Archive: February, 2005

Podcasting on guff

Posted on February 28, 2005 ( 0 )

Will never happen. That is all.

H-Bomb-palooza

Posted on February 28, 2005 ( 3 )

Remember how it was feared that after Iraq, Iran was next on our Topple for Democracy world tour? Well perhaps some are looking to ... (more...)

WP plugin: the_excerpt Reloaded

Posted on February 26, 2005 ( 288 )

With time on my hands this afternoon I decided to use some up and post about my last *older* WordPress plugin previously gone unmentioned on guff. Based on the_excerpt, the_excerpt Reloaded, when a post does not contain an excerpt, displays the contents of the post (typically abbreviated), which can be customized on which HTML tags to allow, length of the excerpt (in words), "more..." link, and filtering type. The plugin's function the_excerpt_reloaded() must be used in The Loop. (more...)

Snippet of a technical conversation

Posted on February 25, 2005 ( 0 )

...from some years back, and which just came to me: Kaf (jokingly): I figured out that the 'P' in PHP stands for Pox. Co-worker (from Sales): Is ... (more...)

WP plugin: Post Updated

Posted on February 22, 2005 ( 49 )

Time for a new WordPress plugin! Post Updated is a simple fellow: it displays the last modified date and time for a post (that is, if later than the original post date). Useful for providing a "last updated" flag to your posts. (more...)

Three hours of snow shoveling

Posted on February 21, 2005 ( 0 )

And yet I don't hate it. Sure, I hate the amount of snow we got last night, but the job of clearing it off the ... (more...)

Poker about face

Posted on February 19, 2005 ( 1 )

Inconsequential? Probably. Petty? Most definitely. But what the hell. So, as a strike against spammers everywhere: Online Poker! And don't you ... (more...)

Hormel product and blogs do not mix

Posted on February 17, 2005 ( 0 )

The last 36 hours has brought on 187 spam comments, yet not a one has passed through the small level of protection I have in ... (more...)

Upgrade, update, up the ante

Posted on February 16, 2005 ( 0 )

I was up very late last night---or very early this morning, depending on how you look at it---and decided it a good time to upgrade ... (more...)

Sweet Pea

Posted on February 15, 2005 ( 5 )

The official word: WordPress 1.5, aka "Strayhorn" is now official. It's time to Jump for Joy, so hurry along My People. This is no time ... (more...)

Gay hooker ring in the White House

Posted on February 14, 2005 ( 2 )

Image of the week, courtesy of Digby: I do know that if this were 1998, we'd be knee deep in congressional investigations into the gay ... (more...)

The technical dealies

Posted on February 14, 2005 ( 5 )

Knowing where you're headed is no guarantee a trip will go well. But the drive can still be fun... For the past 2+ days I'd been ... (more...)