Second this. I'm doing the same thing. Static site using StaticMatic on a VPS (Slicehost). My profile page links to Github, Twitter, posterous, etc. I learned

Second this. I'm doing the same thing. Static site using StaticMatic on a VPS (Slicehost). My profile page links to Github, Twitter, posterous, etc. I learned a lot setting up and administering my own Linux server (I have a Windows background), and use it to play around with various setups / tools.