Archive: August, 2005

Katrina

Posted on August 31, 2005 ( 5 )

I felt a little guilty adding a Beg Button to the blog while the horrible conditions in the southern U.S. due to Hurricane Katrina continue, ... (more...)

Turn and face the strain

Posted on August 31, 2005 ( 3 )

Changes, my friend. That's what life is all about. Same goes for blog design. Let me tell you about the ch-ch-ch-ch-changes now underfoot: Don't want to ... (more...)

WP plugin: META Relationship Links

Posted on August 29, 2005 ( 7 )

Another WordPress plugin I had sitting around doing nothing. Might as well release it, and make it look like I'm busy on the blog... The META Relationship Links plugin inserts a START, FIRST and LAST rel(ationship) link tag in the head of your blog pages. On individual posts it also adds tags for PREV(ious) and NEXT. START represents the home page of your blog, while FIRST and LAST are the first and last posts. PREV and NEXT are obvious (hopefully). (more...)

Things improve

Posted on August 26, 2005 ( 0 )

A new refrigerator[1] made it into the house today. It's 6 inches wider, 3 inches deeper and a little over 5 inches taller[2] than the ... (more...)

Message for the new WordPress user

Posted on August 25, 2005 ( 3 )

Firstly, welcome to the fold. Or as most WordPress users call it, the community (still lower-case c). Secondly, there are lots of helpful guides, articles and ... (more...)

Chat me up

Posted on August 24, 2005 ( 1 )

I'm following Scalzi's example (which is unusual for me) and installing Google Talk, though I'm not much for IM, IRC and the like ... (more...)

Robertson never tells a lie

Posted on August 24, 2005 ( 2 )

Just heard Pat Robertson on a radio news report claiming he didn't say assassination in regards to dealing with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Rather, he ... (more...)

WP plugin: Email Immunizer

Posted on August 23, 2005 ( 29 )

Inspired by a support forum thread, I wrote Email Immunizer, a little WordPress plugin which provides protection against email harvesters by taking email addresses and mailto links on your blog and converting their text to numeric character references. (more...)

Listen to the spammer

Posted on August 23, 2005 ( 3 )

Logging into this website should be a requirement for anyone knowledgeable on earth these days… Words almost flattering enough to open up the blog to every ... (more...)

Important personal note

Posted on August 23, 2005 ( 4 )

I have never advocated the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, unlike some people. Full disclosure: I once did call for the assassination ... (more...)

Anyone wanna buy me a cell phone?

Posted on August 22, 2005 ( 2 )

It's about freaking time. My inner Trekker is slobbering. Info on the phone. I wonder if one of the ring tones they'll offer ... (more...)

Comment spam made easy

Posted on August 21, 2005 ( 1 )

A screenshot of a moderated trackback that came through today: And just what ... (more...)