The war on web browser boredum, redux
So, I'm using Opera again for a bit. =:) Actually, I'm using the just-released Opera 7.60 TP2 for Linux, and it is REEEHEEEEHEEEEALLY nice!! I have always been very impressed with the Opera team, but this release is the best one evar. It looks like they've finally improved (dare I say "fixed"?) the printing issues in Linux!!! And this release works with gmail now too!!
Wanted: Abject Silliness
Took Jason Jr. to the mall last night so he could spend his $20 gift certificate at the toy store (thanks Jenny and Elijah!!!!). On the way out of the mall, we saw the ubiquitous picture-taking booth, so we got our pictures done. =:) I think they look pretty good..... =:) Here's the prints.
And the silver medal goes to… me!
Woot, baybee!! It was a good weekend, this. And, to top it off, I played halo for an hour and 20 minutes tonight, and I feel absolutely fine!! I played upstairs, in the dining room this time, and I think that's what made the difference. It's in the middle of an open room, with a couple of flickering candles around the room, and lots to keep my brain from getting confused, I think.
XScreenSaver, jwz, and Look Ma, I’m among an 31337 group of losers!!!
In other non-related-really news, I got an e-mail from the infamous jwz last night. He has patiently outlined all of the issues related to replacing the not-exactly-unugly xscreensaver unlock dialog. It was kind of funny--the e-mail that he sent had 18 recipients, of which I was one. The docu-page that jwz posted read VERY much like all of the questions and answers that I still have in my IMAP mailbox from when I was working on doing this bit of side-coding. =:) It was pretty funny reading it--just about all of the questions I asked jwz and all of the answers he so patiently gave me are on his explanatory page.
The war on comment-spam continueth
I've been hit again in another round of comment-spam, apparently. So, I've activated the auto-close-comments plugin that I found the other day. That and I turned off "e-mail me whenever anyone posts a comment" and only left "e-mail me whenever A comment is approved or declined" on. That combined with the Comment Authorization plugin, and I think I just might have this crap beat.
I am not an end-user
"End-users run applications, not operating systems." A Gartner guy came into my place of business the other day and said that. It's a pretty profound thing to say, honestly. I think that it accurately describes many/most of the corporate people in the business places that I've seen.
I’ve been hit, Captain!!
Danged, stinking, stupid comment spammers. There are some induhviduals that are not worth the powder it would take to blow them up, honestly. Some knucklehead, let's call him "Author : free texas holdem (IP: 193.237.254.13 , gardeenhc.demon.co.uk)", for the lack of a better name, has decided to comment-spam me. So, a quick google search for "wordpress comment spam" turns up this page, which outlines several things one can do to combat this sort of stupidity.
It’s like, how much more ill could I feel? and the answer is none. None more ill.
phew. it's all about learning.... wow. this is the sickest I think I've felt yet. I probably pushed myself too hard tonight. I played for 2 solid hours this evening, much to the delight of my kiddos. my little bride was tired and shagged out and spent the evening relaxing/snoozing. =:) *hi honey!* =:) I played online for a good hour, I think. I placed last (like the newb that I am) in the 2 CTF (capture the flag) games that I was in. And I placed 5th out of 7 in every man for himself (what is the proper name for this one?). yay for the newb!!! =:)
I got my clock cleaned in Capture the Flag
and finally.... a post on slashdot that give me a slight glimmer of hope...
Street Fighter Anniversary Collection
Man, I'm excited about this.... I found this.... All I can say is... Josh, you'd better get yer game back, baybee.... =:) Ooooh. This looks soooo intense.