the art of writing is discovering what you believe
did she choose those words — finicky , abstemious — or was it the web editor or copy editor? I’d have to read the column to know and I’d rather not.
did she choose those words — finicky, abstemious — or was it the web editor or copy editor? I’d have to read the column to know and I’d rather not. I’m happy at the moment and don’t want to change that.
These two were adopted already, after just dropping them off last Saturday. No surprise: I’m sure their sister will be gone quickly as well. She was the one I knew I would miss the most.
Not sure I am cut out for this fostering deal after all: they do grow on you.
What do you call a group of vultures?… A Malkin of vultures?
What do you call a group of vultures?
A clutch? A gaggle? A Malkin of vultures?
A venue (or kettle) of vultures
One logically assumes that vultures would have a similarly uncomplimentary term, but they are known as a venue of vultures, or when the birds are circling on thermals, a kettle of vultures because they resemble the rising bubbles of a boiling pot of water. However, the ravens, as the crows’ cousins, share the assignment of a gloomy although less sinister term – an unkindness of ravens.
[From Catalyst Magazine – Animals Animals: A Murder of Crows]
The application-in-a-browser is pretty slick, given enough computer to run it (as with any app, of course), and this old 800MHz machine is right at the edge of obsolescence…. a small voice in the back of my head says there is a need for a small internet appliance that provides an functional spam-proof MTA a web server/publishing system (not to say a blogging platform) basic home networking services — backups, print service, wireless Something like a slug , perhaps beefier, but not as much as a Shuttle provides: maybe something like this ?
Not posting much, out of an effort to stop spending time on this. I only keep the blog running because people keep reading it. I see the same search queries, so I figure someone is finding it useful.
I made the search query zeitgeist the home page, since no one comes to read, only to follow Google results (apologies to both of you who have this site bookmarked). Most of the visits are drive-bys — one page and out . . . no need for a navigational interface or welcome page.
The automated posts from del.icio.us stopped working, so I am now using the Share option in Google Reader, since I use that instead of NetNewsWire. GMail, Google Reader . . what was that quote: “Netscape would “reduce Windows to a set of poorly debugged device drivers.“? Change s/Netscape/the Internet with broadband/g and it starts to look realistic.
The application-in-a-browser is pretty slick, given enough computer to run it (as with any app, of course), and this old 800MHz machine is right at the edge of obsolescence.
Adding some services on the back end as the Young People become more capable. Email accounts are sought after, and the looming presence of spam needs to be dealt with. For all the talk of Bayesian filters or payload detection, what seems to work really well is a very simple technique: greylisting. Since spam is not about conversations or even replies, a simple greylist tactic is for the receiving email server to ask the sender to resubmit the email in 5 minutes. Spammers don’t get or read replies, so those messages are never delivered. Legitimate ones from properly configured MTAs do get delivered and the address is stored for later comparisons, so the delay is dispensed with. Seems to work just fine. It all happens at the application layer, so the user never sees a delay. Sweet . . .
Still hoping to get bogofilter integrated as a belt-and-braces approach, but so far things are working well. Had to buy a second domain with no personal information in the name to protect the precious poppets, as well, but that was trivial.
I won’t be at all surprised to find I need an IM server . . . . a small voice in the back of my head says there is a need for a small internet appliance that provides
Something like a slug, perhaps beefier, but not as much as a Shuttle provides: maybe something like this? Ah, forget it, Apple will roll out something that does all that — or all people will use — at a better price point.
One individual who emailed seemed to think that we could have the effect of draining away conservative votes, or “splintering†the religious right vote. Reverend Dobson said that he would not vote for McCain or Obama, and would go to the polls and vote, but not vote for president.
Hello world!
So many emails were coming in that we decided to start a blog on the site. One individual who emailed seemed to think that we could have the effect of draining away conservative votes, or “splintering” the religious right vote. Reverend Dobson said that he would not vote for McCain or Obama, and would go to the polls and vote, but not vote for president. Here are some reasons why he should write in Bush:
1. To clearly show that he doesn’t approve of either Obama or McCain.
2. To trust in God and the US Supreme Court that if Bush gets the popular vote, term limits will be set assunder.
3. To give Bush one more chance, now that he’s just getting the hang of it.[emphasis mine]
If there is a god, please let this get around to his base . . . .
Having recent re-read the four volume trilogy of the H 2 G 2 doesn’t help 😉 
After all, weren’t the last buggy whips the best ever made? Or, more close to home, isn’t photographic film right now the best ever made?
This headline, appearing in my gmail screen, just begged the snark. Having recent re-read the four volume trilogy of the H2G2 doesn’t help 😉
After all, weren’t the last buggy whips the best ever made? Or, more close to home, isn’t photographic film right now the best ever made?
I had tried 2.2 before and given up on it (is there a compelling reason to completely reject the syntax of an established configuration and at the same time not provide some kind of migration tool?)…. Turns out that 2.0’s threading is not all that good, where 2.2’s is, but the bear was getting all the right modules and php all hooked in again.
for some benighted reason, I decided to upgrade httpd from Apache 2.0.63 to 2.2.8. I had tried 2.2 before and given up on it as I couldn’t map my old configuration onto the new version/style (is there a compelling reason to completely reject the syntax of an established configuration and at the same time not provide some kind of migration tool?). I was either more lucky or more stubborn this time. I’d love to share how I got it to work, but I can’t recall all the steps and missteps involved.
The catalyst was realizing how slow the server with one user accessing the squirrelmail webmail instance: I knew there were different service models (prefork, threaded, etc.) and decided to try them. Turns out that 2.0’s threading is not all that good, where 2.2’s is, but the bear was getting all the right modules and php all hooked in again. There is a lot of stuff in Apache 1.x and 2.0.x that just works, even if is somehow inelegant. I can sort of see the reason to break out the config directives into files rather that sections of the same file that get muddled. But a parser that could take an existing (ie, working) config file and a. make it work in a 2.2 environment and b. do the sectioning would be a great thing.
At the end of the day, the performance issues I was annoyed by seem to be resolved.
While we were down on the field working on our forehand flicks , we saw some strange goings-on: turns out it was the 15th Annual Greater Seattle Open Boomerang Tournament . We got some details from one of the competitors, with the most interesting of all being that the world championship will be here in August.
While we were down on the field working on our forehand flicks, we saw some strange goings-on: turns out it was the15th Annual Greater Seattle Open Boomerang Tournament. We got some details from one of the competitors, with the most interesting of all being that the world championship will be here in August.
Tossing a flying disc, no matter how cleverly or for however many consecutive catches, seems pretty pedestrian after seeing boomerangs in the wild.
Explaining to a 9 year old girl why Air Mail paper is so thin and why the postage is so much more(almost US$1 per ounce), I was reminded that the mail has always been the driver of new transportation technologies…. The underlying reality is that the needs of commerce to move information — orders, bills, plans, proposals, contracts — and the competitive advantage of getting there first has driven the adoption of all these marvels.
Explaining to a 9 year old girl why Air Mail paper is so thin and why the postage is so much more(almost US$1 per ounce), I was reminded that the mail has always been the driver of new transportation technologies. From stage coaches and ships to trains to airplanes, the mail coach/train/plane was always the first service to some distant place. The telegraph, telephone, and fax emerged in parallel, and the internet is the ultimate manifestation of intangible communication. I wonder if there is a good history transportation/communications technology and markets?
The underlying reality is that the needs of commerce to move information — orders, bills, plans, proposals, contracts — and the competitive advantage of getting there first has driven the adoption of all these marvels. We think the telephone was invented so we could make birthday calls, but it was really about making deals.
