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."
Things might get a little weird here for a while.
Thomas A. Phelps : "The Multivalent Document Model
extensively opens to enhancement all aspects of a
digital document system. Document content is constructed from layers of
often heterogeneous type, each with specialized purpose, all semantically
aligned. All user-visible document functionality is constructed from
stylized program components called behaviors. Document system operations,
such as drawing a representation of the document on the screen and saving
an edited version, derive from the fundamental operation found to some
degree in every digital document system, newly codified as extensible
programmatic protocols. This diverse open content, open functionality,
and open operation are woven together by numerous mechanisms to produce a
final composition that appears built from the ground up as a unified
whole."
The dict-ified dictionary.com word of the day is internecine
| source : web1913 | Internecine
\In`ter*ne"cine\, a. [L. internecinus deadly, murderous, fr. internecare
to kill, to slaughter; inter between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. ?
dead. See {Necromancy}.] Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter;
mutually destructive. Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the
streets with blood. --Motley. | source : wn | internecine adj 1: (of
conflict) within a group or organization; "an internecine feud among
proxy holders" 2: characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides;
"internecine war" [syn: {mutually ruinous}]
Geeks R Us : "The file is locked!
Yes it seems that the Finder locking is in a
layer lower than the Unix POSIX layer, so not even root can muck with
files that are locked. Simply select the file in the Finder, choose Show
Info from the File menu, and uncheck 'Locked'. "
see also :
man chflags
Jon Udell : A Zope Spreadsheet Generator
"Perl, Python, And DTML Working Together"
Scott Andrews : The Cross-browser DHTML API Reading Room
"The idea here is to gather the toolkits together
so you can pick one that best suits your task, or glean ideas for your
own development." via
zeldman
"I can't wait"
It says something, I think,
Stephen Budiansky : The Physics of Gridlock
Wherein, some clever Germans compare the American
highway system to a dozen dogs standing on a waterbed.
Make Lego not war
"A user is able to give high-level commands
through the PC, such as "make three cars", and see a sequence of actions
and operations automatically unfold in the LEGO factory." Does this mean
Lego is the enemy within? Eat your heart out
Bill Joy
. via
screenshot
Slashdot
"Starting on Oct. 28, (when the other part of the
DMCA comes into effect), you could face a civil lawsuit and criminal
penalties of up to five years in jail and a fine of $500,000 for reading
someone else's textbook." Those sound like fighting words to me.
Meanwhile, in other bad news,
Microsoft will customize its Microsoft Reader software for
Amazon.com.
MaxSQL
"is a MySQL distribution compiled with Sleepycat
software's BerkeleyDB support for transactions. MaxSQL will be released
under the GNU GPL licence as soon as BerkelyDB transactional tables are
sufficiently stable and functional to pass our test suite. The release is
scheduled to the end of August."
The GlobeCom Jukebox
is another in the growing pool of web based music
players. It appears to do everything under the sun including "remote CD
ripping", which is pretty cool if it really works. You'll need a Unix
weenie to get it running, though.
Abigail : JAPHS and other obscure signatures
This Morning talks to Niall Ferguson
author of "The Business of Politics and the
Economics of Democracy" (real audio)
That's a perfectly reasonable point
even if I don't agree with it. I do not think
that there is only one way to make an argument convincingly. You betray
yourself, however, when you feel the need to refer to your subject as
"stupid frogs". I'm not sure that the
O.L.F.
has set up a
joual-o-meter
yet; if anyone, they would be the ones to do such a thing.
James Boyle
"In the Microsoft case, indeed in almost all of
the digital monopoly cases, the dominant company will have to build its
strategies around the contours of the original state monopoly we call
intellectual property. Expand those rights, and the monopolies form
quicker, grow larger. The New Yorker was right about the power of
standards. Design the rights more carefully in the first place and the
Justice Department may never need to get involved. ... Across the board,
intellectual property rights are being dramatically expanded in the
belief that this is somehow required by the dynamics of the information
age. Viewed from this perspective, Jackson's sweeping factual
conclusions, his attempts to armor his decision against appellate review,
seem almost quaint. On the other side of town, the intellectual property
machine chugs on, granting the guild privileges of the information age."
Shift on the rise and fall of booth bunnies
Visor Radio
This looks pretty cool, but would be *so* much
cooler if it had atleast a short-wave radio as well as some way to slurp
streaming media off the Net. Meanwhile, if want to watch a rebroadcast of
The Nature of Thing's Valentines Day Penis Special
, you should call your elected representative and urge them to get
iCraveTV back online by next Monday.
bgcolor=mouse
I am a total sucker for this kind of stuff. Super
cool! via
evhead
Bored?
Cameron Barrett : I Live in a Wired World
"It's not about giving away all your secrets,
habits, or personal information. It's about putting you back into control
of that information. No longer would you be subtly influenced by
advertising media and blatant in-your-face marketing..." I'm sorry, but
this just seems hopelessly naive. I think that there is enough evidence,
both historical and anecdotal, to rest assured that all of your buttons
will be pushed in all the right ways. Further, it sounds too much like
the tyranny of the majority for my taste.
Eli M. Noam : Will the Internet Be Bad For Democracy
"My skepticism about the Internet as a
pro-democracy force is not based on its uneven distribution. ... The
problem is that most analysts commit a so-called error of composition.
That is, they confuse micro behavior with macro results. They think that
if something is helpful to an individual, it is also helpful to society
at large, when everybody uses it."
wtf?
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dude, where's my car
This document uses
CSS
kung-fu and a small amount of JavaScript for rendering its
contents. Efforts have been made to separate the form from the
content so if you are viewing this in a text-based browser it
shouldn't be an issue.
On the other hand it may look funny if you are viewing it in a
browser with incomplete
CSS
and/or JavaScript implementations. Internet Explorer 6 comes to
mind.
It's not that I don't love you. However, my time is limited and
I no longer feel very good about spending it working around any one
browser's inconsistencies with little, or no, confidence that they
will ever be fixed or otherwise made more inconsistent at some
later date.
On the other hand, if something is down-right
unreadable
please let me know and I will endeavour to fix it.
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yes, we have no bananas
This page may not validate. It's not that I don't care, it's
just that I'm not aware of it yet. Part of the reason that I
rewrote the entire back-end for managing this site is that the old
stuff made it too easy for these kinds of mistakes to slip through
the cracks.
See also :
W3C::LogValidator.pm
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it's the software, stupid
Use the source, Luke.