Linkies.- Go Ahead, Make My LessonSo cool!I'm proud to announce that we now have a simple interface for editing and translating lessons on wikiotics.org! This is some great work by Jim that lets us get on with the fun part, making and playing with lessons. If you have a minute, take a look at our example lesson (in English) and play around. The "edit" button at the top will le […]
- gothfox pushed to master at gothfox/Tiny-Tiny-RSSthat is a very strongly worded commit message Andrew Dolgov committed c90a028 daemon2: properly abort stuck children […]
- Distaste for Corona saves geologist from assassinationSEE the leaks are valuable. Now we know not to drink crappy beer oh wait. Buried in Wikileaks' Afghanistan documents is a largely ignored 2007 warning that Pakistani spies were planning to poison booze intended for American soldiers using sulfuric acid. It sounds a little far-fetched. Until you hear the story of James Yeager, an American geologist who c […]
- Top 10 DIY Food Geek Projects [Lifehacker Top 10]Ok, for the to-read bucket The best-tasting food is the kind that comes from your own efforts, because victory tastes oh-so-sweet. Conquer KFC-style fried chicken, smoky barbecue, wood-fired pizza, five-minute bread, and other DIY delicacies with these great food-focused projects. More » […]
- Go Ahead, Make My Lesson
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This week in review
So much happened this week, without even getting into the tornado that hit Bay Ridge.
On Saturday I met with my ex-neighbor Gina Mauro – she needs a better website for her art. I think Sam and I should be able to provide one. The big part of the project is taking her requirements and picking a Content Management System off the shelf that she can use. I was playing around with Drupal and Mambo, but I think she basically just needs a styled and themed version of Gallery2, plus a contact and about page. That’s it. My biggest worry is making sure that I don’t underestimate the work involved.
Started learning to use VIM again on Monday. I just think I can get more done with it. I need to get better at it. So I’ve started trying to use it for all my basic text editing needs. Within one week of use, I’m getting pretty decent at using VIM. It seems like it encourages you to write text like a programmer, thinking about how to minimize steps as you take them.
Sent out an improved ipc batch script to my coworkers and introduced them to the wonders of autohotkey. No one really seems all that enthused by the possibility of saving some time, but we’ll see if a little prodding helps it catch on. Next week I may tell them about launchy!
The big news is that I managed to reform Ryan Stewart’s PDF Wallet into a class and an edited version of ezpdf. I’ve got the first wallet from this new page in my pocket right now and I’ll be working to migrate Ryan’s stuff with him this weekend. Most of the work was done on the subway to and from my job. All of the work was done in Vim. More on that next week!
Next week I plan to put more effort into getting Gina an estimate for her website and then trying to knock it out in my spare time.
No progress on Spanish. I haven’t given up on it yet, but if I don’t do some more learning, I’ll start forgetting.
Sam and I took out the stitches in my foot together. I’m walking fine and everything seems to be working.
Next week I plan to put more effort into getting Gina an estimate for her website and then trying to knock it out in my spare time.
Work next week should be much quieter, one of the louder folks here has gone on to a new job. I wish him luck and more happiness!
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