posts brought to you by the category “travel”
Das eez kaput! Sometime around 2002 I spaced the entire database
table that mapped individual entries to categories. Such is life.
What follows is a random sampling of entries that were associated
with the category. Over time, the entries will be updated and then it
will be even more confusing. Wander around, though, it's still a fun
way to find stuff.
Wow, hike them skirts indeed
Northbound, I-87, November 2003
More from the "This is My Cross to Bear" department : this bit
about permalinks is also a crock of shit.
Dan Rinzel : Hacking Movable Type with WWW::Mechanize
Alexei Sayle : "What we see in George W Bush is a man with the
classic untreated addict's profile."
The Connection : Extra Chairs at the Table
The General Assembly has long talked about Security Council
reform, and now voices around the world are joining the call for
change. Germany and Japan have long been considered the most likely
pledges to join the fraternity, but now India, the world's largest
democracy, is looking like a top contender. However, Russia, China,
France, Britain, and the US still wield the real muscle; the veto,
and anyone looking to sit with the grown-ups needs their unanimous
sanction.
Ron Hill : Astro::Sunrise.pm
www.poetsagainstthewar.org
Installing rsync on a Windows machine
My version of rsync+ssh is a very stock-standard rsync, with the
cygwin1.dll (currently version 1.3.6-6), and a simplified version of
ssh. It is version 1.2.26 (yeah, ok, old, but works well enough for
this). The main difference is that you can put the whole thing in one
directory, wherever you like (e.g. c:\rsync or c:\program
files\rsync). And you specify your username and home directory with
environment variables (e.g. SET USERNAME=bloggs), i.e. you don't need
/etc/passwd. You also don't need /usr, /usr/bin etc.
Witness, the dogs of weblogging.
Simon Willison : "I've put together an XML-RPC proxy for the [W3C
Validator]."
The Connection talks to Paul Krugman
Me : google2blogger 1.0
The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is : hotter than a
pickle, hotter'n
Extremely hot.
ex. God, it's hotter than a pickle today.
The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : malediction
Malediction \Mal`e*dic"tion\, n. [L. maledictio: cf. F.
mal['e]diction. See {Maledicent}.] A proclaiming of evil against some
one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to
{benediction}. No malediction falls from his tongue. --Longfellow. Syn:
Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation; denunciation; anathema. Usage:
{Malediction}, {Curse}, {Imprecation}, {Execration}. Malediction is the
most general term, denoting bitter reproach, or wishes and predictions
of evil. Curse implies the desire or threat of evil, declared upon oath
or in the most solemn manner. Imprecation is literally the praying down
of evil upon a person. Execration is literally a putting under the ban
of excommunication, a curse which excludes from the kingdom of God. In
ordinary usage, the last three words describe profane swearing,
execration being the strongest.
web1913
malediction n : a curse that invokes evil (and usually
serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob" [syn:
{imprecation}]
wn
Not only have the project7 gang written a VDX -> SVG
stylesheet
The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : roister
Roister \Roist"er\, n. See {Roisterer}.
web1913
roister v : engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making;
"They were out carousing last night" [syn: {carouse}, {riot}]
wn
The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is : gripper
An obviously too tight piece of clothing.
ex. Come on, that`s a bit of gripper. We don`t want to see
that.
see also :
gripper dict-ified
Me : meta-tools.xsl
<xsl:variable name = "id" select = "generate-id()" />
<xsl:call-template name = "meta:openMeta">
<xsl:with-param name = "id" select = "$id" />
<xsl:param name = "text" select = "'view meta'" />
</xsl:call-template>
<xsl:call-template name = "meta:Block">
<xsl:with-param name = "id" select = "$id" />
<xsl:with-param name = "text">
hello <xsl:call-template name = "Username" />
</xsl:with-param>
<xsl:with-param name = "close" select = "'1'" />
</xsl:call-template>
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is hebetude
| source : web1913 | Hebetude \Heb"e*tude\, n.
[L. hebetudo.] Dullness; stupidity. --Harvey. | source : wn | hebetude n
: mental lethargy or dullness
developerWorks : Reading and writing Excel files with Perl
Anthony Lane : This is not a movie
"If the disaster movie is indeed to be shamed by
disaster, we would do well to remember the exact moment of its defeat. It
came, I think, when the cameras began to pick up moving dots in the steel
grid of the towers: people waving for help that would never arrive. Was
it just me, or did the networks back off of these long-lens shots, and
revert, with something like relief, to the wider view? Too late: the
aesthetic habit had cracked, and there was no going back."
