This looks entirely too awesome! I’ve been toying with Gallery2, and obviously already have Wordpress going. The combination of the two will be a lot of fun, assuming setting it up isn’t too great a headache. :)
Wordpress Gallery2 - WPG2 Main Page
WPG2 is a Wordpress Plug-in that embeds Gallery2 within Wordpress to share […]
Just finished upgrading Wordpress to 1.5.2 from 1.5 and I have to say… I must love pain. I’m sure it’d be a breeze if I didn’t have much, or any, customization. But, as you may be able to tell, I have a Freakin’ Load(tm) of them. No customizations: upgrade in 5 minutes. […]
Have I mentioned lately how awesome the Creating Passionate Users blog is, in particular how much I agree with their teaching/learning methodologies? They rock, man.
Excerpt:
Creating Passionate Users: Foo Camp: ad-hoc learning
A lot of adult learning environments (including colleges) do have scenarios in which the students/learners are asked to help evolve the course itself… including […]
The article itself is interesting but I love the line I’ve excerpted below. Nothing sexist intended; I just find it humorous that “educated” people continue to view women as any less capable than men in any characteristic, psychopathic or otherwise.
Quiz: Is Your Boss a Psychopath?
…research suggests psychologists have underestimated the psychopathic propensity of women.
I’ve been catching up on reading Neal Stephenson’s Baroque Cycle, Book One: Quicksilver the last few weeks. During last night’s reading session there was a conversation, between two of the characters, constructing an analogy between a heart pumping blood (both in and out of itself) and certain other characters’ excessive letter-writing with each other, […]
Via Boing Boing:
Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things
Sam Cohen might have remained relatively unknown, troubled by ethical lapses in government and the military but unable to do anything about them, if he had not visited Seoul in 1951, during the Korean war. In the aftermath of bombing sorties he witnessed scenes of intolerable devastation. […]
Via 101reviews.com:
DigitalCamera@101reviews � New patented lens made of liquid paves way for slimmer digital cameras
Named Fluidlens, this lens is made of liquid and is no bigger than a contact lens, but can achieve an optical zoom of up to 10 times, matching the zoom capabilities of lenses found on mid-range and high-end digital cameras and […]
Via The Register:
Brits steal carloads of F**king Austrian roadsigns | The Register
An Austrian village called Fucking will not change its name despite sniggering Brits making off with its roadsigns.
Mayor Siegfried Hauppl has asked visitors to lay off the signs which began to attract outside attention after British and US soldiers passing through in 1945 illuminated […]
Star Trek Business Cards on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
I bought a set of business cards for the characters of Star Trek (The Original Series) in the 1980’s at a Sci-Fi Convention. UnfortunatelyI don’t know who the original manufacturer is or how to get more. I found them today whilst digging for some old photos.
If you want to know how to make divine espresso, click the link below. Via boingboing (excerpt):
Boing Boing: Espresso crema shots
Crema is the wonderful tan colored foam that appears on the top of a well-shot espresso. High quality espresso joints have a saying: “No crema, no serva.”
I recently got a Rancilio Silvia espresso maker, […]
Excerpt:
TheDamnBlog.com
“The designers of some elevators include a hidden feature that is very handy if you’re in a hurry
or it’s a busy time in the building (like check-out time in a hotel). While some elevators require
a key, others can be put into “Express” mode by pressing the “Door Close” and “Floor” buttons at
the same time. This […]
…to make my French tutor happy.
[Update] Oh yeah.. posted via email from my spiffy new Treo 650.