May 18, 2003
Well, That's Different
Having re-re-installed Moveable Type, I realise that something was seriously screwed up at first and style sheets weren't working at all. No wonder it looked like crap.
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The Blog Has Landed
Yet again.
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Fun With Referrers
To all the people looking to download Poodle Hat, I'd just like to point out that (a) it's not even out yet and (b) maybe when it is out, you could, like, you know, buy it.
On the other hand, if you're looking for Azumanga Daioh, it's on Kazaa. Interesting thing, Sitemeter.Posted by: Pixy Misa at 09:52 PM | Comments (79) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
When I Held Your Brain In My Arms
Song of the Day is When I Held Your Brain In My Arms from MST3K (the Terror from the Year 5000 episode):
There was a time, so bright and gay,Ahh. They don't write them like that anymore. (They never did. — Ed.)
It seems like only yesterday,
When I held your brain in my arms.
Your adrenaline was like wine,
Sweet perfume was your endocrine,
When I held your brain in my arms.
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Quotidian
Word of the Day is quotidian. (Well, of course the word of the day is quotidian. If it wasn't quotidian, it wouldn't be the word of the day. — Ed)
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Whip That Llama
I forgot to install one little thing after rebuilding my poor PC. This has now been remedied:
Thanks for using Winamp. You are installation number 273,375,923.Uhhh... That's rather a lot, isn't it? Mind you, it really does whip the llama's ass.
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Practical Penumbra
Blog of the Day is Practical Penumbra:
Many people have asked me why I called my blog "Practical Penumbra." (Actually, that's a blatant lie; no one has asked. But I'm sure a lot of people are wondering........ok, maybe not a lot. But I digress......).While I still think that Ambient Irony has a better sound to it, she's right about that alliteration. (It took me four tries to type that damn word correctly, by the way.) Maybe I should try a bit of that... Invidious Irony? Ambient Ambiguity? Hmm...
I have always enjoyed saying the word "penumbra". It is, however, a difficult word to slip into daily conversation. I have therefore always wanted to name something "Penumbra" for that very reason, but having no offspring (unless Frank decides to take me up on my offer to bear his children), and an adopted kitty who came with his own perfectly good name already, I have never had the opportunity to name anything "Penumbra". But just "Penumbra" seemed a little lacking, so, having long been a great fan of alliteration, "Practical" sounded like an excellent adjective.
Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it!
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May 17, 2003
First and Second Law
Song of the Day is First and Second Law off the At the Drop of Another Hat album by Flanders and Swann:
The First law of Thermodynamics:
Heat is work and work is heat
Very Good.
The Second law of Thermodynamics:
Heat cannot of itself pass from one body to a hotter body
Heat won't pass from a cooler to a hotter
You can try it if you like but you'd far better not-a
'Cos the cold in the cooler will get hotter as a rule-a
'Cos the hotter body's heat will pass to the cooler
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Oo-glay? Eh-mipto!
And if anyone out there knows the origin of the expression "Oo-glay? Eh-mipto!", please contact me. Click where it says "Tell me", on the left. No, your left.
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public static void main, public
public static void main,
public static void main,
public static void main,
and typo was his name-o!
class HelloWorld {
public static void main (String args[]) {
System.out.println("Hello World!");
}
}Which is why I program in Python rather than Java. If you need to interface with Java stuff, you need to take a look at Jython. It's Python, with all the requisite Python goodness, but it is written in, runs on, works with, and compiles to Java. And like all the good things in life that don't cost anything, it's free!print "Hello, World!"
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Sitemeter
Useful Web Thingy of the Day is Sitemeter. It tracks how many people are visiting your site and where they came from. And it's free. Scroll allll the way down to the bottom to see. I put it on the left originally, under the Blogger icon, but it's too big and screwed up my formatting. No matter, it works fine wherever it is.
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Friday Fishwrap
Blog of the Day is Friday Fishwrap:
I don't know why these made me laugh so hard.. I think it was the possum.This refers, of course, to Teen Girl Squad over at HomeStarRunner.
Note that the obligatory adorable kittens have all found good homes, so you're too late!
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Shiny Happy Disk Drives
Well, it's happened: Hard disks have broken through the historically significant* $2/GB barrier. The drive in question is a 120GB Maxtor, now retailing for $219. Last week it was $249; two weeks ago it was $269. That's pretty rapid deflation even for a product that's seen price per unit fall by a factor of 5000 since 1990.
So the only question is: How many? The sooner I get rid of the rest of those poxy Deathstars the better. *I just made that up. Update: The same supplier has Opteron processors and motherboards. A bit pricy for the home user, but dirt cheap if you need a 64-bit dual-processor server.Posted by: Pixy Misa at 03:05 AM | Comments (69) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Deathstalker vs. Harry Potter
Dire as it was, Deathstalker and the Complete Lack of Plot was only slightly more boring than Harry Potter and the Extremely Slow-Moving Story, which somehow managed to score a 7.3 on IMDB. Now there's a movie that could do with a MiSTing. If you should feel the urge to watch either one, a few minutes of The Princess Bride is the recommended treatment.
May cause excessive quotations. Do not operate machinery if effected.Posted by: Pixy Misa at 02:37 AM | Comments (76) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Oolong
Bunny With Things On His Head of the Day is Oolong.
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Remember James Lileks' Swing?
No, me neither. But Gnat seems to like it.
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May 16, 2003
Deathstalker And The Movie From Hell
Deathstalker and the Warriors from Hell is one bad movie. Even with Mike and the robots it was barely watchable. Deathstalker 2 wasn't nearly as bad, though that was at least partly due to having Monique Gabrielle wandering around wearing not very much at all. A quick glance at IMDB shows Deathstalker 2 with a rating of 4.1 against Deathstalker and the Script from Hell at 2.0. Looks like 2 was the best of the bunch, in fact.
Godzilla vs. Megalon doesn't seem to be a whole lot better. Maybe I need to buy some popcorn to enjoy MST3K properly. Mmm, popcorn...Posted by: Pixy Misa at 03:40 PM | Comments (75) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
Grey Rainyness
Another grey and rainy day for Sydney, but it's expected to clear up by Sunday. Which would be nice.
Just in case it does rain all weekend, I went out and bought Buffy seasons 5 and 6, Futurama season 2, and Babylon 5 season 1 on DVD. (Grace Bros is having a sale on DVD box sets, hence the sudden splurge.) It looks like I've already watched most of Futurama Season 2, but at least now I have a nice high-quality version which I actually paid for.Posted by: Pixy Misa at 02:49 PM | Comments (90) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
A Tiger? In Africa?
Those struggling to distinguish the small alpine country in Europe from Australia were dealt a blow when a kangaroo was hit by a car and killed in central Austria.Skippy! Noooo!!
A police officer in Steyr reached by phone said that coming across a kangaroo - dead or alive - was "extremely uncommon around here."No kidding. (source: Yahoo News via The Wall Street Journal)
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The End Of Guu
Episode 6 was sadly the last of Jungle wa Itsumo Hale nochi Guu Deluxe. I think there's a short special around somewhere, though. I'll have to see if I can dig it up.
And this quiz tells me I'm Hale, which is no great surprise.You are Hale! You are a gamer and a very
sweet person, but your friends, family, and
your life are constantly causing you to stress
out. Hang in there, things will get better!
Which Jungle wa Itsumo Hale nochi Guu character are you?
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