“Coil Winding Expo?” How did I wind up on *that* mailing list?
Category: Twitter
%*^! Mysql anonymous users. Why on earth did someone think that was a sensible default?
%*^! Mysql anonymous users. Why on earth did someone think that was a sensible default?
If your lawn is muddy, either you’re overwatering or you have a broken pipe. FIX IT!
If your lawn is muddy, either you’re overwatering or you have a broken pipe. FIX IT!
Always interesting when photo challenges intersect. FlickrFriday’s theme is Taxi & Instagram’s WHP is CarCorners.
Always interesting when photo challenges intersect. FlickrFriday’s theme is Taxi & Instagram’s WHP is CarCorners.
For a second there, I thought there was a spider on my monitor. (Photo of Chicago from top of John Hancock Tower.)
For a second there, I thought there was a spider on my monitor. (Photo of Chicago from top of John Hancock Tower.)
Nice try, comment spammer, but copy-pasting a review from IMDB into my comment form doesn’t cut it.
Nice try, comment spammer, but copy-pasting a review from IMDB into my comment form doesn’t cut it.
Maximize Content-to-Chrome Ratio, Not the Amount of Content on Screen
Hiding the user interface to show more content isn’t always the best way to go. If there’s room for it, show it, so people have some idea of what they can do (and how).
Maximize Content-to-Chrome Ratio, Not the Amount of Content on Screen
On a large screen, hiding the chrome significantly affects discoverability and interaction cost, with virtually no improvement to the content-to-chrome ratio.
Pro tip: If you’re going to automatically abbreviate Association, do it as “Assn.” It’s only one more letter and it’s a lot less ambiguous.
Pro tip: If you’re going to automatically abbreviate Association, do it as “Assn.” It’s only one more letter and it’s a lot less ambiguous.
It’s ridiculous that Buffer on my phone/tablet can’t accept a post while offline and, well, buffer it until the connection is back.
It’s ridiculous that Buffer on my phone/tablet can’t accept a post while offline and, well, buffer it until the connection is back.
Spam’s always annoying, but “You spend a lot of time writing interesting stuff, you should auto-generate content w/this tool” is INSULTING.
Spam’s always annoying, but “You spend a lot of time writing interesting stuff, you should auto-generate content w/this tool” is INSULTING.
Late afternoon sundog
Right tool for the right job: grep struggled for hours & didn’t finish; awk completed in seconds
Right tool for the right job: grep struggled for hours & didn’t finish; awk completed in seconds
Good point on the connotations of “actually”
Good point on the connotations of “actually”: Why I Stopped Using “Actually” and “But”
Blanket of yellow flower petals from a Pride of Bolivia tree
Jacaranda in bloom
@rzazueta I once got carded buying Henry Weinhard’s ROOT BEER.
@rzazueta I once got carded buying Henry Weinhard’s ROOT BEER.
I have way too active & anxious an imagination to answer the prompt, “What’s the worst possible thing that could happen to you today.”
I have way too active & anxious an imagination to answer the prompt, “What’s the worst possible thing that could happen to you today.”
Pro tip: If you’re parked on the side of a busy street, wait for a lull in traffic before you open your door. Or at least a lack of buses.
Pro tip: If you’re parked on the side of a busy street, wait for a lull in traffic before you open your door. Or at least a lack of buses.
I just watched a bus screech to a halt to avoid hitting someone…who then looked around obliviously w/a “Huh? Why’d you stop?” expression.
Webhost raising price for unique IP. SNI covers my own SSL use, but I’m also considering all-HTTPS. Compatibility:
Webhost raising price for unique IP. SNI covers my own SSL use, but I’m also considering all-HTTPS. Compatibility: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Name_Indication
Sadly, looks like ancient WinXP and Android 2.x are still big chunks of those markets, which means they won’t be able to access SNI sites.
Two things I noticed with my WonderCon pics…
Two things I noticed with my #WonderCon pics:
1. My phone can hold its own against my camera.
2. With point+shoot in convention center lighting, head+torso shots turn out much better than full-body.
