posts brought to you by the category “applescript”
Das eez kaput! Sometime around 2002 I spaced the entire database
table that mapped individual entries to categories. Such is life.
What follows is a random sampling of entries that were associated
with the category. Over time, the entries will be updated and then it
will be even more confusing. Wander around, though, it's still a fun
way to find stuff.
Passepartout is not a word processor
You do not use Passepartout for writing text, because it is only a
layout editor. Basically speaking, Passepartout is in the business of
taking the different parts that make up a page, such as text, photos,
graphics, and "gluing" them on piece of paper. Passepartout can
import from several different bitmapped image formats as well as EPS
files. You write the text in your favorite text editor (e.g. Emacs or
VI) in an XML-based format. The XML file is then typeset using a
typesetting engine called xml2ps.
Loosely translated : Your business success depends on lifestyle
porn
www.ilesansfil.org
IleSansFil is a non-profit community group that promotes free
public wireless internet access in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. We use
open source software and inexpensive commercial wifi equipment to
share broadband internet connections. ... Besides doing this to
provide something to regular members (the fortunate ones that have
laptops) of the community, we also plan to use these hotspots to
promote more interactions and collaboration between local digital
artists and hobby-ists. We're thinking webdesign vernisages, digital
comic book jams, linux meetings, online gaming nights, etc.
I see a toilet plunger, a sunken garbage can and a pair of big-ass
Magic 8-balls.
I too have been "wandering around the landscape screaming
'Nuuukieeee!'"
Yer treading on pretty thin ice there, buddy
Irony is hard, let's go shopping!
I feel an upgrade to Net::Google coming on...
In case you needed any more reasons to throw the RSS baby out with
the bathwater,
Who ever imagined a time when the most interesting hacks would be
done in AppleScript?
The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : relegate
Relegate \Rel"e*gate\ (r?l"?-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Relegated} (-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relegating}.] [L.
relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send with a
commission or charge. See {Legate}.] To remove, usually to an inferior
position; to consign; to transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to
banish. It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of the
scholar. --Milman.
web1913
relegate v 1: refer to another person for decision or
judgment; "She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues"
[syn: {pass on}, {submit}] 2: assign to a lower position; reduce in
rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up" [syn: {demote},
{bump}, {break}, {kick downstairs}] [ant: {promote}] 3: expel, as if by
official decree; "he was banished from his own country" [syn: {banish},
{bar}] 4: assign to a class or kind; "How should algae be classified?"
"People argue about how to relegate certain mushrooms" [syn:
{classify}]
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SVG-coders mailing list
"This list aims at providing a discussion place
for the more advanced SVG uses dealing with interactivity, animation and
server-side SVG applications."
The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is :
photoshopped
"an image that has been touched up or modified using an
image editing program, esp. Adobe Photoshop"
ex. Her 8x10 glossy looked much better after we
photoshopped it.
The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : recalcitrant
Recalcitrant \Re*cal"ci*trant\, a. [L. recalcitrans, p. pr.
of recalcitrare to kick back; pref. re- re- + calcitrare to kick, fr.
calx heel. Cf. {Inculcate}.] Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence,
showing repugnance or opposition; refractory.
web1913
recalcitrant adj 1: marked by stubborn resistance to and
defiant of authority or guidance; "a recalcitrant teenager";
"everything revolves around a refractory individual genius" [syn:
{refractory}] 2: marked by stubborn resistance to authority; "the
University suspended the most recalcitrant demonstraters"
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Robin Williams : "George almost died from a pretzel
— almost took the cab. Gilligan's down!
Gilligan's down! Even his own dogs don't give a shit. They were licking
him for salt."
The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : arrogate
Arrogate \Ar"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arrogated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Arrogating}.] [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare,
arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to ask. See
{Rogation}.] To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or
presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or baseless
pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope arrogated dominion over
kings. He arrogated to himself the right of deciding dogmatically what
was orthodox doctrine. --Macaulay.
web1913
arrogate v 1: demand as being one's due or property; assert
one's right or title to: "He claimed his suitcases at the airline
counter"; "Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a
foreign resident" [syn: {claim}, {lay claim}] [ant: {forfeit}] 2: make
undue claims to having [syn: {ascribe}, {assign}] 3: take control of;
take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to
fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights" [syn: {assume},
{usurp}, {take over}]
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Julian Bond : A Weblog API and XMLRPC
"Then there's the social problem of how standards
like this are developed. Very occasionally a standard is developed and
succeeds as a group effort. But in almost all other cases, a single (more
or less benevolent) dictator in the form of an individual or organization
drives the standard forward and makes it happen. So we have Ev and
Blogger creating the first. And Dave and Userland creating the second.
The rest of us can scream and shout and moan that they got it wrong and
we may think that they have a duty to listen and take our comments on
board. But in reality, there is no duty . The standard will succeed or
fail on a combination of it's merits and the extent of the deployment. We
may not like this, but it's the way it is."
The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : mellifluous
Mellifluous \Mel*lif"lu*ous\, a. [L. mellifluus; mel,
mellis, honey (akin to Gr. ?, Goth. milip) + fluere to flow. See
{Mildew}, {Fluent}, and cf. {Marmalade}.] Flowing as with honey;
smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice. --
{Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly}, adv.
web1913
mellifluous adj : pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of
the cello" [syn: {dulcet}, {honeyed}, {mellisonant}, {sweet}]
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Tatsuhiko Miyagawa : PHP::Session.pm
"provides a way to read / write PHP4 session
files, with which you can make your Perl applicatiion session shared with
PHP4."
