• Akismet Setup

    Posted on January 11, 2006

    One of the cooler features of Wordpress 2.0 is supposed to be the Akismet plugin for spam filtering. The last couple of days must have put me on all the spam target lists. I just cleared out about 150 spam comments over the last three hours, and don’t really feel... [Read More]

  • Failure!!

    Posted on January 10, 2006

    We failed in the quest for 100 cups of coffee in 48 hours. We both made it up to 75 however, which is a pretty respectable showing. I think 100 is possible, we just need to schedule it out better.  Both of us stopped for a while yesterday, while we... [Read More]

  • The 100 Cup Challenge

    Posted on January 10, 2006

    I had to pause for a while last night so that I could get some work done. I just couldn’t concentrate after 36 cups in 24 hours. I’m back at it for a little while now though. Hopefully I’ll at least make 75 cups. I got no sleep last night,... [Read More]

  • I Don't Like My Coffee Shaking

    Posted on January 9, 2006

    I think “choked down” would be an appropriate description for how I handled the last cup. And it was definitely shaking. I don’t like my coffee shaking. So I just setup cup 20 and then I’m taking a pause for at least a little while. We started at 5:30pm on... [Read More]

  • It Has Begun!

    Posted on January 8, 2006

    I mentioned the other day that I wanted to drink 100 cups of coffee in 48 hours. Diego was down with it. And we’ve been encouraged, insulted, applauded, and dismissed in Russ’s comments. It’s stupid, it’s pointless, it’s dangerous… so of course we just have to do it. The challenge... [Read More]

  • 100 Cups of Coffee

    Posted on January 5, 2006

    I started using 43Things finally, and one of my goals is to drink 100 cups of coffee. This is in homage to the Futurama episode where Fry drinks 100 cups of coffee and reaches some kind of enlightenment. Sure, it’s a cartoon and all, but it still looked like fun.... [Read More]

  • Wordpress 2.0

    Posted on January 5, 2006

    I just updated to WordPress 2.0 for this blog. Normally the next thing people say is “great, now update the templates!” You know what? No. I’m not even going to try this time. [Read More]

  • ffmpeg Video Conversion Using Linux

    Posted on December 23, 2005

    I fooled around with ffmpeg for a while trying to convert a few videos for use on my iPod Video, and managed to get something working after using using this description of video conversion. While the music download and video download were better than expected, this part is what one... [Read More]

  • Transfering Videos to an iPod Under Linux

    Posted on December 22, 2005

    Getting audio on to the iPod using Linux was a snap. Getting videos on took a bit more doing, but also worked out quite well. I’m listing the info here cause it took a little searching around to find it. This is the stuff you’ll need you probably don’t have:... [Read More]

  • Using a Video iPod Under Linux

    Posted on December 20, 2005

    I was gifted a video iPod, my first real iPod device (I have a shuffle that I used for podcasts and occasionally a mix for running). I’m a Linux only user, and I’m accustomed to paying for the convenience in most areas with some pain when trying out new devices.... [Read More]