Hilarity From The Onion
Posted by Stephen on September 29, 2006 in Humor
I know this is juvenile, but I can’t stop laughing at this page on The Onion’s site.
NOAA’s Weather Feeds
Posted by Stephen on September 25, 2006 in Programming, Stuff
For a project at work, I need to provide a constantly-updated weather forecast of a certain area in Northern Minnesota. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that The National Weather Service provides this information for free in XML format. Unfortunately, accessing it is kind of a pain. I would like to be […]
Apple’s open(1) Command
Posted by Stephen on September 7, 2006 in Computing, Programming, Stuff
I really like OS X. In particular, I like its open(1) command. I seriously wish that Linux and BSD had something like this. Basically, you type open <filename> and that file is handled as if you had double-clicked it. This command is so useful and convenient that I can’t remember what […]
Moving from WordPress to Typo
Posted by Stephen on July 27, 2006 in Stuff
I’m getting fed up with WordPress and am considering ditching it in favor of Typo. You can check out my test weblog here. Edit: In addition to being slow as tar, Typo is a serious memory hog. For the time being, I’m sticking with WordPress.
I Want to Cry
Posted by Stephen on July 2, 2006 in Computing
I’m pretty bummed out after reading part of a transcript of a Senate Commerce Committee meeting on Net Neutrality. Ted Stevens (from Alaska) apparently received the entire Internet in his e-mail: I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o’clock in the morning on Friday and I just […]