I think this is the issue I'm running into; Nginx is a bit of a mystery to me, and this is proving useful.

Loving all Brendan Byrne's work – I knew about his Panoramical controller, but Super Sequence Fighter is charming, and I rather like his simple midi controller PCBs.

CentOS 6.x's default Boost is ancient. Compiling is a pig. These are more recent Boost RPMs for CentOS 6. Yes, please!

Ooh, a good list of books from Geoff Manaugh, which has prompted me into a few Kindle purchases for upcoming holidays.

This seemed pretty sane to me; filed away for reference.

Just beautiful; I really should download the full set.

This is all true and useful.

"…an unfailingly kind leadership protocol seems like a solid approach for a volunteer organization. You don’t hire your team and they likely come from a diverse backgrounds, so your ability to explain and guide is key. Your ability to convey credibility and be the expert as quickly as possible is paramount because volunteers leave… randomly. This makes the final trait essential: in the face of disaster, you remain the calm and focused leader. Disaster is a strong word, but in a world where volunteers are doing work they are choosing to do rather than work they must do, unexpected situations are the norm.

…Leadership is an outfit you choose for others to see and I choose unfailingly kind." Michael Lopp on management culture as perceived through Destiny, of all things. I particularly liked 'an outfit you choose for others to see'.