October 2009 archive

Ryan Montbleau Band plays to 'Zombie Pub Crawl' in Minneapolis

As mentioned in previous episodes, I've become a fan of the Ryan Montbleau Band over the past year, so I was excited to learn only a couple of weeks ago that they were returning to Minneapolis, just six months after their last visit.
Mixed Expectations
I didn't hear great things about the venue, 400 Bar, but that [...]

Hawaii: Pu'uhonua o Honaunau, the Place of Refuge

Hello, and welcome to a "special edition" wallpaper photopost. Well, maybe not all that special, but I have provided for you several "pre-cut" copies of this nice Hawaiian scene, suitable for immediate placement as your desktop background. And I've included a few dual-monitor versions and dual-monitor tips. So strap in and hold on.

I took [...]

Please comment: Are you reading this? Are you a feed subscriber?

This is prompted in part by Tony Lawrence, who has been wondering about the accuracy of his feed subscriber count and today asked for comments from his feed readers as a kind of survey of actual readers. (Tony in turn was prompted by: Dear Reader, Who Are You?)

Well, I'm curious also: How many people [...]

How will we pay for free?

We want to have a free culture, where we may freely share copies of things like literature, music, and movies, and where we can freely build on these works. We also want to reward the people who create the culture. Well: We want to reward people who are good at it, or show [...]

No More 'Curly Quotes' in WordPress

I'm ditching curly quotes. If you've come across this post via a web search, you probably already know that WordPress replaces apostrophes and double quotes with prettier "curly" versions, like this:
"I'm in double quotes." → “I’m in curly quotes!”
It does this with the best of intentions, I'm sure, and I think the curly quotes [...]