Thanks to Python and Google supplied SOAP API’s, you can now access the Google cache for any site here. I’m only allowed a thousand access per day, so if this gets popular, it may stop working later in the day.
Enjoy!
I love keeping track of my favorite news sources in NetNewsWire by using RSS feeds. However, a lot of stuff I read is still distributed via email. This isn’t too much of pain with a mail client that does threading or Gmail.
That said, it’s not nearly as convenient as using NetNewsWire (or your favorite RSS reader). The solution? It’s a neat, new, novel, free idea called dodgeit. There are no passwords or setup involved, but it’s easy to sign up and you instantly have RSS access to email there. This is perfect for mailing lists whose content can be publicly accessed by anyone. It can even be used by mailing list administrators to instantly add RSS access. Nifty!
We’ve now reached a time where most people are fairly computer savvy. However, despite knowing how most of the parts of a computer interact and work, the units are still seemingly impossible to master. Let’s review shall we?
Hard drives and memory are measured in storage units. They based upon the unit byte (which is in turn 8 bits). A long, long, long (did I mention long?) time ago, hard drives were measured in MB (megabytes). Once they reached one thousand megabytes (or 1,024 depending on how anal you are), they started measuring them in GB (gigabytes). This has been true for the better part of a decade. It’s time to force yourself to type GB. As for memory, most people don’t get this wrong yet. Most users still have less than 1 GB and as such, will refer to it in MBs.
Lately Google has been really generous with invitations to their free email service. I keep getting back up to maximum six invites, almost as fast as I can give them out. If you are interested, leave a comment.
Please make some kind of case for it if I don’t already know you. Saying “Please stranger, I really want one” is not a way to endear yourself to me.
Here are my picks for week 3. Bob, etc. post yours in the comments.
Atlanta vs. Arizona Baltimore vs. Cincinnati Philadelphia vs. Detroit Houston vs. Kansis City Pittsburgh vs. Miami Chicago vs. Minnesota Cleveland vs. NY Giants New Orleans vs. St. Louis Jacksonville vs. Tennessee San Diego vs. Denver Green Bay vs. Indianapolis San Fransisco vs. Seattle Tampa Bay vs. Oakland Dallas vs. Washington
After all these months of political rhetoric (a quarter of each President’s term being taken up with this is a bit much), I’m ready for it to be over. There’s still a month left. Doesn’t anyone else feel the same way?
From my webhost:
 It is an error that we are working on and fixing. But the current fix out be to restart apache. This error is rare and shouldn’t rear it’s head again. Thanks for patience. There you have it. If you are having trouble with WordPress sending back zero-sized replies/no data/connection reset by peer, then you may need to restart Apache. I’ll write more when I find out more.
WFXT (aka Channel 25, the local Fox channel) has cut back on the number of times it shows the Simpsons. It formerly aired reruns at both 6:30 and 7:30 (about which no one complained). In fact, nearly all my friends watched both airings, because, let’s face it, you just can’t get enough Simpsons (and with more than 13 seasons, it’s likely you haven’t seen them all either).
Like they did with Sunday nights (canceling my beloved Futurama), they decided to fix something that wasn’t broken. They’ve shoved Malcolm in the Middle into the 6:30 slot. Don’t get me wrong, I like Malcolm. Only in small doses though. Every Sunday is almost too much already.
I just thought I’d mention a play from tonight’s Red Sox game that was really inspiring. David “Big Papi” Ortiz managed to run all the way home from first base on a single.
Way to move that big caboose of yours, big boy!