RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^index\.html$ / [R=301,L]

Here's a brief explanation, if you're not familiar with .htaccess syntax:

• The RewriteRule directive has three parts, a pattern (^index\.html$), a substitution (/) and optionally some modifiers ([R=301,L]).
• In the pattern: the symbol ^ means "start with", and the symbol $ means "ends with". Also, the backslash is the escape character, and we need to put it in front of the dot, because the dot normally has a special meaning, and we don't want that here. So in this case the pattern will only match the string "index.html".
• If the pattern is found (that is, if the request is to index.html), it will be redirected to "/", which is the root of your website.

Always remove index.html

What if you want to always remove index.html? For example, www.dense13.com/music/index.html -> www.dense13.com/music/ . Easy!

RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^index\.html$ / [R=301,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)/index\.html$ /$1/ [R=301,L]

The second rewrite rule checks for any request that ends with /index.html, and removes the index.html bit. Again, quick explanation of the second rewrite rule:

• (.*) - This means 'anything'. The dot means 1 character, and the asterisk means "zero or more". So, "zero or more characters". We put this between parentheses because we'll need this in the substitution (keep reading).
• In the substitution, $1 means "whatever was between parenthesis in the pattern", which is anything before the /index.html .

Sorted! You might need little adjustments if you have more specific needs, but hopefully this gives you a good starting point.

1. Buy a hot water bottle (a nice inspiring cover is a bonus but not required).
2. Buy a drum-kit.

Treatment:

1. Put the kettle on.
2. Sit at the drum-kit and to an independence exercise that involves the four limbs, for about 10 min.
3. Fill the hot water bottle, sit back at the computer and lay the hot water bottle over your feet.

Works like a charm! :)

1. Med. Síntoma de varias enfermedades nerviosas, infecciosas o tóxicas, caracterizado por un estado de somnolencia profunda y prolongada.
2. Sopor, modorra.
3. Período de tiempo en que algunos animales permanecen en inactividad y reposo absoluto.

Cada uno que elija la que más le guste. Pues eso, que lo tengo muy abandonadillo, qué pena. Me gustaría reactivarlo, pero creo que tengo que replantear algunas cosas que nunca han llegado a funcionar bien. Para empezar la mezcla personal/técnico/musical no funciona. También me gustaría pasar de WordPress. En fin, que de momento esto queda en stand-by, espero que sea durante poco tiempo. Salud!

Tras nuestra etapa en Melbourne, hemos vuelto a la caravana dónde vivíamos al principio de llegar a Australia. Llevamos aquí unas cuantas semanas, y aunque echo algo de menos la vida de urbanita, disfruto de la naturaleza, los amigos, la calma y la batería de mi sobrina Laila (estoy aprendiendo! Y me divierto como un enano).

Pero ya nos conocéis, lo de establecernos no es lo nuestro. Y dentro de poquito nos volveremos a mudar... a Sydney! Jane ha encontrado trabajo allí, así que Sydney será nuestro futuro inmediato. Me apetece mucho, ya os iré contando.

Va, a ver si esta vez escribo antes de que pasen varios meses. :)

Here's a few links to get us all started:

• Empathy in Wikipedia
• Mirror neurons in Wikipedia
• Empathy quotient - a test, not sure how serious this is

I'm sure there's heaps more (and more interesting) info on the web. Let's share our opinions, questions and curiosity, and see where this leads, shall we? Welcome to the Empathy discussion!

It turns out the problem was AllTray, an Ubuntu application that lets you minimize any application to the system tray. So until I find a compatible solution, good-bye to Thunderbird in the system tray.

Hacer ejercicio en días como éste es mucho más fácil, no?