Vanity Foul

Vanity Foul
Dedicated to the wanderings of an egotistical mind.

Friday March 18, 2005

gu·ru (goo' roo, goo roo')

n. [Unix] An expert. Implies not only wizard skill but also a history of being a knowledge resource for others.[Dictionary.com]

Mike West is my javascript hero. Seriously, this guy displays some wicked javascript chops and creates something useable:

( Mar 18 2005, 10:33:50 PM ) Technology Permalink
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( Mar 18 2005, 01:43:11 PM ) Personal Permalink
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Empty Post Day? Is this "Empty Post Day" and nobody told me? This is the second empty post I've seen in my aggregator today.
( Mar 18 2005, 01:40:31 PM ) Personal Permalink Comments [2]
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RIP Andre Norton

I am saddened to hear that Andre Norton has died. I've only read a couple of her books, and she was far from my favorite author, but she was a prolific influence on the SciFi/Fantasy genre.
( Mar 18 2005, 01:35:01 PM ) News Permalink
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Z-list bloggers

I'm not sure if this is what Rogers Cadenhead is proposing, but the following is what he made me think of:

In addition to showing the Most Popular blogs, perhaps Technorati (or someone else) should display new entries from the least popular blogs.

If you like them, and link to them, they'll grow more popular, creating room for new not-yet-popular blogs. Sort of a Z-list of bloggers. Of course, there will be those like me who never leave that list. Oh well.
( Mar 18 2005, 01:28:09 PM ) Technology Permalink
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Thursday March 17, 2005

Extracting a CSS palette from a photo

I'd forgotten to link to this but Ben Hyde reminded me today (by linking to it himself). I'm not sure how difficult this is, as it never occurred to me to try. Very Cool.
( Mar 17 2005, 03:23:09 PM ) Technology Permalink
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Wednesday March 16, 2005

What Polyhedral Are You?

You are the rare, the overlooked, yet incredibly useful dodecahedron: the d12. You are a creative, romantic soul. You often act without thinking, but make up for your lack of plans with plenty of heart. You easily solve problems that stump others, but your answers tend to put you into even deeper trouble. You write long, detailed backgrounds for all your characters, and are most likely to dress up as one or get involved in cos-play. You can be silly at times and are easily distracted by your own day dreams, but are at the end of the day you're someone who can be depended on.

Take the quiz at dicepool.com
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Tuesday March 15, 2005

woot! disappoints

Hey, I'm all for getting a great deal and all, but I'm disappointed in how Woot.com processed my (second) order:

From: Woot
To: lance
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 08:31:25 -0600
Subject: Woot Order Tracking Number

Your order for 2 of 03/08/2005's woot has been shipped via FEDEX.

Your tracking number is: 697123673358.

Note that I placed the order *one week ago*. It took them a week to get it to FedEx. Last Friday I emailed them, as I noticed that their 'order tracker' didn't list a shipping company for my order. Their response?

Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:19:05 -0600
We ship in 2-3 business days

I suspect this is the last time I Woot.

Update: It looks like it is this particular Woot item, the BBQ set, as everyone's order appears to be delayed. Still, they should have let us know there was a delay, I'll happily wait if I'm told in advance.
( Mar 15 2005, 12:41:15 PM ) Personal Permalink
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