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is redact
| source : web1913 | Redact \Re*dact"\
(r?*d?kt"), v. t. [L. redactus, p. p. of redigere; pref. red-, re-,
again, back + agere to put in motion, to drive.] To reduce to form, as
literary matter; to digest and put in shape (matter for publication); to
edit. | source : wn | redact v 1: formulate in a particular style or
language; "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very
polite language" [syn: {frame}, {cast}, {put}, {couch}] 2: make editorial
changes (in a text) [syn: {edit}]
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is fob
| source : web1913 | Fob \Fob\, n. [Cf. Prov. G.
fuppe pocket.] A little pocket for a watch. {Fob chain}, a short watch
chain worn a watch carried in the fob. | source : web1913 | Fob \Fob\,
v.t. [imp. & p. p. {Fobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fobbing}.]
[Cf.Fop.] 1. To beat; to maul. [Obs.] 2. To cheat; to trick; to impose
on. --Shak. {To fob off}, to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to
delude with a trick."A conspiracy of bishops could prostrate and fob off
the right of the people." --Milton. | source : wn | fob n 1: a pocket in
a man's vest to hold a pocket watch [syn: {watch pocket}] 2: an adornment
that hangs from a watch chain 3: short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket
watch to a man's vest [syn: {watch chain}, {watch guard}] v : pull a fast
one, play a trick on somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that
class would be cancelled next week" [syn: {trick}, {fox}]
Eric van der Vlist : RTFOutputHandler
is an output method 4xt that serializes a XML
tree following a RTF syntax."
Syncal
"reads a current ical calendar file, an archived
ical calendar file from the last time syncal was run, and a Palm device
DateBook database and reconciles them. It creates a new ical calendar
file which replaces both the current and archived ones and updates the
Pilot DateBookDB to coincide with them."
If you'll indulge me in a brief One Year Ago Today moment,
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is rapprochement
| source : web1913 | Rapprochement
\Rap`proche`ment"\, n. [F., fr. rapprocher to cause to approach again.
See {Re-}; {Approach}.] Act or fact of coming or being drawn near or
together; establishment or state of cordial relations. He had witnessed
the gradual rapprochement between the papacy and Austria. --Wilfrid Ward.
| source : wn | rapprochement n : the reestablishing of cordial relations
[syn: {reconciliation}]
Libby Miller : Generate RDF from your Palm Datebook file
"The idea of this demo is that you can upload
your palm datebook files to an RDF database to be merged with other
calendar files, without syncing your palm or changing any of the data.
Private files will not be uploaded. This demo generates rdf descriptions
of any events in the Palm datebook which happen today." see also :
JavaScript RDF calendar
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is nepotism
| source : web1913 | Nepotism \Nep"o*tism\ (?;
277), n. [L. nepus, nepotus, nephew: cf. F. n['e]potisme. See {Nephew}.]
Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's
family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather
than of merit or of legal claim. From nepotism Alexander V. was safe; for
he was without kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps more
fatal nepotism, which turned the tide of popularity against him -- the
nepotism of his order. --Milman. | source : wn | nepotism n : favoritism
shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them
jobs) | source : devils | NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to
office for the good of the party.
Beta Chapter : Programming Python 2.0
This American Life : Two Nations, One President
"In the wake of the bitter Presidential election,
the two political halves [ or "the non-intersecting realities" ] of this
country seem angrier at each other than they have in decades. This week
we bring you tales of the widening rift."
Michael Smith : Table.el
"is an Emacs lisp package that extends Emacs and
provides text based table creation and editing feature. With this package
Emacs is capable of editing tables that are embedded inside a document,
the feature similar to the ones seen in modern WYSIWYG word processors."
Behold, the mysterious "Three Fingered Dubya".
Bryan Boyer : Lonely Buns
J.M. Soler : Scripting Blender with Python
Sometimes, even if it only lasts a couple of
seconds, I start to feel like the last five years actually make sense...
Michael G Schwern : foundation.pm
"Haven't drunk the OO Kool-Aid yet? Think
object-oriented has something to do with Ayn Rand? Do you eat Java
programmers for breakfast? If the answer to any of those is yes, than
this is the module for you! foundation adds the power of inheritance
without getting into a class-war! Simply use foundation and list which
libraries symbols you wish to "inherit". It then sucks in all the symbols
from those libraries into the current one." I'm tempted to think that
this module was written simply to give the author a chance to ask whether
you eat Java programmers for breakfast. Sounds like something that will
make it into a lot of obfuscated Perl to me...
SQL Ledger
"is a multiuser, double entry, highly
customizable accounting system written in perl. Data is stored in a
[transactions enabled] SQL server and data entry and display is through a
web browser such as Netscape."
RSS 1.0 Specification Proposal
I had no idea
that you could actually get a job as a
professional
Web Surfer
. Apparently, "little creativity is required."
