The IRC logger is working fine, but I wasn't happy with the dependence on muh - so I wrote my own little logger bot in python, based on irclib. Does work fine and does only what I want it to do - logging. I allways feel a bit queasy when IRC bots have command structures and stuff like that and I actually don't need any of those ...
So now the project is mostly complete - just use the django admin to add channels to your database, point the logger bot to some IRC host and see how it joins channels and starts logging.
Oh, there are still things to do - for example the bot needs to rescan the list of channels so it notices newly added channels and leaves deleted channels (and maybe I should add channel activation/deactivation so I can switch off channels for some time without losing the archives), but for now it just logs #django and for that it's good enough.
What I hate are such great blanket headlines like the one at Heise today: Computers can lead to worse grades in school. Of course, poor teaching can also lead to worse grades. Newspapers can also lead to worse grades ...
It gets particularly embarrassing when you read the reasoning:
A computer in the child's room leads in most cases to worse grades in school. This is the conclusion of a study (PDF file) published on Tuesday by the Munich ifo Institute, which specifically evaluated the international data of the PISA studies again. The reason for this: the computer is very often used for computer games instead of being used for learning.
Aha. So let's conclude: playing instead of learning can lead to worse grades. Oh. Oh really. Grandiose insight - and why does the title say something completely different? Maybe the authors played a bit too much and learned too little?
From the Süddeutsche Zeitung: Cycling causes impotence:
„There is no longer any question that cycling can cause erectile dysfunction“, comments reproductive medicine specialist Steven Schrader. „The only question now is what we can do about it.“
So if I call the next cyclist who wants to run me over on the pedestrian crossing an impotent bastard, that is by no means an insult, but a pure statement of fact!
(and no, I hardly ever use my computer for gaming, in case anyone feels the need to point that out)