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ThansCornerThansCornerNews articles, musings, coldfusion, technology, gadget and web design discoveries, code snippets, and Than's commentary on the news of the day - a filter of the news and web through my lens of interest. Not a journal Not a diary. Just commentary. Articles
When you?re dead in a few decades
2009-01-12 06:08:00 These days, events on the order of a human lifetime are outside the scope of thought for this time and generation. The concept of seeing things in the context of a few years seems odd and even a year is difficult to approach. We in this world and time have accustomed ourselves to a ... More About: Philosophy , Life , Books , Dead
Word on the the Tweet
2008-12-19 06:48:00 Ever wonder what’s going on in a particular place? I’m home for a few weeks over Christmas but thought it’d be interesting to see what’s going on back on St. Olaf campus in Northfield, MN. This mashup from UUorld.com shows real-time tweets from any location in the world via live ajax requests. Word on the ... More About: Websites
Backups
2008-12-02 17:07:00 I’ve recently had a number of friends lose large amounts of information (music, essays, and photos that can never be replaced) due to hard drive damage and it has gotten me thinking about how easy backups can be, but how rarely people use them. Windows – Backup to external hard drive: Backup Magic Network Linux ... More About: Software , Technology , Organization
How you know when you?ve borrowed too much
2008-10-13 20:20:00 Including the recent $700 billion bailout of the financial industry and $100 billion dollors for Fannie and Freddie, the US has now dug deep enough into the hole to necessitate an extra digit on Times Square’s National Debt Clock. Rolling over to above 10,000,000,000 dollars, over the weekend, the first digit previously used for the ... More About: News , Politics , Finance
RMW Consulting
2008-10-13 18:05:00 This is just a quick plug for Reed Wahlberg’s RMW Consulting page. …Providing a full range of services with Design of Experiment, including Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology Continuous Quality Improvement Team Facilitation Statistical Tools and Measurement Data Acquisition and Presentation
GMail Search Tips and Keywords
2008-09-29 05:45:00 This comes from Techflock. There are a bunch of tricks available in gmail for finding certain types of messages such as unread, those from a specific user, date, label, or those accompanied by attachments. Enjoy! There are a few keywords that you can use in the search box at the top of the page from: ... More About: Google , Gmail , Tips , Search , Websites
High gas prices are good for the US
2008-08-28 15:21:00 Okay, before taking this the wrong way, hear me out. For so long, gas prices in the US have been exceptionally low, kept down by government subsidies and protection of oil interests. Check out this table comparing prices around the world. We’ve been lucky to get along with such cheap fuel costs but when things ... More About: Politics , Life , Gas Prices , High , Good
Make the Send To menu your own
2008-08-25 16:50:00 This is nothing new I’ll admit, but it’s a quick and easy way to get around windows a little bit quicker. Customize the ‘Send To’ section of the right-click menu for files. Check that hidden files are visible: In any folder, go to Tools -> Folder Options -> View tab ‘Show Hidden Files and Folders’ ... More About: Software , Make , Menu
Selective backups made easy
2008-08-25 07:41:00 I reformat occasionally to clean out all the built up junk and speed things up. The process of backing things up and getting them all set up again takes awhile. Every time I find myself worried that I will forgot something important and discover it only after I’ve hit the “Format Disk” button and blown ... More About: Software , Politics , Organization , Made
Let Curiosity Off the Leash
2008-07-23 06:53:00 Though generally serving as a waste of time and not-so-clever procrastination device, there are a few occasions when lists step in to keep me sane. I’ve recently begun a list of things – random things – I’d like to know more about. For example: how to make pad thai weather prediction barbeque the workings of ... More About: Philosophy , Organization , Psychology
The Paradoxical Outdoors Geek
2008-07-23 06:39:00 I am a geek. I read technology blogs, carry an iPod, work for a tech company, receive regular tech support calls from family and friends and am never too far from internet access. Lately, though, I’ve discovered a rather unexpected trend in my habits. Nearly all of the things I truly love to do ... More About: Philosophy , Technology , Nature , Outdoors , Geek
Bungee Connect ? Platform as a Service
2008-07-21 02:14:00 The age of Web 2.0 has been dominating more clearly with every successfully integrated web app out there. Facebook apps dominate hours of time in the lives of people from all walks of life. The iPhone’s webapp integration is familiar to way more people than it should be, and high-speed internet has steadily grown ... More About: Web Design , Service , Websites , Bungee
IEs4Linux ? Internet Explorer for Linux
2008-06-13 20:02:00 IEs4Linux Main Site Why would you want to run IE when you don’t have to? Some websites require particular browsers and web developers need to test for browser compatibility. This link is for you. IEs4Linux simplifies the process of installing several versions of Internet Explorer for linux distributions using Wine. Download and run the ... More About: Software , Web Design , Internet Explorer
How to Make a Cantenna
2008-05-12 21:24:00 I decided to experiment with building cantennas for a physics project this semester. Here’s a tutorial explaining the process: How to Make a Cantenna More About: Science , Technology , Electronics
How to Make a Cantenna
2008-05-12 21:24:00 I decided to experiment with building cantennas for a physics project this semester. Here’s a tutorial explaining the process: How to Make a Cantenna More About: Science , Technology , Electronics
The Democratic Party?