Meanwhile,
David Law : Self-publishing links
Sarah has a life outside school
Never mind aaronland t-shirts
Jacques Parizeau
"Voyez-vous ça qu'on puisse se présenter devant
le Canada anglais en disant: si on veut garder le dollar canadien, c'est
une décision qui nous revient, ou bien, peut-être, il y a une autre porte
qui vient de s'ouvrir du côté du dollar américain. C'est quelque chose
comme carte qu'on vient d'ajouter à notre jeu." I do not agree with
<a href =
"http://cbc.ca/cgi-bin/templates/view.cgi?/news/1999/12/07/lafferty991207">Parizeau's
current detractors</a>, but I still consider him an
arrogant, mean-spirited, loose-tongued pig desperate to be King. He,
alone, is the reason that many people who might have Yes in the last
referendum voted No.
NY Times : Whitney Plans to Include Internet Art in Biennial
NY Times on the Mother Jones of Silicon Valley
"Why do I spend so much time in the heart of this
new economy working with unions to build a voice for working people?" she
said. "It has everything to do with whether we can revitalize an
institution that so many people in this country depend on. It's the only
vehicle in this country that can balance the political landscape."
Internet: accord sur les droits d'auteur
Mr. Bill on federalism
It's difficult, after reading something like this
not to feel sad. Maybe [he] accomplished more in his eight years than
meets the eye, but it often just seems like he dropped the ball. Reagan
was a puppet and Bush was a company man and Mr. Bill might just have had
a clue but we'll never know. While he was in Canada, Mr.Bill also
celebrated the opening of
Battleship America
and recalled fond memories of
visiting
France
.
David Bowie is hosting the entire Sensation show on his
website
"All 141 pieces will be on virtual display,
complete with artist biographies/photos and David Bowie's descriptions of
many pieces under scrutiny."
Morning Edition talks to the Anti-Ironist
I was lying in bed, half asleep ,when I heard
this and it nearly ruined my day. I will read this guy's book. I'd like
to believe he has something to say beyond all the happy-happy joy-joy
platitudes I've heard so far. Mostly though, I'm just waiting for him to
start handing out Kool-Aid. real audio.
Teach your children well
Spider Robinson
Dave Winer
"The message that Microsoft hears: 'We have no
say in what you do, so we thought we'd show you many of us there are.' "
Well...yeah. And if Microsoft would stop dicking around and release the
standards compliant browser they're obviously capable of writing, all
those people would stand up and cheer.
Daniel Pinchbeck on the Venice Biennale
I'm pretty sure this is why I spend most of my
time writing Perl code these days. Ugh.
C. Scott Ananian : Inside the Red Hat IPO
Sad. I don't think much will change in this
generation, but maybe when the open-source hacks start having kids,
they'll raise them to be better human beings than the scum-suckers at
eTrade.
John Maeda on digital art
"Without being able to know how to program, you
can't break out of the technology -- just like if you don't know how to
use brush and ink, you're limited. ...for people who are seeking the next
step, the prepackaged becomes an impossible barrier to break free from."
see also :
Design by
Numbers
.
Madeleine Bunting : They're just cannon fodder
"There is no time to query why life has to be
such an exhausting and demanding obstacle race, no time to wonder if
there might be another way, which didn't leave quite so many casualties
along the route."
Gavin McNett on "The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace"
"But then, if you look at the notion of
"cyberspace" in rigorously historical terms, the idea that a person
running a Web browser is somehow flying through an ethereal realm of pure
data is just the flip side of the notion that if you open up the TV,
you'll find little people dancing around inside."
Françoise Wyss-Mercier
"People don't have religious or spiritual
references any more, so they tend to create their own anguish." Mme
Wyss-Mercier is the organizer of the Nostradamania festivities in
Salon-de-Provence, France.
Peter Wheeland : From anglophone to vibraphone
"Vibraphone: a person who speaks two or more
languages and who believes each language provides significant social,
cultural and intellectual enrichment. When vibraphones see a public sign
in their second or third or fourth language, if they can't understand it,
they rejoice in the opportunity to add the new words or phrases to their
vocabulary. They are incapable of seeing other languages as threats, only
as opportunities to expand their understanding of their neighbours and
the world around them."
wtf?
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dude, where's my car
This document uses
CSS
kung-fu and a small amount of JavaScript for rendering its
contents. Efforts have been made to separate the form from the
content so if you are viewing this in a text-based browser it
shouldn't be an issue.
On the other hand it may look funny if you are viewing it in a
browser with incomplete
CSS
and/or JavaScript implementations. Internet Explorer 6 comes to
mind.
It's not that I don't love you. However, my time is limited and
I no longer feel very good about spending it working around any one
browser's inconsistencies with little, or no, confidence that they
will ever be fixed or otherwise made more inconsistent at some
later date.
On the other hand, if something is down-right
unreadable
please let me know and I will endeavour to fix it.
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yes, we have no bananas
This page may not validate. It's not that I don't care, it's
just that I'm not aware of it yet. Part of the reason that I
rewrote the entire back-end for managing this site is that the old
stuff made it too easy for these kinds of mistakes to slip through
the cracks.
See also :
W3C::LogValidator.pm
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it's the software, stupid
Use the source, Luke.
