There has been sporadic talk about using a SheevaPlug as a master backend for MythTV. I was under the impression that nobody had attempted to do this. I was wrong.

The verdict: if you want the SheevaPlug to do serious backend work you will probably be disappointed. However, if you want to have a device that is low power and can wake up a slave backend then this is ideal.

It seems the real challenge is that currently the MythTV (0.22) codebase does not support a master backend configuration that has no tuner. This can be worked around by using a round-robin scheme or by using a fake (or development) tuner on the master backend (see also here).

Devel::BeginLift: allows specified subroutine calls to evaluate at compile time.

Readonly::BeginLift: a companion to Devel::BeginLift that evaluates Readonly assignments at compile time.

Test::NoTabs: if you want to make certain that all code you checkin has no tabs then this module is for you.

Went with some co-workers to the Lucky Strike bowling lanes at LA Live. It is interesting how bowling lanes have (apparently) changed. At this bowling alley it is dimly lit, you sit on couches, there are giant projection televisions at the end of the lanes, plus there is a sit-down restaurant near the bar. Oh, and after 7pm there is a fairly strict dress code. At a bowling alley! How bizarre that seems to me.

Maybe this experience is not typical, but, to contrast, every bowling alley I've ever been to (the last one I went to was nearly 10 years ago) was very well lit, you sat on plastic seats (that were typically some bright shade of orange, lime green, or yellow), the people were very casually dressed, and there were no televisions except at the bar. To be fair I've only been to a handful of bowling alleys in my life.

I bowled a hard fought 61 and came in last of five bowlers. This is likely the reason I've rarely bowled. None-the-less it was a fun time with good people.