posts brought to you by the category “beaux arts”
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.
I am a sucker for buildings with curved facades.
Stewart Butterfield : "Caterina and I will also IM, even when we
are laying on the same bed with laptops open."
Mark Fowler : "It's all about my latest crazy crazy idea which is
XML::Filter::TT."
Me : Net::Google.pm 0.53
10 Things about Perl and PHP
- the php developer's cookbook is good
- php is not bad but it's a giant pain in the ass. think: "oh yeah
right, php doesn't support multiple inheritance. what now..."
- php is a pain in the ass but it doesn't require launching a copy
of the perl interpreter everytime you want to do something.
- php doesn't have to launch the perl interpreter but then it also
can't do anything setuid (safe-mode might fix this but I don't think
so; not the way something like cgiwrap does anyway)
- php is not as powerful as mod_perl but, if we're being honest
about stuff here, isn't as flaky either.
- php doesn't have support for imagemagick
- php has this thing called the 'pear' which is supposed to be like
the cpan but isn't. additionally, the pear has to be installed with
mod_php at compile time; wtf knows.
- php does have a decent template system called 'Smarty'
- smarty, like all the other perl templating systems, has its own
'template' syntax which means if you want to use both you're limited
to doing variable substitutions.
- occassionally I've thought about rolling up my sleeves and
teaching 'Smarty' to handle Template::Toolkit style syntax (TT knows
how to DWIM with HTML::Template templates) but quickly get
discouraged by the volume of other things I have to do.
SkiCal - an extension of iCalendar, draft 06
Nevermind writing secret messages in HTML comments
The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is :
superextable
It's a compression of super extra double. It's used when
you really mean it.
ex. That was a superextable job on that test!
100%.
The New York Times has a recipe for limoncello
The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is : hizzoe
A slighty nicer way to call someone
promiscuous.
ex. Alex has been hizzoe since middle
school.
The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is :
gizzlefumper
A person who tells long, pointless stories that are half
off the subject.
ex. Megan is a gizzlefumper. Does anybody have any duct
tape?
The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is : id (ten) t
error
Most common computer error.
ex. Oh, you have a "ID10T" error. (IDIOT)
The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : beholden
Beholden \Be*hold"en\, p. a. [Old p. p. of behold, used in
the primitive sense of the simple verb hold.] Obliged; bound in
gratitude; indebted. But being so beholden to the Prince. --Tennyson.
web1913
beholden adj : under a moral obligation to someone [syn:
{beholden(p)}]
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The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : probity
Probity \Prob"i*ty\, n. [F. probit['e], fr. L. probitas,
fr. probus good, proper, honest. Cf. {Prove}.] Tried virtue or
integrity; approved moral excellence; honesty; rectitude; uprightness.
``Probity of mind.'' --Pope. Syn: {Probity}, {Integrity}. Usage:
Probity denotes unimpeachable honesty and virtue, shown especially by
the performance of those obligations, called imperfect, which the laws
of the state do not reach, and can not enforce. Integrity denotes a
whole-hearted honesty, and especially that which excludes all injustice
that might favor one's self. It has a peculiar reference to uprightness
in mutual dealings, transfer of property, and the execution of trusts
for others.
web1913
probity n : complete and confirmed integrity
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The random pseudodictionary.com word of the day is :
yummolicious
When something tastes really good or yummy. A cross
between yummy and delicious.
ex. Auntie Sar, this candy sure is
yummolicious.
A follow-up to yesterday's thoughts about the iPod :
The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : furbelow
Furbelow \Fur"be*low\, n. [Prov. F. farbala, equiv. to F.
falbala, It. falbal[`a].] A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's
garment.
web1913
furbelow n : a strip of pleated material used as a
decoration or a trim [syn: {frill}, {flounce}, {ruffle}]
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The dictified dictionary.com word of the day is : volte-face
volte-face n : a reversal in attitude or principle or point
of view: "an about-face on foreign policy" [syn: {about-face},
{reversal}, {policy change}]
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Mozilla DOM Inspector
"is a tool that can be used to inspect and edit
the live DOM of any web document or XUL application. The DOM hierarchy
can be navigated using a two-paned window that allows for a variety of
different views on the document and all nodes within."
via
scottandrew
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is languid
| source : web1913 | Languid \Lan"guid\, a. [L.
languidus, fr. languere to be faint or languid: cf. F. languide. See
{Languish}.] 1. Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; indisposed to
exertion; without animation; weak; weary; heavy; dull. `` Languid,
powerless limbs. '' --Armstrong. Fire their languid souls with Cato's
virtue. --Addison. 2. Slow in progress; tardy. `` No motion so swift or
languid.'' --Bentley. 3. Promoting or indicating weakness or heaviness;
as, a languid day. Feebly she laugheth in the languid moon. --Keats.
