don't know me: re-read the previous paragraph. If that's not enough, you can read my resume. And hopefully I'll even start doing a little blogging. So, you should have no excuse.

I currently live in the New Haven, CT area, and am a founding member of the Southern CT Open Source Users Group (SCOSUG). I'm also a member of the New Haven Ruby Brigade (newhavenrubyists.org).

I'm currently working on some interesting Ruby on Rails projects, and hope to be able to talk about them a bit more on this site as they begin to gel.

I enjoy taking pictures with the Canon Rebel XTi which my wife got me as a Christmas present in 2006, and hope to actually take at least one really good picture one day. I should be posting some of my atempts soon.

To round out my geek resume, I must also disclose that I play D&D and other tabletop RPGs with a group of friends. We're not the kind of hard-corps gamer group that dresses up and goes to conventions and so forth, so relax and put away your preconceptions. Gaming is a great excuse to hang out with friends for a few hours a week, drink a couple of beers and eat far too many chips than is good for any diet.

Speaking of resumes, here's a current one.

What is "runlevel7?"
According to wikipedia, a runlevel is "a mode of operation in one of the computer operating systems that implement Unix System V-style initialization. Conventionally, seven runlevels exist, numbered from zero to six".

So, runlevel 7 isn't really anything, is it?

Or, maybe it is.

Maybe it goes beyond that graybeard old UNIX style of thinking. Maybe it references mastery over the operating system. Maybe it's a mix of artistry combined with technical knowhow. Or, maybe it's just something I just thought sounded cool as a domain name.