Monthly Archives: December 2005

My predictions for 2006

Posted on December 31, 2005 by Arthur

While we’re at it, here are my predictions for 2006 in no particular order: Guyly will be the new thing. It’s going to be cool to be guyly again. We at xsamplex will still carry the same boring layout. That’s … Continue reading →

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Almost there 1.0?

Posted on December 30, 2005 by Arthur

Almost closing off 2005, a year that mostly reminds of two events: the Tsunami’s aftermath and Hurricane Katrina. I honestly can’t think of any specific Canadian news \item that grabbed my attention (besides the usual suspects, like a snowstorm. Note … Continue reading →

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Ravenholm

Posted on December 29, 2005 by Arthur

Am obviously bored and have nothing else to do. Ravenholm? Not now.

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Have we met before?

Posted on December 28, 2005 by Arthur

And then I was browsing the news photos at Yahoo and noticed this piece of artillery and I was thrown back in history, when I was a little naive younger adult who was called into military service to serve at … Continue reading →

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Heal yourself too

Posted on December 28, 2005 by Arthur

I accidentally ran into this REM FAQ, which (supposedly) lists many unknown facts about the band REM. However, it misses details about Stipe’s collaborative works with (without doubt, controversial) rapper KRS-One. Take for example the last time they worked together … Continue reading →

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Recent links and that

Posted on December 27, 2005 by Arthur

I‘ve installed the ‘wp-recent-links’ plugin and officially ‘retired’ my own homebrew stuff that formed the ‘Elsewhere’ links. I’ll be working on a solution to get most of them ‘into’ wp-recent-links’ table structure. For now, I’ll be recycling some of them. … Continue reading →

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Update to WordPress 2.0 notes

Posted on December 26, 2005 by Arthur

Upgrading to WordPress 2.0: deactivate plugins wget http://www.wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz untar latest.tar.gz remove the following files/folders: wp-*, *.html,*.txt wp-admin folder wp-includes folder DO NOT DELETE: wp-config.php, wp-contents folder, htaccess and wp-includes/languages folder copy files from wordpress to home folder (and create extra … Continue reading →

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WordPress

Posted on December 26, 2005 by Arthur

I see that the guys over at WordPress have just released version 2.0 (originally tagged 1.6). I’ll be analyzing and (most likely) start the ‘upgrade path’ to the latest release. Update 10:38 PM: Done

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Happy Boxing Day

Posted on December 26, 2005 by Arthur

For the people in Northern America and that teeny bit of country in Europe that celebrates this day: Happy Boxing Day. May this day fulfill all the material things you wanted for 2006. For the rest of the world, have … Continue reading →

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Oh-most

Posted on December 23, 2005 by Arthur

Good news: We’ve transformed our home into an Almost Imperial free zone. With the latest purchase of a kitchen scale (not related to Christmas), we’ve made our kitchen (and pets) into a genuine 21st century home. In with those grams. … Continue reading →

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almondspice

Posted on December 20, 2005 by Arthur

almondspicen 1. A sweet substance made from (ground) almonds, sugar and eggs, generally used as filling for cookies and bread. 2. An argument or idea that is repeatedly brought up during an argument or heated discussion with the goal of … Continue reading →

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Weight vs. Volume

Posted on December 18, 2005 by Arthur

How many cups of sugar are in hundred grams Ask Isaac Newton Update: Huh?. One day, everybody will go over to the metric system. One can only dream. – It’s a go: almond stuffing is ready. Now it’s up to … Continue reading →

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Threads

Posted on December 18, 2005 by Arthur

I’m utterly stuck, getting a thread to do some but amazing things

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