Archive for November, 2008
Bigfoot was a hoax
In a story that I doubt is a surprise to anyone sane, the Times-Standard Online reported last month reported last month that not only was Bigfoot a hoax, but the Northern California newspaper was complicit in the hoax. Quoting: “We now know the whole thing was a hoax — or a brash attempt to claim [...]
Does graffiti promote littering and theft?
Popular, and controversial, the Broken Window theory says that the outward appearances of small crimes, such as broken windows or graffiti, serve as triggers for more serious crimes. Former New York City mayor Rudy Guiliani based his Quality of Life Campaign on the theory, but there has been little evidence to support it and many [...]
Does acupuncture really work?
Doctor Harriet Hall tells us why “almost everything [we've] heard about acupuncture is wrong.”
The inside scoop on WordPress 2.7
WordPress 2.7 is about to go live, but are you ready for it? There are a host of changes in store for you, mostly good and maybe one or two clunkers (personally, I think the vertical menu is a bit of a step backward). There are also some improvements to the API that I’m sure [...]
Gmail gets themes!
Whoa! I’m a just a simple, geeky middle-aged man with no money. So the things that often excite me these days are simple, geeky things that just happen to be free. Well, just a few minutes ago I happened to hit the trifecta when I logged into Gmail only to discover that GMail now has [...]
Carnival of the Liberals #78: Post-Election Blues Edition
Well, the parties are over and liberal bloggers have turned to some serious self-reflection and lamentation. Greg Laden’s got the best of the bunch this time out over at his eponymous cyber-abode in the 78th edition of this humble blog carnival as it ventures forth into year #5. Next up is Capitol Annex on December [...]
Easy one step ISO image of your data in Linux
I love extremely simply tips to make computing easier and this is one of the best. If you use Linux, you don’t need any fancy CD burning program to create an ISO image of your data. Instead turn a whole directory into an ISO image with one command: mkisofs -V LABEL -r directory | gzip [...]
The loss of Phoenix shouldn’t …
The loss of Phoenix shouldn’t be mourned though, but her amazing accomplishments should be celebrated.
Unfortunately, they expect tha…
Unfortunately, they expect that Phoenix has died. A victim of dust storms and the cold of the advancing Martian winter.
End of mission operations has …
End of mission operations has been declared but they’ll continue to listen for a while.
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