2008-05-05 02:42:00 It’s about time we found our way to the ground put together the pieces and got back to work. More About: Party , Democratic , Democratic Party
Saint Olaf Shared Drives
2008-03-31 04:21:00 Saint Olaf students have access to a number or shared drives (personal space, class space, shared applications, department space). It’s often convenient to access these drives from one’s personal computer but the process is not intuitive. IIT has a good tutorial for making the correct mappings and it’s come in handy quite a few times. ...
Saint Olaf Shared Drives
2008-03-31 04:21:00 Saint Olaf students have access to a number or shared drives (personal space, class space, shared applications, department space). It’s often convenient to access these drives from one’s personal computer but the process is not intuitive. IIT has a good tutorial for making the correct mappings and it’s come in handy quite a few times. Since ... More About: Saint
Perhaps McCain is Worth the Vote
2008-03-27 19:49:00 The past several months have brought a clear Republican Party nominee and recently, a more and more decided democratic nominee. I’ve discovered that, for the first time in my politically aware consciousness, I will not be absolutely disappointed by either party’s candidate. John McCain spoke yesterday afternoon on issues of foreign policy: Remarks Transcript I ... More About: Politics , Vote , Worth
Perhaps McCain is Worth the Vote
2008-03-27 19:49:00 The past several months have brought a clear Republican Party nominee and recently, a more and more decided democratic nominee. I’ve discovered that, for the first time in my politically aware consciousness, I will not be absolutely disappointed by either party’s candidate. John McCain spoke yesterday afternoon on issues of foreign policy: Remarks Transcript I side with ... More About: Politics , Vote , Worth
Electronic Contraptions: www.volunteerlabrat.com
2008-03-25 23:03:00 There’s nothing better than looking at the unreasonably high price of an electronic gadget, and discovering its cheaper and more powerful home-brewed alternative. David, at Volunteer Lab Rat, has posted a number of interesting projects, including a tesla coil, FM transmitter, and wireless device range-booster among other things. It’s so easy to forget that so many ... More About: Electronics , Electronic
Electronic Contraptions: www.volunteerlabrat.com
2008-03-25 23:03:00 There’s nothing better than looking at the unreasonably high price of an electronic gadget, and discovering its cheaper and more powerful home-brewed alternative. David, at Volunteer Lab Rat, has posted a number of interesting projects, including a tesla coil, FM transmitter, and wireless device range-booster among other things. It’s so easy to forget that so ... More About: Electronics , Electronic
Moving and Organizing iTunes Music Files
2008-03-25 05:14:00 I’ve been looking for this solution for awhile but only just stumbled across it. Over the years I’ve built up a sizeable collection of music from CDs, family members, friends, free downloads, iTunes purchases, Amazon purchases, etc. Unfortunately, I never restricted myself to a consistent convention for storing and keeping track of these different files. ... More About: Music , Itunes , Organization , Moving , Files
Moving and Organizing iTunes Music Files
2008-03-25 05:14:00 I’ve been looking for this solution for awhile but only just stumbled across it. Over the years I’ve built up a sizeable collection of music from CDs, family members, friends, free downloads, iTunes purchases, Amazon purchases, etc. Unfortunately, I never restricted myself to a consistent convention for storing and keeping track of these different files. What ... More About: Music , Itunes , Organization , Moving , Files
Evolution and the Robot that Lies
2008-01-25 00:17:00 In an effort to create a model of evolutionary processes researchers at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland have turned to robots. The robots were placed in an “environment” with a “food” and a “poison” station. Robot s were given two minutes to find the food resource while successfully avoiding the poison. ... More About: Science , Evolution , Websites , Lies
Evolution and the Robot that Lies
2008-01-25 00:17:00 In an effort to create a model of evolutionary processes researchers at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland have turned to robots. The robots were placed in an “environment” with a “food” and a “poison” station. Robot s were given two minutes to find the food resource while successfully avoiding the poison. Robots that failed this ... More About: Science , Evolution , Websites
Hobbies
2008-01-13 21:57:00 Anyone worth anything has a set of activities that are simply rewarding for no other reason than their inherent value. There isn’t a dependence on company, or context. There’s no need for credit or outcome. A hobby is the work of a satisfied soul, pursuing something that is clearly and simply enjoyable. Mine include photography, ... More About: Life , Hobbies , Psychology
Hobbies
2008-01-13 21:57:00 Anyone worth anything has a set of activities that are simply rewarding for no other reason than their inherent value. There isn’t a dependence on company, or context. There’s no need for credit or outcome. A hobby is the work of a satisfied soul, pursuing something that is clearly and simply enjoyable. Mine ... More About: Life , Hobbies , Psychology
Affirmation Turned 180 Degrees
2008-01-13 21:55:00 I’ve discovered about myself that I crave attention more than I’d generally be able to admit to myself. When I’m depressed, it generally has some basis in the fact that I believe myself to be uninteresting, unworthy of attention, or generally alone. These feelings stem from an innate belief that to be happy I must ... More About: Philosophy , Life , Psychology
Affirmation Turned 180 Degrees
More articles from this author:2008-01-13 21:55:00 I’ve discovered about myself that I crave attention more than I’d generally be able to admit to myself. When I’m depressed, it generally has some basis in the fact that I believe myself to be uninteresting, unworthy of attention, or generally alone. These feelings stem from an innate belief that to be happy ... More About: Philosophy , Life , Psychology , Affirmation , Degrees 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
