---
title: 'Amidst the Gnashing of Teeth'
date: '2003-06-25T11:57:29-04:00'
permalink: /amidst-the-gnashing-of-teeth/
tags:
    - networks
---

I’d hoped to write something of substance today, something considering the impact that the Supreme Court’s Monday half-decision on affirmative action will have on higher education, or perhaps another bit of reportage from the Amsterdam/Prague trip. Or maybe something looking forward to the new projects I’m actually beginning this summer.

Instead, I am tinkering with the site. And tinkering is something I should really not be allowed to do, as we can see from [past](/aargh/) experience. (I’d intended to link to a second bit of stupidity there, but apparently I wisely chose not to broadcast it. Surprising to find myself showing discretion.)

Anyhoo, here’s the newest bit of idiocy: In attempting to install [Dean Allen’s](http://www.textism.com) [Refer](http://www.textism.com/tools/refer/), I’ve been playing with the .htaccess file. <strike>Suddenly, my top-level directory page (which is just a redirect to this page) is *downloading* instead of opening.</strike> \[UPDATE: Fixed.\]

Seriously, try it: <http://kfitz.info/blog/>. The index page is index.php, and I’ve got a line in my .htaccess that reads “DirectoryIndex index.php” — so what gives?

Any insights would be most welcome. And hopefully I can get to that substantive writing soon.