I wrote this little script the other day to back up my WordPress install. Because I use Navicat, I had always been pretty good about backing up the database, but I didn’t backup the install base nearly as often as I should have. I’m sure it won’t be useful for everyone because it requires access [...]
I’ve been saying for a long time that the world needs a good blog search engine, and Erich points out that the people who do search engines best have finally stepped up to the plate and come out with one. Google has just released the first beta (I know… Google has everything in beta) of [...]
last week I listened to “Open Source” on NPR for the first time and I must say, I tuned in with a great deal of anticipation and excitement! “Open Source” is a radio show that uses blogs and internet sources as fodder, bringing the fast-paced independent reporting of the blogosphere to more traditional media outlets. [...]
Not to revisit recent topics, but I must say that I really am amazed that the mainstream press has finally started talking about the Downing Street Memo. More than two months after the memo was leaked, the so-called “liberal” media has finally gotten around to covering it, albeit not with much enthusiasm.
Not that they came [...]
There are quite a few reasons I decided to move away from PhPNuke, but the biggest of the all was the fact that it is simply FULL of security holes. Day after day I read about SQL injection vulnerabilities that would allow a user to gain administrative access to the site, and go at it [...]
I’m getting a little sick and tired of hearing supposed Democrats wine and complain about how Howard Dean in not speaking for them. Dean mentions that Republicans are mostly a “White, Christian” party; a statement that is entirely backed up by scientific data, and these cowards get scared and start knifing him in the back [...]
The Howard BEAN: A Cafe For America has begun an international campaign for a new owner, its current owner announced today. The Montpelier, Vt., cafe opened on election day 2004 and was named (tongue-in-cheek) after a certain former Vermont Governor who is the chair of the Democratic National Committee. The cafe [...]
Since I don’t create certs all that often, I’ve always been frusterated by having to search out the commands every time I have to make one. Frequently I forget about removing tripple DES from the server.key file, and end up with a cert that makes me enter a psss phraze every time I start up [...]
Since George W. Bush took office his secrecy with respect to the media has been unprecedented. He rarely holds press conferences, and on the rare occasions when he does, his answers are constantly obfuscated by double-speak and misdirection. Thus it is for good reason that the blogosphere and independent media became suspicious when little known [...]
The quotes below are taken from a New York TImes article from Feb 19, 2005. Doug Wead is a personal friend of George Bush. During the course of writing a book about then future president he secretly recorded some private conversations.
NOTE: We are currently trying to acquire the entire transcripts of these tapes, as well [...]
Last Sunday, DFA, and the Howard Bean Cafe in Montpelier, VT organized a victory celebration for Howard Dean’s election to the Chair of the Democratic National Committee. The local news media were there, along with dozens of DFA Members and Howard Dean supporters. Free coffee, cake, and a wonderful time was had by all
The overall [...]
Shockwaves were sent thought the Internet blogging community today when, for the first time in months, owner of maisonbisson.com and long time Blogger Casey Bisson, (The Bison) failed to post anything new to his website. Many of his friends and colleagues have expressed worries that he may have been hurt or fallen ill, [...]
Office life can be dull and boring, but office artist Jon Emmons has discovered a creative outlet between meetings, business luncheons, and process mapping reports by creating sculptures out of every day objects. These "everyday objects", of course are things like computer memory, Ethernet cable, and USB mice, but none-the -less, they are compelling works [...]
If you’re looking for random T-Shirts that will make everyone wonder what’s going inside that head of yours, the jokers at Cellophane Tee Shirt Company are most likely the guys you’re looking for.
Cellophane Tee Shirts has everything from the celebrated “Beef T-Shirt” to the bewildering “Broccoli”. They don’t make any sense, but they sure are [...]
