Looks like I would like this XMLStarlet toolkit as having to build a XSLT document or Java program each time I want to process XML is inconvenient.

XMLStarlet is a set of command line utilities (tools) which can be used to transform, query, validate, and edit XML documents and files using simple set of shell commands in similar way it is done for plain text files using UNIX grep, sed, awk, diff, patch, join, etc commands.

This set of command line utilities can be used by those who deal with many XML documents on UNIX shell command prompt as well as for automated XML processing with shell scripts.

I’ve been looking for a tool that can take a Word document (any Word document) and transform it into clean XHTML document. Turns out I had such a tool already: recent versions of Kword do it!

As part of our blog project, I found out that RedHat Enterprise was a really locked up distribution. However, the nice people at CERN make available apt for RedHat. A very useful tool! All you have to do to update your machine is to use apt-get.

I would go with gentoo, but if you need RedHat Enterprise, this is not a bad choice.

I recently realized that I suffer from the hard problem, hot coffee syndrome.

What is it? Well, when I have a hard problem to solve on my to do list, and if this problem has become a priority, I will start procrastinating. So far, that’s not uncommon. But then, because I try to muster enough energy to tackle the problem, I will start drinking more and more coffee, up to 3 or 4 a day. At this point, I become really energetic, at least for a little while, but I find all sorts of convenient ways to avoid the problem I must solve. For example, I will start writting on my blog instead of working hard on my problem.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to get back to this damn problem… or go drink another coffee…

Through Harold, I found this quote by Seth Godin regarding the recent events (Google hired a key Firefox developer):

1. Running a successful open source effort is a great idea. I can’t think of an individual who has invested the time and not had a great personal outcome as well.

2. Google understands what I failed to persuade Yahoo! of a long time ago–owning the browser is a home run. Microsoft has botched their ownership of IE, because they think like bullies, and you can’t bully consumers into doing what they don’t want to do. The idea of a Google browser is powerful from both a user and a commercial perspective, mainly because Google’s culture will make it work.