Archive for July, 2006
Installing Sound Packs in Trillian Basic
Applying a skin to Trillian is easy, but for some reason there’s not a lot of documentation out there on how to install sound packs. It took me a while to figure it out: you have to copy the sound pack folder into /Program Files/Trillian/stixe/plugins, then open up Trillian Preferences > Skins, click on “Advanced,” [...]
links for 2006-07-24
10 Tips That Every PHP Newbie Should Know. Digital Media Minute weblog entry links to PHPBuilder two-parter with lots of important info. (tags: php) Two killed as artwork ‘lifts off.’ Maurice Agis’ “Dreamscape,” a huge air-inflated installation, came unmoored and was thrown into the air, killing two and injuring several more. (tags: art disaster uk) [...]
links for 2006-07-23
Peter Cullen to voice Optimus Prime in upcoming Transformers movie. Cullen did the original Optimus Prime voice in the old cartoon. (tags: film cartoons) sacra doctrina: Scripture, Authority, and Interpretation. Excerpts from Joel’s old correspondence. (tags: faith bible) SPACE.com — Project Orion to Follow Apollo to the Moon. New CEV project to be called “Orion.” [...]
Beginner’s Iced Mocha
It turns out mocha is surprisingly easy to make. Remember to leave room for lots of milk and ice, and remember to use more coffee ground while brewing, to keep the blend strong as the ice melts. Brew coffee as you usually do. Pour into any mug or styro tumbler. Add two teaspoons of sugar, [...]
iBook Loses Power
Well, the iBook is back in the shop, having succumbed to a bad DC-in port. The battery was down to 20% before I noticed that the AC adapter plug wasn’t working, and the thing went into power-save sleep before I could transfer data off it. I tried resetting PRAM and NVRAM, and when that didn’t [...]
links for 2006-07-21
Silver Linings and a Cross of Gold (Harpers.org) Breathless wide-eyed quotes from dispensational premillenialists discussing the Israel-Lebanon conflict on a rapture message board. (Update: More discussion on Dead Yet Living) (tags: faith war israel) Another Point of View: Evangelical Blindness on Lebanon – Christianity Today Magazine. The academic dean of the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary [...]
links for 2006-07-20
World Jump Day. When everyone jumps to change Earth’s orbit. (tags: space earth fun) Contra World Anti Jump Opposite – Save our Planet! Anti World Jump Day jumpers fight to keep Earth’s orbit intact! (tags: space earth fun) Bad Astronomy takes on World Jump Day. (tags: space science earth fun) AOL Retention Manual Uploaded in [...]
Stranded Chick (Update: Dead Chick)
This sparrow chick was sitting on the steps outside the office today. He (She?) probably came from the same nest from which those other dead birds fell. This one was still alive, though, and rather scared and disoriented. I was able to coax him onto my hand, and he showed himself well on his way [...]
DC Heat Wave 2006
Update: This entry was for the June heat wave of 2006. The following August, we had Heat Wave 2006: Part 2! Heat wave! Apparently yesterday was as hot as it would get this summer, at least according to CapitalWeather. What I said back in 2002 still applies now: this weather was par for the course [...]
links for 2006-07-19
OpenDNS | Providing A Safer And Faster DNS (tags: net tools free) Wal-Mart – The HUB (School Your Way) Painfully bad teen marketing gimmick. Really bad. As in, Poochie bad. (tags: advertising) AOL Retention Manual Revealed. Manual given to AOL cancellation operators, showing how best to trick the customer into coming back to AOL. (tags: [...]