No, not really. But that’s what Facebook apparently thinks. After I logged out the other day, I noticed this ad: “Okay…” I thought. Let’s find out about that special rate. So I clicked and this is what the big blue FB showed me: Sadly, that’s funny for me, but not for Claro Brasil. After all, …read more…
I’ve wanted to create a plugin for WordPress for some time now. I have plenty of ideas for them (mostly scholarly or academic uses). The only problem is I don’t have enough knowledge of how WordPress operates to really accomplish that. What I know about PHP is not much. However, I was a biology major …read more…
It’s kind of funny how things happen, isn’t it? I was at my parents’ house this morning, and read an article in Vanity Fair magazine called “How Microsoft Lost Its Mojo“. It’s an interesting read, and if half of what’s in that article is true, that is one screwed-up company. Of course, none of that …read more…
When publishing images to the web, you should usually use either .png or .jpg formats. The major difference between the two is that .jpg employs a lossy compression method, meaning that you can create smaller files by using a larger amount of compression, but you image quality will suffer. On the other hand, .png employs …read more…
Thanks to Eric S. for the recent contribution. It is much appreciated.
Self-government won’t work without self-discipline. —Paul Harvey I never was a fan of Paul Harvey. He segued from news to ads so smoothly that many of his listeners didn’t realize that he was advertising a product, rather than just talking about something he tried out. Pretty deceptive, if you ask me. Still, I found the …read more…
When I was growing up, I often ate migas for breakfast. Migas (Spanish for “crumbs”) is just corn tortillas fried in a pan with eggs added. Yes, this is peasant food. Inexpensive, fast and easy to make, and tasty peasant food. I still eat it today when I’m in a hurry for something good. Because …read more…
Everybody has opinions: I have them, you have them. And we are all told, from the moment we open our eyes, that everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Well, that’s horsepuckey, of course. We are not entitled to our opinions; we are entitled to our informed opinions. Without research, without background, without understanding, it’s nothing. It’s just bibble-babble. It’s like a fart in a wind tunnel, folks.
Harlan Ellison
This recipe had its origins in how to get mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickles, relish, and olives on a hamburger without having it all end up in your lap. The solution we came up with was to combine these all into a single sauce. The result is something that is not quite like any of these …read more…
I was reading this over on Boing Boing (while waiting for an oil change at PepBoys; thanks for the free wi-fi): Ninth Circuit to DEA: putting a gun to an 11-year-old’s head is not OK – Boing Boinghttp://boingboing.net/2012/06/18/ninth-circuit-to-dea-putting.htmlThe Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals told the DEA that holding a gun to an 11-year-old girl’s head …read more…
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