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Once in a blue moon...
I do not post nearly as much as I wish I did, but I feel this warranted me to post something: http://shebshi.wordpress.com/2011/09/12/some-real-shock-and-awe-racially-profiled-and-cuffed-in-detroit/ -
Automated RSS Downloading
I wrote previously about an automated system for downloading files from an RSS feed. RSSDler started giving me issues with some characters inside the linked .torrent file's name. Since it has been over a year since RSSDler was last updated, I decided to look around for a replacement.
Enter FlexGet. FlexGet is another command-line program that ( Read more... ) -
iPad without Flash
The people complaining about the iPad not having Flash sound a lot like the people complaining when the original iMac was released without a floppy drive. The product is going to fail, how can people get along without such a requisite technology, etc ( Read more... ) -
Why are we still "over there"?
Another compilation of a couple of Glenn Greenwald articles that have caught my eye ( Read more... ) -
On Facebook's New "Privacy Controls"
So Facebook announced a change in their Privacy Controls. I am a big privacy advocate, and I was excited to see a change in what I have considered a confusing and difficult to use system for controlling who sees what on your profile ( Read more... ) -
Measuring Success
I admit I am a bit of a Facebook junky. I like to blame that on my lifestyle - I have met a lot of people in my travels/life/jobs, and I definitely enjoy keeping up with everyone and their adventures. The last month or so I have tried to get back in touch with friends from back in elementary and middle school ( Read more... ) -
perl -p -e 's/\r/\n/g'
Just spent the entire day trying to track down a bug that was haunting a work script only to find that the file I was working on in Perl had Mac linebreaks.
Fixing that solved the problems immediately.
Do not ask me why an OS X program is spitting out data files with Mac linebreaks, but... -
Is this what we have become?
This evening, I let my emotions get the best of me when listening to the president's remarks regarding the coverage of illegal immigrants in the health care bill. While I disagree with the president's statement, my comments were inappropriate and regrettable. I extend sincere apologies to the president for this lack of civility.
-From South Carolina ( Read more... ) -
Things That Bug Me...
A random list of things that really bug me on a very regular basis, in no real order at all ( Read more... ) -
How I hate Home Depot...
So I decided to replace the lightbulbs in my ceiling fan with some CFLs. Easy enough, I figured, just make a quick trip to Ikea or Target. Having been to both of these places, I returned home without any CFLs. Turns out that the fan uses a rare sized light bulb and neither place carried a bulb that would fit ( Read more... )