delusions of grandeur
WordPress and CAPTCHA Systems
Just installed my first CAPTCHA antispam system on Drinkhacker.com today at the behest of my web host. (We don’t get much spam, but, well, long story.) Installed SI CAPTCHA and it seems to work as advertised, page loads aren’t significantly impacted, and the images are easy to read. Anyone else have in-depth experience with CAPTCHAs…
Read MoreChris Null: International Cocktail Magnate
From today’s inbox: Dear Sir: Hello! We are pleased to see that your company can supply The Noodle & Boo Cocktail on the Internet. And our company needs this kind of products now. However,the information about this product is limit, and we hope that your company can provide more details about The Noodle & Boo Cocktail.…
Read MoreA Funny Cat Picture
This is our cat eating a wooden artists’ model.
Read MoreEat Before Partying
You will obey the squirrel on campus. birthday.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object)
Read MoreFun With Books You Haven’t Read
See, the New York Times newsroom is no better than you. (I haven’t even heard of a few of these titles.) Books We Let Others Think We’ve Read – NYTimes.com.
Read MoreHow to: Change All Files from “Hidden” to “Unhidden”
Vestiges of a virus left a computer with most of the files in the My Documents folder invisible, so the malware creator could make it appear that files were damaged (and magically “repaired” once you paid for the software to fix things). I removed the virus but the files stayed set hidden. Online advice about…
Read MoreIt’s Not a Small World After All
Today I Learned: DisneyWorld is nearly as large in square mileage as San Francisco.
Read MoreClaiming the Blog
Just a formality. NetworkedBlogs Blog: ChrisNull.com Topics: Wackadoodle, Paranoia, Miscellany Follow my blog
Read MoreT-Rex Disco
I lol’ed.
Read MoreNodding Off
Up in the middle of the night? It’s normal! We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night – but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural.
Read MoreSay What?
My collected works can be bought for $41, it seems. (Please do not buy this.)
Read MoreHowdy
Famous last words. Word, I mean.
Read MoreInspiration
The problem isn’t coming up with great ideas. The problem is remembering them after you get out of the shower.
Read More“The first thing they told me was, ‘Leave your cats and get out.'”
In a story full of great quotes, that was perhaps the greatest.
Read MoreDispatch from CES 2012
Best CES schwag ever: Radio Shack’s pre-charged, portable smartphone battery pack. No more worrying about my phone dying at 2pm.
Read MoreTop 10 Movies of 2011
By popular demand… my personal (and completely subjective) top 10 for the year. We Need to Talk About Kevin Another Earth Martha Marcy May Marlene The Artist Margin Call The Way Hanna The Help Shame Rango
Read MoreWhat I Want For Christmas
This.
Read MoreAwards Season Is Officially Here
These screeners arrived today…
Read MoreFact Checking the Cadillac World Thorium Fuel
I’m writing about this here simply because I have nowhere else to put it: In the course of writing about alternate energy sources for autos, I’ve found (what looks rather obvious from the outset) that the much-reported-upon nuclear-powered “World Thorium Fuel” vehicle from GM is not a real concept vehicle but merely a 3D rendering…
Read MoreThe Power of the Movies
JOE BERLINGER AND BRUCE SINOFSKY IN COURT TODAY TO WITNESS THE CONCLUSION OF THEIR HBO DOCUMENTARY PARADISE LOST ——– Filmmakers To Change Ending As Decision Is Handed Down ——– Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols And Jessie Misskelly Set Free ——– Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory Set To Air On HBO Jan. 2012 ——– JONSEBORO, ARK., Aug. 19,…
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