Keywords: WordPress, Quicktags, Cache, There are days when I totally understand why people are afraid of computers. Today is one of them. I started with a very simple task: add an additional quicktag to the WordPress editor for my own use. I’ve done this before. It’s really bloody simple. Just add an additional piece of …
Monthly Archives: February 2009
Keeping Track of Things
One of the things that High School tried to teach me was note taking skills. It didn’t really take until I got to college and even then I didn’t have a good system until around late sophomore year. I ended up only carrying a notepad of quadrille paper (three hole punched) to classes, taking all …
NPR: Evil Plagiarists
Uh oh. According to Whil Wheaton, NPR has joined the evil ranks of evil evil plagiarists. Bill does not approve. Update: Apparently I should read the comments of WW’s post.
Ith Toothpick Bridge Gathering
This year, I finally managed to go see the Toothpick Bridge Building Event at the Fernbank Science Center (I’ve tried, and missed, for three years; this year, success!). Several of us went, including myself, Jenn, Courtney, David and Alex. Everyone had a great time. The bridge that held the most weight clocked in at 163 …
Anathem
A few weeks ago I created an homage to Xkcd by evaluating my experience reading Neal Stephenson’s Anathem. Well, I’m done. Overall, I think Neal Stephenson will be remembered as one of the premier scifi authors of this generation. That doesn’t make his books any easier to read. This one in particular I found to …
Hugo-Winning Novels == Blah?
I have a theory. My theory is that I don’t like Hugo winning novels. If you’re not familiar with the Hugos, it’s like the Academy Awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy. There’s a whole bunch of categories, but the one that gets the most attention, and that I’m talking about now, is “Best Novel”. Back …
Questionable Content
Last week was stressful. During that time, when I was incapable of doing productive things, I read the entirety of the webcomic “Questionable Content”. I found it to be one of the best soap-opera web comics out there and I highly recommend it to you, loyal reader. For full disclosure, this is a risque, homo-friendly, …
Well, Duh!
Homage
I love Xkcd