I get a lot of traffic on the site due to my post on getting direct (non-FTP) updates to work on Wordpress 2.5. This method worked up until 2.7.x. With 2.8 out this week, I found during my svn switch a conflict was created due to a code change in file.php. Looking at the changes, it looks like the wordpress developers created an easy way for one to short-circuit the update to use the method you want via a setting in wp-config.php.
So, in brief, the permissions and WP_TEMP_DIR settings from the older article still stand. However, you no longer need to edit wp-admin/includes/file.php. Now you just need to edit your wp-config.php and add the following towards the bottom:
I recently moved my blog’s RSS/ATOM feed from old-feedburner to new google-flavored feedburner. While I was doing the switch, I looked at what feedburner services I am using. One of the services is called Link Splicer which allows you to inject your links from social bookmarking sites into you feed.
In looking at how little I blog at times, those bookmarks were often the only thing making my feed grow. I also can’t get much feedback on those links in how it works. So in thinking about how I want to present myself and my site online, I’ve decided to separate the tags back out.
For all zero of you who want to follow my bookmarks just follow the feed from my delicious feed.
So, I’ve been excused accused of being elitist in the past, at least in regards to computer usage. I used to be bothered by that, but I’ve learned to embrace it because its probably very true. In fact, in the past 8 months or so, I think I’ve become more elitist.
One of the turning points for me was an observation a friend of mine made “What’s centrally located in everyone’s cube? What’s the one thing they use more than anything else? Now tell me, what’s the one thing they know the least about.” People who are knowledge workers in the year 2009 should be able to do a few basic computer tasks. If you cannot do those tasks, well… “There are many exciting career opportunities in the fast food industry.”
So, I’ve decided to build a test… I’ve got a few items for the test, but I think I’ll need some more.
Can you locate a file and copy it to a flash drive?
… burn it on a CD?
… attach it to e-mail?
… post it on the web (in any form)?
Can you create a simple PowerPoint/OpenOffice Presents/Keynote presentation? (Prettiness not required.)
Can you sort data in Excel/OpenOffice Spreadseet/Numbers?
Can you navigate to a webpage (without getting the link in e-mail?)
Can you plug in a mouse/monitor/keyboard?
Can you add an entry to your cell phone address book? (No answer is okay if you don’t have one.)
Can you take the photos off your digital camera? (No answer is okay if you don’t have one.)
Set the screen saver to be password protected?
Okay, I do need more questions, but I’m off to another meeting at the conference I’m at. More later…
There is a question/thread over at slashdot titled What did you first do with Linux? Rather than copy my reply here, I’ll just put a link to my reply to that subject. I did have (and I mentioned it in the post) a get off my lawn moment when writing it. A fun walk down memory lane, and reading the rest of the comments on slashdot shows you how relatively early I was to the game.
I’ve been pretty damn quiet here on the blog. I’ve got an idea for a post, but haven’t had much time to churn one out. In the meantime, check out the awesomeness that is the family.
Based on seeing some Twitter traffic about TokBox, I decided to let you leave me some video mail. I’m just playing, you should be too. Show me your asses!
Generally, I really enjoy using Twitter. I’m not exactly sure why that is, but all in all I like it. I think it mostly has to do with exposing me to a subset of people that I don’t get in my IRC and IM windows. However, there are some trends in use that piss me off…
Thanking people for following you. Stop it, right now, everyone. Just freaking stop it. If over 1% of your tweets are thanking people for following you, I will smack you when next I see you. Maybe I’m bucking the etiquette, but this annoys me more than anything else.
Feeling that you need to follow the people that follow you. No, you don’t. Its a broadcast medium, and while it can be used for chat, it doesn’t mean you have to. The closer your following:follower ratio is to 1:1 the less I think you actually have to say and thought you put into Twitter. If you’re reading the whole world, how to you have time to create your own thoughts?
Changing your avatar more often then you change underwear. You’re not that pretty nor witty, knock it off.
Tweeting only that you have a new blog post. Stop it! I already have an RSS reader, kthx.
That’s my top four. I’m sure I’m guilty of some from time to time, but damn it, stop it! I try to. And I’m sure I’ll come up with more, maybe I’ll make this a series.
rating: 4 of 5 stars Great read, worth reading for anyone who likes to get their science geek. Gets as deep as it needs to into what it covers, but not deeper. Light fun science reading
rating: 5 of 5 stars My favorite of the books so far. Sarah argues that it doesn’t advance the story far enough for her, but the characters are well fleshed out including Tavi growing into his own. The bad part is now I have to wait a month for the next book.
rating: 5 of 5 stars A great breakdown and examination of how comics work and their place among other works of art. It gave me a much deeper appreciation for the language of comics that I had subconsciously learned.
