Yes, yes, you’ve all probably seen this already as it’s linked from slashdot! This operating system was originally written on the C64, occupies 42k of RAM, and has an impressive array of features, including a web browser! I’m going to watch out for that User-Agent in my access logs.. hehe
Monthly Archives: March 2003
Nice looking URLs in b2, part 2
Not ugly URLs, like this one, are now working here. It took quite a bit of hacking and use of mod_rewrite but it appears to be ok now.
The number of mod_rewrite rules in the .htaccess file has gone up, mostly to avoid the problem of css styling disappearing. This line takes care of it:
RewriteRule ^(.*)archives(.*)/templates/(.*) /users/$1/templates/$3 [L]
RTÉ News: Ahern denies points system disarray
Of course there’s no problem! I did a lot of driving at the weekend, up to Dungarvan, to Clonmel and then back to Cork. I was passed several times by cars doing 70-80mph. Twice those cars were BMWs, the other time it was something similar to a Punto, driven by a boy racer who passed me just after I overtook another car, on a narrow road outside Cahir!
It is true that 50 people are alive today who would be dead if the Penalty Points weren’t introduced, but the Gardai need something better than “Pulse” to deal with the paperwork. Otherwise they’ll be ignored.
Nice looking URLs in b2
This is next on my TODO list. I’ll have to seperate some code from redirect.php to share with the “archives” file so it may not be very easy.
How to Log In with Safari ? the Solution
Mark Twomey already mentioned this to me, but here’s a solution I have now implemented so Safari users can login here. Adding “/” to the setcookie() commands is a security risk however as other blogs will have access to your login credentials. Unless you can modify the code on the server it’s impossible to take advantage of that however, another advantage of using Smarty!
b2 Hacks
I added Calendar Plus by Alex King to the site. Simply add {$calendar} to your blog template, and see the b2 readme for info on styling it.
BlogMIDlet
XnView viewer & CLOE raytracing
XnView is a cross-platform image viewer (and more, you can also apply effects to photos, convert them..)
The Windows version looks nice, but the Linux/FreeBSD versions look a bit dodgy and dated. Yeah, it uses Motif. *ugh* Oh, and if it matters to you, I can’t see any source available, it’s dubbed as “freeware”.
Undercover Cop Never Knew Selling Drugs Was Such Hard Work
The Onion reports on the life of an undercover cop. (not for the humour impaired!)
More usable forms
Last month I mentioned the LABEL tag. It makes forms so much more usable! It took me until today to try it out and it’s wonderful! Thanks Simon for pointing this out to me!