The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : quotidian
Quotidian \Quo*tid"i*an\, a. [OE. cotidian, L. quotidianus,
fr. quotidie daily; quotus how many + dies day: cf. OF. cotidien, F.
quotidien. See {Quota}, {Deity}.] Occurring or returning daily; as, a
quotidian fever.
web1913
quotidian adj : found in the ordinary course of events; "a
placid everyday scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite
like a real...train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute"-
Anita Diamant [syn: {everyday}, {mundane}, {routine}, {unremarkable},
{workaday}]
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Joe Johnston : "It's not the language designer's perview to make
you code clearly.
Any claim a language makes to being inherently
cleaner to code in (I'm looking at you, Java and python) is naive. I
don't expect a java programmer to maintain a Perl program, just as I
don't expect a Perl programmer to maintain a java program. In fact,
that's why I'm not an editor for a Japanese magazine -- I have no
facility for the language. Does that mean Japanese is inferior to
English?"
Roxane Ouellet and Uche Ogbuji : Introduction to DAML
Radio Crankypants #5 : <% aaronland.Categories () %>
Everyone has heard the horror stories about IT departments
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is asseverate
| source : web1913 | Asseverate \As*sev"er*ate\,
v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asseverated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Asseverating}.] [L. asseveratus, p. p. of asseverare to assert seriously
or earnestly; ad + severus. See {Severe}.] To affirm or aver positively,
or with solemnity. Syn: To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See {Affirm}.
| source : wn | asseverate v : state categorically [syn: {assert},
{maintain}]
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is forgo
| source : web1913 | Forgo \For*go"\, v. t. [imp.
{Forwent}; p. p. {Forgone}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgoing}.] [OE. forgan,
forgon, forgoon, AS. forg[=a]n, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain
from; pref. for- + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to
transgress. See {Go}, v. i.] To pass by; to leave. See 1st {Forego}. For
sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty At your request. --Chaucer. And
four [days] since Florimell the court forwent. --Spenser. Note: This word
in spelling has been confused with, and almost superseded by, forego to
go before. Etymologically the form forgo is correct. | source : wn |
forgo v 1: do without; "We are dispensing with formalities" [syn:
{waive}, {relinquish}, {foreswear}, {dispense with}] 2: lose or lose the
right to by some error, offense, or crime [syn: {forfeit}, {give up},
{throw overboard}, {render}, {waive}] [ant: {claim}] 3: refrain from
consuming; "You will ahve to forgo alcohol" [syn: {give up}]
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is transmute
| source : web1913 | Transmute \Trans*mute"\, v.
t. [imp. & p. p. {Transmuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transmuting}.]
[L. transmutare, transmutatum; trans across + mutare to change. See
{Mutable}, and cf. {Transmew}.] To change from one nature, form, or
substance, into another; to transform. The caresses of parents and the
blandishments of friends transmute us into idols. --Buckminster.
Transmuting sorrow into golden joy Free from alloy. --H. Smith. | source
: wn | transmute v 1: change in outward structure or looks; "He
transformed into a monster" [syn: {transform}] 2: change or alter in
form, appearance, or nature; "This experience transformed her
completely"; "She transformed the clay into a beautiful sculpture" [syn:
{transform}] 3: alter in nature; of chemical elements in alchemy
Theoretic Solutions : JabberSMTP Agent
I'm working on some bad-ass computer shit right now!
Me : What has Aaron been thinking about, recently?
This American Life : Before and After
"Stories in the wake of the events of September
11, 2001." (real evil g2)
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is billet
| source : web1913 | Billet \Bil"let\, n.
Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet or ticket;
berth; position. Also used fig. [Colloq.] The men who cling to easy
billets ashore. --Harper's Mag. His shafts of satire fly straight to
their billet, and there they rankle. --Pall Mall Mag. | source : web1913
| Billet \Bil"let\, n. [F. billette, bille, log; of unknown origin; a
different word from bille ball. Cf. {Billiards}, {Billot}.] 1. A small
stick of wood, as for firewood. They shall beat out my brains with
billets. --Shak. 2. (Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron. 3.
(Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of wood either
square or round. 4. (Saddlery) (a) A strap which enters a buckle. (b) A
loop which receives the end of a buckled strap. --Knight. 5. (Her.) A
bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle. | source : web1913 | Billard
\Bil"lard\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An English fish, allied to the cod; the
coalfish. [Written also {billet} and {billit}.] | source : web1913 |
Billet \Bil"let\, n. [F. billet, dim. of an OF. bille bill. See {Bill} a
writing.] 1. A small paper; a note; a short letter. ``I got your
melancholy billet.'' --Sterne. 2. A ticket from a public officer
directing soldiers at what house to lodge; as, a billet of residence. |
source : web1913 | Billet \Bil"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Billeted};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Billeting}.] [From {Billet} a ticket.] (Mil.) To
direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To quarter, or place
in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses. Billeted in so antiquated a
mansion. --W. Irving. | source : wn | billet n : for military personnel
(especially in a private home) v : provide housing for, of military
personnel [syn: {quarter}, {canton}]
Reuven M. Lerner : CodeRed.pm
"This Perl module should be invoked whenever the
CodeRed or CodeRed2 worm attacks. We don't have to worry about such
attacks on Linux (sic) boxes, but we can be good Internet citizens,
warning the webmasters on infected machines of the problem and how to
solve it."
Jon Udell : Web Namespace Design
"You can, and should, design URLs, and one of the
design constraints is durability."
refers to