Their idleness, aimless and languid airs. --W. Black. Syn: Feeble; weak;
faint; sickly; pining; exhausted; weary; listless; heavy; dull;
heartless. -- {Lan"guid*ly}, adv. -- {Lan"guid*ness}, n. | source : wn |
languid adj : lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a
languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
[syn: {dreamy}, {lackadaisical}, {languorous}]
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is impregnable
| source : web1913 | Impregnable
\Im*preg"na*ble\, a. [F. imprenable; pref. im- not + prenable pregnable,
fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See {Comprehend}, {Get} to obtain.]
Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being subdued; able
to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an impregnable fortress; impregnable
virtue. The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and impregnable.
--South. -- {Im*preg"na*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*preg"na*bly}, adv. | source
: web1913 | Impregnable \Im*preg"na*ble\, a. [See Impregnate.] (Biol.)
Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the ovule of a
plant. | source : wn | impregnable adj 1: able to withstand attack; "an
impregnable fortress"; "fortifications that made the frontier inviolable"
[syn: {inviolable}, {secure}, {strong}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}]
2: impossible to take by storm [syn: {inexpugnable}]
DevShed : Understanding XML Schema
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is debouch
| source : web1913 | Debouch \De*bouch"\, v. i.
[imp. & p. p. {Debouched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Debouching}.] [F.
d['e]boucher; pref. d['e]- (L. dis- or de) + boucher to stop up, fr.
bouche mouth, fr. L. bucca the cheek. Cf. {Disembogue}.] To march out
from a wood, defile, or other confined spot, into open ground; to issue.
Battalions debouching on the plain. --Prescott. | source : web1913 |
Debouch \De*bouch"\, v. i. (Geog.) To issue; -- said of a stream passing
from a gorge out into an open valley or a plain. | source : wn | debouch
v 1: march out (as from a defile) into open ground; "The regiments
debouched from the valley" [syn: {march out}] 2: pass out or emerge; esp.
of rivers: "The tributary debouched into the big river"
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is venerate
| source : web1913 | Venerate \Ven"er*ate\, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. {Venerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Venerating}.] [L.
veneratus, p. p. of venerari to venerate; akin to Venus Venus, Skr. van
to like, to wish, and E. winsome. See {Winsome}.] To regard with
reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence;
to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders. And seemed to venerate the
sacred shade. --Dryden. I do not know a man more to be venerated for
uprightness of heart and loftiness of genius. --Sir W. Scott. Syn: To
reverence; revere; adore; respect. | source : wn | venerate v : be in awe
of; "Fear God as your father" [syn: {reverence}, {fear}, {revere}]
Paul Krugman : "After the attacks, I found myself wondering
whether some politicians would try to exploit the
horror to push their usual partisan agendas. Then I chided myself for
such an uncharitable thought. But it seems you can't be too cynical; sure
enough, the push is already on to sell tax breaks for corporations and a
cut in the capital gains tax as a response to terrorism."
Le Monde : Le dictionnaire intime de Milan Kundera
Norman Walsh : The Design of the DocBook XSL Stylesheets
"Building stylesheets for a large, rich XML
vocabulary is a challenging exercise. This paper explores some of the
design issues confronted by the author in designing XSL stylesheets for
DocBook... Five techniques stand out as important factors in achieving
these goals: modularity, parameterization, self-customizing stylesheets,
“literate” programming, and extensions. The rest of this
paper will discuss these techniques in detail."
Lingua Franca : Marxist Literary Critics Are Following Me!
"How Philip K. Dick betrayed his academic
admirers to the FBI."
brian d. foy : Profiling in Perl
Michael A. Fischer : The Worthless Word for the Day
"This week: words you likely won't find in your
desk dictionary (no matter how big)"
Teledynamics : HTML2DB...the Holy Grail of DocBook Converters?
"Don't get too excited: Asking a robot to convert
HTML to DocBook is like asking a machine to take a truckload of bricks
and build you a house. Still, a robot can get you part of the way there;
this package contains a shell script and a DSL file which take a first
stab at converting well-formed HTML into quasi-DocBook-like markup. It's
not the philosopher's stone, it can't possibly pass the NSGMLS test, but
it might save you some work translating old HTML docs to DocBook."
The Python Cookbook
"We invite you to contribute code, comments, and
ratings for recipes from the entire Python community. This living
collection will allow programmers to be more productive with Python, and
will provide a dynamic space for the rapid content development of a
cookbook."
Tricia Cusack : "The snowman is, of course, white and invariably
male.
[His] ritual location in the semi-public space of
garden or field imaginatively reinforces a spatial social system, marking
women's proper sphere as the domestic-private and men's as the
commercial-public. It presents an image, however jocular, of a masculine
control of public space. ... Like Father Christmas, he is round, fat and
smiling, suggesting overindulgence. The classic carnival figure is a fat,
lusty eater and drinker."
Indeed.
mmmmm....planibuses.
The mountain, good cheese and killer public
transportation. What more do you need in life? via
YULblog
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