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Re: What I have learned

Ted — Thu, 17 Mar 2005 00:00:59 -0000

I've been learning it for a while. I have tweaked the standard WordPress stylesheet, and use that for my whole site. You can see it at http://www.nohats.com/weblog/wp-layout.css

I have also had nice luck with Server Side Includes (SSI), and that plus CSS makes updating the site a snap. There are performance issues associated with using SSI on a large site, but for what I do it is fine.

Also, I just came across this page on Google, and it probably won't help you:
http://www.kokogiak.com/megapenny/eighteen.asp

Re: No, really — what would Jesus do?

Ted — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 17:55:01 -0000

Since "blog" is a contracted form of "Web log" (seven letters and a space being too much for the collective community to type) maybe there should be a catchy contraction for Michael's site as well. Wopinion? Wrant?

Re: No, really — what would Jesus do?

Ted — Thu, 31 Mar 2005 18:00:20 -0000

Apparently I need coffee. Before anyone else notices it I'd like to go on the record as saying that "Web log" is six letters and a space, not seven. Of course "Web blog" would be seven letters, but that would be too circular even for me. Memetic is also seven letters, and is both a contracted form of Mental Emetic and a word of its own that refers to the science of memes (discreet units of thought.)

Re: Civilization down the tubes

Ted — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 01:08:40 -0000

Perhaps you reacted too quickly--I know it sounds like "The Insider" was just looking for a way to tie their celebrity gossip story to the tragedy of the day, but maybe there is another explaination. It could be that Brad and Angelina are missing... they could be among the victims, possibly in a London hospital suffering from amnesia. Or, maybe "The Insider" was trying to implicate Brad and Angelina in the explosions, having heard that they have both bombed at the box office in the past. Just a thought. :)
-T

Re: A little-known fact

Ted — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:08:37 -0000

The real quesiton is: what is that thing sticking out of the side of your head?

Re: Bonehead editing

Ted — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:42:39 -0000

Q: Why is there a watermelon there?
A: I'll tell you later.

Re: Open Office

Ted — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:37:08 -0000

I've been running OpenOffice in various versions for the past 3 years or so, and I'm hooked. It is an open-source project, meaning that if you download it and want to edit the actual software to make improvements you are legally able to do so--assuming you have that talent. It also lets you save files in Adobe .pdf format, and that is a nice bonus.

Re: We interrupt this program

Ted — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 21:41:43 -0000

greatest invention ever.

Re: All Hallows NaNoWriMo Eve

Ted — Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:45:27 -0000

Well, since I'm not participating in NaNoWriMo this year I'm happy to offer advice. Perhaps a story about an old man and a huge fish? Or, you could write an allegorical tale about one man's adventures in Nashville over the course of a single day. Maybe you should write a novel about someone with a web log, and you could cut and paste whole entries from your own blog into the novel; that would save time. Ok. Perhaps I'm not the best person to be offering writing advice. Good luck, though; I'll look forward to seeing what you end up producing.

Re: Passion and tolerance

Ted — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:27:23 -0000

Hi John; I think that could be a nice idea. I would check a second site--and even link to it from my own.

Re: Universalism meets Sheilaism

Ted — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:30:23 -0000

Hi John--the new blog looks great, and it looks like the conversation is off to a great start. I don't consider myself to be a universalist, at least not by the definition you are giving, since I do think that certain flavors of various religions are unethical. In the spirit of keeping things positive, I'll skip naming names. That said, I do tend to interpret the Bible very liberally and often metaphorically. At any rate, I'm looking forward to further conversation!

Re: Haley Joel Osment, enemy of orthodoxy

Ted — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 22:54:38 -0000

Hmmm... do I stop at empty red lights at 3am? I guess I do, but I may not stay stopped. I'd argue that if I do, it is out of my desire to not get a ticket. I'm reminded of one of the new trends in traffic engineering (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.12/traffi...). Paradoxically, removing signs and blurring the line between pedestrians and cars can make traffic run more smoothly and safely. I guess maybe I'm a religious libertarian...

Re: Better TARDIS than never

Ted — Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:50:55 -0000

I wonder if they have changed things so that the Daleks can go up and down stairs now. [Ex-ter-min-ate!!]. I'll look forward to seeing the series!

Re: Late-in-the-day saints

Ted — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 15:21:21 -0000

Well, the least you could have done is invited them in for a cup of coffee.

Re: A return to soap

Ted — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 00:53:58 -0000

Cocos nucifera); palm oil comes from either of two species in the genus Elaeis. (There is growing concern that increasing acreage of palm oil plantations is having an adverse effect on local biodiversity in places like Indonesia, where it is contributing to decreased habitat for species like the orangutan.) Both plants are palms, in the family Arecaceae.

Re: Soap opera

Ted — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 09:28:30 -0000

Howdy--I wasn't trying to inspire guilt. The other side of the palm oil debate (well, one of the other sides) is that the people in places like Indonesia should have the right to develop their own local industries and shouldn't have to refrain just so western environmentalists can enjoy talking about biodiversity. Of course, you could then ask whether the local people actually profit, or whether all the benefits go to big corporations. In short, it is complicated, but I'm sure a gallon of palm oil used in home soap making isn't going to be the thing that sets off a global environmental catastrophy.

Re: An epiphany

Ted — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:48 -0000

So, if you don't broil it is it still London Broil? If you make jerky, maybe it is London Jerk?

Re: A bolt from the blue

Ted — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:29:08 -0000

Jumping Jehoshaphat!! Congratulations!! I'm really excited for you! I was just emailing a friend of mine in Kenya the other day, and thought of you. Great news!

Re: Apologies for another test post

Ted — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:57:14 -0000

Hi John; This is a test comment on your test post. Just to add another level of complexity to the situation. Perhaps someone will test-trackback this comment...

Re: Containerization

Ted — Sun, 21 May 2006 21:35:11 -0000

I've got a Hohner C harp that I picked up at the house of Blues in New Orleans, but no case. I did a bit of looking for a case for you, and I'm normally pretty good at finding things online: no such luck. I did see a seven harmonica case, so maybe you just need to expand your collection!

Re: Makes more sense than ‘George’ or ‘Ringo’

Ted — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 21:16:48 -0000

Maybe you should start going by John Paul--like the last Pope.

Re: WhySpace

Ted — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:19:19 -0000

Also, if you happen to be in a band, MySpace provides tools for listing upcoming gigs and posting samples of your music online. For small acts, is isn't unususl for them to find gigs this way--instead of dropping off a tape at a bar, you drop off a card with your myspace page listed.