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- September 24, 2004
Updated Markdown Image Hack 0.2
September 24, 2004Read moreI’ve made some improvements: better syntax, image popup code, embedded CSS styles, and it now can use [id] references. Code is still ugly though, and still in the Markdown source :-)
- September 23, 2004
Atkins 1, Twinkies 0
September 23, 2004Read moreI felt a pang of anxiety when I read that Interstate Bakeries Corporation has entered Chapter 11 (via BoingBoing). They manufacture Twinkies!
I haven’t had one in years, finding them far too sweet, but they’re one of America’s Great Pop Cultural References. The deep fried twinkie is a testament to this food’s continuing ability to frighten and intrigue carb addicts everwhere. And without them, our slang would not be quite as sweet.
Perhaps they will be transmuted to organic form or become haute cuisine, but I’d hate to see the original Twinkie go away. So do your duty and buy a box (just don’t eat them all at once, geez). Pick up a loaf of Wonder Bread while you’re at it!
- September 22, 2004
Demise of NPR in Rhode Island?
September 22, 2004Read moreMy sister commented that her local NPR station, WRNI, seems to be up for sale…distressing! That reminded me of this article about the rise of ‘middlebrow culture’ and how the nature of public radio changed when threats to their endowment allowed them to seek advert–er, underwriting from other sources. Also, how the demand for talk and news has displaced classical music over the years. Great article.
- September 21, 2004
WordPress Email Form Hack
September 21, 2004Read moreUPDATE: You can download a much more useful plugin at from Ryan Duff’s site: wp-contactform. There’s also a version with more validation of the email address (through DNS, no less) called PXSMail, which I haven’t tried.
My own contact page now uses wp-contactform…I hope my email contact woes go away now :-) For historical purposes, I’m leaving the old information up.
- September 20, 2004
Hold That Thought!
September 20, 2004Read more
I’m sometimes distracted by too many project ideas. When the ideas pile up, my productivity sinks because I keep thinking about them, and multitasking slows me down. To keep focused, I evolved a mind trick called The Pickle Jar that, despite its hokey name, actually works for me. It got me through my thesis, when writing was the last thing I felt like doing.
