Expecting Rain

...is being able to fix things that don't behave the way I wish they would.

I take quite a bit of pride in the fact that I feel comfortable in getting things to work appropriately. Case in point, I have a very good mobile plan that allows me unlimited txting for a very reasonable cost. The downside is that it doesn't work with quite a few web applications and services such as Google mobile or twitter. Being the geek that I am, I decided to fix this.

Using a linux server I have access to, I created an email address alias at my domain by going into the /etc/mail/aliases file. I then piped that email address to a ruby script I had written.

The script parses the incoming txt message verifying who I am and determines what service I wish to use. It then interacts with Google mobile or passes messages to twitter sending the responses back to my cell phone.

Now, I have access to those applications and services. I wonder how people without this skill set survive... Next time I take my car to get worked on at the auto shop, I'll wonder if the mechanic feels the same way towards auto related problems as I do towards web problems.