I just reached an all time geek high. Seriously. I need help. I got all excited to see Chris Pirillo (aka Lockergnome) show up on my Trillian list. Yes, excited with glee. I asked him if there was a 12 step program for geeks like me. He informed me that “it’s 11 steps. AOL is blocking the 12th.”
Free Wireless Networks at Airports are being set up. (Such as the one in Minneapolis.) Why is it that these are ok and won’t mess with the plane’s systems, but on the other hand you can’t use a cell phone or even a radio on a plane? Or run your laptop during takeoff? Wouldn’t the wireless system have an impact too? I know my wireless set-up at home messes with my cordless phone pretty bad sometimes. I just think this would too. Then again, you can use a cell phone in the airport… ok, what’s up with that? Hey! [via Chris Pirillo]
Side note: I am still sleep deprived. I am feeling a bit punchy today. Sassy. And easily confused. Please pardon the fact that the these simple facts are boggling to me right now.
Happy “other” Anniversary wishes to the Girl & Geek! (Just look at their “about” in the sidebar… you’ll understand!)
When adding photos to the Pixelog I have been setting the dates to the date the photo has been taken. That’s ok at the moment because there aren’t that many pictures in there … but soon the most recently added photos will be considered “old” because they have dates of last summer, and they won’t show up at the front of the Pixelog. Which leaves me wondering how to handle it. I’m thinking that I should just add it initially with today’s date. Then when it rolls off of the 10 most recent list (which is how the thumbnails across the top are generated) I will modify the date to actually be the correct date. Would that make more sense then? So you don’t have to hunt for the newest things I have added? Or the alternative is to just place below my notes on the photo the date the picture was taken. And leave the MT generated date as the date I added it into the site. Is any of this making sense to anyone besides me?
I also changed the “Next” and “Previous” navigation around, so it’s more intuitive. Jennifer had it set up … well, similar to how it is now, and she was right in thinking it should have been that way. So now when you click “next” you are really seeing the “previous” image. Clear as mud, right? Trust me, it’s better that way.
According to Duhhhbya, “If people want to fight terror, do something kind for a neighbor.” Yes, you two can help fight terrorism in America by devoting two years to voluntary service. Service which will “harness the power of citizens to help prepare their local communities for the threats of terrorism.” All that kept flashing through my mind as I read the article was visions of Hitler’s Youth. Maybe it’s lack of sleep. What does helping my neighbor have to do with fighting terrorism? Am I supposed to suck up to them so I can work my way into their home and make sure it’s not a bomb factory? And I get his political agenda of ” ‘compassionate conservatism’ in which volunteers at all stations of life would reach out to struggling citizens”. Matter of fact, I agree with it to some extent. But I don’t see what that has to do with stopping terrorism. Just seems to me like using a national tragedy to get his agenda passed. And it bugs me. Another thing to add to my long list of things about him that bug me. Yes, it is Duhhhbya specifically; I am about 70% Republican in my thinking, although I don’t vote based on party lines. He, on the other hand, grates on my very last nerve. “A moment we must seize to change our culture”. Uh huh. Whatever.