SixApart released new info at BlogOn 2004 about MT 3.1. I spent my time discussing things in irc.freenode.net/#blogon while it was going on so I heard a little about it when it was announced. Unfortunately, we all had to wait until Monday before real, solid info came out. If you're interested, you can check out the new features via movabletype.org. I can't wait to get my hands on the new version of MTBlacklist - Jay Allen put out a few screenshots in a post on the comment spam clearinghouse and it looks awesome. Similarly, just having plugins packaged with MT 3.1 will be a great way to get people to use MT in new and interesting ways. Release is on Aug. 31st so we still have some waiting to do. Pity that I haven't heard anything about beta testing...

My actual question deals with the MovableType Developer Network which could be amazingly helpful in some of the freelance work that I'm doing right now. The last email that I got about it was May 25th which is quite some time ago. I did hear a little snippit of info while on #blogon about Ben and Mena mentioning the dev network but it seems to have been left out of any official posting from 6a. If you're interested in getting on the mailing list in hopes of some activity soon, you can check it out here. Anyone who was at BlogOn and knows exactly what was said during that particular part of the presentation is welcome to share their info...

Lastly, I've been seriously thinking about reapplying for a job at 6a. The Web Designer job has been open for some time now - all the while I've been cowering from my first rejection when I know I'm well qualified for this position. Steve got me thinking about it again and I've been trying to figure out how long I should wait if I'm going to reapply. Is 5-6 months enough? Will I be semi-ignored again? Eek, I remember the butterflies from applying for that job very well.