Link of the Day [10.23.08]
Taco Bell is trying to go out of business. That is if tacos don’t cost too much for them to make. For any base stolen during the Fall Classic, they’ll give away a taco. Did anyone steal a base last night?
New Blogger Comments System — FAIL!
TheSeed had to post to his more hoighty-toighty blog that my comments are disabled. I did nothing to change my layout and/or setup on blogger. So I check out BloggerBuzz for anything new.
Guess what? They updated the commenting functionality for blogger. They added some kind of drop-down menu or embedded comment form. It’s on by default. They say it works for all types of templates. I’m using a custom old style layout. The new commenting system didn’t work out of the box. I have had to reset to using the old, full page style. Thanks, a lot, blogger! I had to spend some time figuring out what happened. They should’ve just notified us of the new style rather than going ahead and executing the change immediately. Do they even regression test this stuff? SHEESH. I wonder what the new commenting forms look like.
Anyway, you can now harass me in the comments. But remember, this site is for kids.
“You know, for kids!”
That’s disappointing.
I can’t guess whether it’s the topics or the writing that generated this result. I know I write about meaningless stuff, but I try to write well, clear and concise. I guess doing so may make it easier to understand. I’m not so high-falutin’ here. I’m just a regular guy, a “Joe the Plumber” type of guy.
Christ in the mirror
Christ in the mirror
Originally uploaded by browsermetrics.
Jesus appearing in the shower mist in the mornings.
IJN Nagato
nagato-111
Originally uploaded by duroyal420.
TheSeed asked me the other day, “Why do you like the Japanese ships?”
He was referring to the IJN Yamato model on my coffee table.
“I’m wanting to build out the Imperial Japanese Navy fleet.”
“I’m also fascinated by the Nagato.”
Here’s a look at a completed model of the IJN Nagato. It was the only Japanese battleship to survive WWII. The US confiscated it as the spoils of war and used her at the atomic testing grounds on Bikini Atoll. She sank after the second of two atomic bomb tests.
Nagato is also the name of my favorite character from The Meloncholy of Haruhi Suzimiya. I like to consider her the mascot for my MacBookPro.
Quote of the Day [10.22.08]
"My friend, you have seen this incident, based on sworn testimony. Can
you prove that it didn't happen?"Criswell, Plan 9 from Outer Space
Link of the Day [10.22.08]
Socialism? Funny that you should mention it, Senor McCain. As Matthew
Yglesias points out, your pal, Palin, seems to be right in the middle of
a socialist collective in Alaska. The government has nationalized the
means of production. Alaskans own the oil, which in turns funds the
state. Rugged Alaskans? Do these guys even work? That's rhetorical,
but it does get into how silly leveling charges of socialism at Obama
are. If I do recall, it is the current, Republican administration, that
is in the midst of nationalizing the banks.http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/10/socialism.php
They're here!
Night clouds 26 june
Originally uploaded by omarrun.
These are some spooky cloud formations. They almost seem like some kind of alien space craft under camouflage. Any minute now, the alien mother ships will emerge from the clouds and disgorge their attack crafts.
Plus, what’s with the trees in the front. I thought there were none in Iceland.
Quote of the Day [10.21.08]
My back is spineless. My belly is yellow. I am the American non-voter.
The Simpsons, “Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington”
Link of the Day [10.21.08]
Nobel prize winning economist, Paul Krugman, explains what will help Joe the Plumber. That guy ain’t got nothing that Mario and Luigi can’t fix.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/20/opinion/20krugman.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink