Fixed the array_key_exists() Upgrade Blues
Allen November 28th, 2007
As noted earlier, a recent upgrade to WordPress caused problems with array_key_exists() in the theme in use. A quick search on the WordPress support forum found a fix.
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Normally don’t do these, but….
Allen September 21st, 2005
| You are a Social Liberal (61% permissive) and an… Economic Conservative (75% permissive) You are best described as a: Libertarian
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Take One Down, Pass It Around
Allen February 16th, 2005
Finally shutting down systems in anticipation of our SAP cutover at work. Had an interview with a headhunter yesterday. Going backpacking at Devil’s Den State Park in Arkansas.
Really want to blog more, but I just can’t seem to find time.
Someday, someday…
NASA online VLF receiver
Allen November 11th, 2004
Tired of mindless trivial pop music? Then listen to the NASA online VLF receiver. Now you can listen to the sounds of the universe played in real-time.
If you save the stream as an mp3 and play it backwards, you can hear God saying "Let there be…". The only problem is that the playback loop is approximately 20 billion years long (popup alert).
[Via WebZen]
Friendly Advice for Israel Hebraic State of Social Justice
Allen July 27th, 2004
Insert tongue A into cheek B and read A Modest Open Letter. In it, E. Nough proposes solutions to world opinion regarding that patch of desert in the Middle East.
Something tells me, though, that the first option given (surrender) will be a lot quicker.
[Via LGF]
Star Date 20040722mark1849
Allen July 22nd, 2004
Happy Fun Pundit has a list of the top 10 things he hates about star trek. Only those who watched the show need to go.
The Federation.
This organization creeps me out. A planet-wide government that runs everything, and that has abolished money. A veritable planetary DMV. Oh sure, it looks like a cool place when you’re rocketing around in a Federation Starship, but I wonder how the guy driving a Federation dump truck feels about it?And everyone has to wear those spandex uniforms. Here’s an important fact: Most people, you don’t want to see them in spandex. You’d pay good money to not have to see them. If money hadn’t been abolished, that is. So you’re screwed.
Other Issues (my list):
Kirk:It was about then that we hit this primitive planet with the Ogasmatron ray set to “get your mojo working” setting.
Board of Inquiry:You ogasmatroned the entire planet? An entire planet of primitive people was subjected to this very high-tech device? What were you thinking!!!?!!
Kirk:We were about to go on shore leave.
Board of Inquiry:Oh, well. That’s OK then.
Since they seem to be fritzing out all the time, perhaps it might be a good idea to keep a spare set around? That way you aren’t always having to rig up some replacement. I mean, cripes, I keep a spare tire in my car folks. You think you could do the same for a starship?
This has probably been mentioned before, but this is, after all, my list. Let’s see — you just came across a planet you know nothing about, that might hold terrible diseases, hostile aliens and unchlorinated water. Who should you send? A group of specialists trained for this task or your senior staff officers?
[Via Brain Fertilizer]
The Ultimate War Sim
Allen May 24th, 2004
David Wong details his requirements for The Ultimate War Sim.
This War Sim is a bit more realistic than the current crop.
Example?
1. …where I spend two hours pushing across a map to destroy a “nuclear missile silo,” only to find out after the fact that it was just a missile-themed orphanage.
I want little celebrities to show up on the scene and do interviews over video of charred teddy bears, decrying my unilateral attack. I want congressional hearings demanding answers to these atrocities.
2. On the very next level I want to lose half of my units because another “orphanage” turned out to be a NOD ambush site. I want another round of hearings asking why I didn’t level that orphanage as soon as I saw it, including tearful testimony from a slain soldier’s daughter who is now, ironically, an orphan.
Some Veterans’ Hospitals in Shocking Shape
Allen April 9th, 2004
ABC News has an investigative piece about the state of VA hospitals. This is shameful treatment to a group of folks who had a job description that included the words, “And if needed, die.”
Read ABCNEWS.com : Some Veterans’ Hospitals in Shocking Shape for the full story.
I’m all for fiscal responsibility (something lacking from both candidates), but we must fund this. Any people seeking to wage ‘War on Terror’ must realize that the current state of affairs undercuts any future actions.
Read and weep.
Obligatory note: Of course not every VA hospital are like those mentioned. You get higher ratings with bad news than with good. But still…
The EUmbilical Cord
Allen February 26th, 2004
Shirin Peerooz in To: Leaders of the European Union and the People of Europe takes the leaders of the EU to task over their coddling of Iranian mullahs. One memorable quote is:
Indeed, it is a mystery that a regime so supremely incompetent and inconsistent at best, deeply and vastly detested at home and abroad has managed to survive. Aside from the confusion existing among my people and the lack of leadership among the opposition groups, and aside from the fact that the Islamic regime in Iran is probably one of the most ruthless and brutal regimes in the history of mankind, I find the main reason for this regime’s survivability, an umbilical cord so tightly knotted into the belly of the European Union.
The prose, at times, can be a bit overwrought, but if my country was being held hostage by these butchers, I probably would do the same.
The world coddled Saddam and his thugs in order to get at Iraqi oil. It appears to be doing the same with the mullahs and Iran.
Go read the article. Not written by some neocon with “world domination plans”, but rather a woman angered over her land being held hostage.
The Dennis Miller Show — Coming Soon on CNBC
Allen January 15th, 2004
Dennis Miller’s new show on CNBC is set to debut on January 26th. Amazingly CNBC doesn’t have any sort of teaser about the upcoming show. I had completely forgotten about it before reading suburban blight.
Like Kelly, I look forward to his upcoming show. To quote Kelly, “He was smart and sassy when he was a liberal, and he’s just as provocative now that he’s a so-called ‘9-11 conservative’.”
New York Times has an interview with Dennis about his politics and views.
Miller’s previous efforts include Dennis Miller Live on HBO and a brief stint on Monday Night Football.
[Via suburban blight]