Sheesh, this has been a busy week. And it probably won’t be over until next week. We’re getting to roll out a new web site redesign at my work, so my team has been trying to crank through everything looking out for last-minute bugs and preparing the server for the switchover. We’re doing the switch on Tuesday morning, so Monday will probably be pretty hectic. At least I’m finally starting to get over my sinus … Continue reading
Netscape has redesigned their DevEdge site with loads of standards-compliant goodness. Their hybrid CSS/DHTML menus are exactly what I’ve been looking for! Wow, not only do they use proper semantic markup for the menu structure, but advanced browsers (i.e. Mozilla-based) will still get the dropdowns even if Javascript is disabled. I believe the technical term for this is “cool sh*t”.
Today, I’d like to talk a little about the subject of ADD, or Attention Deficit Disord–Hey, cookies!
I’ve finally reached a milestone on a Perl project for my friend Paul over at Big Huge Games. Maybe one day I’ll have time to play their game, Rise of Nations. I haven’t played a game in forever…. No time for games right now. Time for sleep. Yay sleep.
Audioscrobbler wants to know what you’re listening to. They’ve got a Winamp plugin (and one for XMMS) that keeps track of what artists you listen to, and aggregates statistics from all the Audioscrobbler users. You can view statistics on their web site to discover what artists are most popular, or get Artist Similarity Maps to find other artists that you might like.
I really wasn’t ready to see flags at half-mast again. I hope that it’s some small consolation to the families of the crew members that they wanted to be there, despite the risks. Several years ago, I wrote a haiku about the Challenger disaster. It fits Columbia, as well: January chill: Seven begin a journey, never to return.
I’ve added a new style for the site: Tech. Also, the default style is now very spartan instead of just being a copy of the Campbell style.
Oh yeah….. Happy birthday to Me! 🙂
Over the past few months, I’ve been getting a lot of hits from people who are coming from search engines while hunting for information on “alabama car tags”. What’s up with that? I’m pretty sure that my Car Tag Saga isn’t what they are looking for. If you came here looking for that info, could you just leave a comment here about it? No big deal, I’m just curious about what people are actually hunting … Continue reading
A few weeks ago, I applied for membership with the Jabber Software Foundation. The vote for new members was yesterday, and all 17 people up for membership were voted in as new JSF Members. The responsibilities are pretty light — particpate in the jabber mailing lists, evangalize Jabber technology, and participate in the quarterly meetings. I was already doing the first two, and it’s no big deal to spend my lunch hour online for the … Continue reading