There's no root access and might not suit you, but the answer to "what hosting do [I] use for personal projects?" is Google App Engine. It's really very conveni

There's no root access and might not suit you, but the answer to "what hosting do [I] use for personal projects?" is Google App Engine. It's really very convenient and easy for small things. (e.g. http://h4ck3r.net/ http://h4ck3r.net/, http://skulpt.org/ http://skulpt.org/)