http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php Computers, Culture, and Crosscurrents Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:46:44 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 bgadberry@aiuniv.edu bgadberry@aiuniv.edu en All evidence is anecdotal. http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php?p=142 So, four years ago or so, this callow youth of forty or so marches into a spiffy shop and asks for a Martini shaker and some glasses. Oh, why be coy... it was me. The shop only has this one model of shaker, but it looks fine, and only this ... http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php?p=140 via Photo Matt: I just love this kinda site: practical and accessible documentation on a subject that needs documentation, but isn't worth going out an buying a book on (even if you could). If you need to tie a tie, or care to see a nicely done single-topic site, visit ... http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php?p=139 Having set myself up as a Martini aficianado with The Martini FAQ, I think it would be well if I put my cards on the table and gave the recipe for the Three Lefts Martini (i.e., the one that gets consumed around here). 3 Jiggers Beefeater gin (4.5 oz) 1 Pony ... http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php?p=138 I just posted version 0.8 (draft) of The Martini FAQ on this site. Comments, suggestions, and corrections are welcome. http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php?p=137 Scriptygoddess points us to a complete, cross-referenced layout of the WP source code. UsuallyI use plain ol' grep to find stuff in the PHP scripts... But, that really only works when I have a good idea what I'm looking for. This looks like it would be better way ... http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php?p=135 Three Lefts, long in mothballs, is undergoing a facelift and reconceptualization. Currently we're experimenting with WordPress as an alternative to MovableType. Gotta say... not crazy about this font. First task: find that in css and fiddle. http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php?p=2 Christopher Lydon recently posted a discussion of the reasons he thinks a case can be made for Ralph Waldo Emerson as A God for Bloggers. I enjoyed this post a great deal, and it sparked or re-sparked some notions I had been wanting to explore on my own. They're not the ... http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php?p=133 I believe I just witnessed a webhack in progress. ActiveState makes good, free Windows ports of perl, python, php, etc., and sells IDEs and other development tools to go with them. I was Putzing with Perl last night (good name for an O'Reilly book, I'd say), and decided I'd go take ... http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php?p=132 A small entry on Boing Boing has a short entry on phonecam blogging. It's a must-read simply because of the great name Xeni Jardin proposes for mobile phonecam blogs. Go see! http://www.rdwarf.com/mink/threelefts/index.php?p=131