We're back!

Hope you all enjoyed the holidays.

I can see that the Shoutbox below went a bit insane while I was away and erased a bunch of messages. I should also note that several readers have reported a strange error that sometimes happens with the Shoutbox: it simply refuses to post comments for given users. It seems the solution is to come back in a day or so, and it starts to accept your posts again.

It's an imperfect tool. I'll look into something better, once I get my feet back under me in annual post-vacation chaos.

--Grayson Towler
January 2009