October 2009
23 posts
“[M]ost of the candy sold during this season has been dedicated and prayed over...”
– Happy Halloween! Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network Warns Americans Of ‘Demonic’ Halloween Candy | Americans United
“The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no...”
– The ever-enlightened troll/journalist John C. Dvorak, Feb. 19 1984 (via davidkaneda)
Why @chriswilsondc is full of shit about Drupal
Chris Wilson at Slate (@chriswilsondc) has an absolutely bizarre article up about the White House’s recent move to Drupal. In it, he criticizes their move to the open source Drupal project, giving a thoroughly explained list of issues.
The only problem? None of them are actually issues.
Drupal knows best… Should you, say, go completely rogue and try to add some Javascript in the...
Rochester in Focus →
We’re trying out Tumblr for a D&C photo blog. Check it out and follow if you like!
WatchLyra figures out her new toy (via Vimeo)
Schwarzenegger sends a literal "f-you" letter →
Requiem for a quack: author of "The Cure for All... →
Other books authored: The Cure for All Advanced Cancers and The Cure for All Diseases. Guess the cure didn’t work out so well…
“My local news reported on the Facebook upgrade. It’s like a T-Rex saying,...”
– @jonathanstark
“During the last weekend (23-25 October) particles have once again entered the...”
– Man, that took a while. Particles are back in the LHC!
An anniversary worth celebrating | Bad Astronomy →
On this day in 1977, the last naturally occurring case of smallpox was diagnosed.
“WhiteHouse.gov has gone Drupal. After months of planning, says an Obama...”
– WhiteHouse.gov Goes Drupal | techPresident
“A robots.txt block is like putting a condom around your entire web site. It...”
– Dear WSJ: To Avoid Google Disease, Please Put A Condom On Your Content
Trying out Tumblr
I’ve decided to try out Tumblr for ceejayoz.com. Pretty nifty thus far.