A number of users have told me that posting to b2 is sometimes really slow. I suspected it was because b2 pings weblogs.com and blo.gs, and this post shows that it is a problem with weblogs.com
PHP Traveller documented a way for PHP to execute commands after a browser session/request is completed. It looks like a feature that isn’t very portable across PHP versions so probably not a reasonable solution for a publicly distributed application.
Who is Michael Savu?
So, I was browsing the QDB: Top 50 Quotes, and I came across this classic (warning, offensive language!). I wondered then, “Who is Michael Savu? Will his mom ever find the post?”
hehe.
The ultimate Weblogging system, outlined
Mathew outlines his requirements for a weblog. Certainly worth reading, and contains lots of good ideas. Sam Ruby questions “the need for a database”, but I think it’s practically impossible to create a decent weblog or information storage/retrieval system without one. You’ll only end up implementing those functions of the database anyway, even if by hand, ftping files up to a server and changing links, etc.
Weird Morning
Alex had a strange morning yesterday!
Naughty Bunny
We saved a bunny from a car park last week.
We shouldn’t have bothered.
We don’t have the bunny any more.
(Thanks doc!)
b2++ – snapshot release
A new snapshot is available for download now. This release will hopefully catch when you don’t have mod_rewrite enabled sooner in the install process.
If b2++ works fine for you, you may want to download the data package as it adds the templatehelp.tpl file, missing from previous releases. (Thanks Jim for finding that one!)
Web Fire Escape
Browsing your blogs at work are you? Then the Web Fire Escape could come in handy!*grin*
XPde desktop environment
I’m posting this from within XPde. It’s not bad. There’s no way I’d use it for day to day activity, but it might be useful for bringing over some of the masses to Linux!
Anyone who’s used to Windows will be immediately at home here. Like Windows, you have “My Documents”, “My Computer”, etc on the desktop.
Just like a virgin install of Windows you can’t do much with it either. There aren’t many applications on the desktop menu.
I’m already missing ALT-dragging windows however. That’s one aspect of the Windows GUI I’ve always despised. No doubt there’s a way to get that working but I CBA!
To cap it off, XPde is one to keep an eye on, and may be very useful in the future! Well worth checking out!
X2 – Xmen 2 review
Mark went to see Xmen 2 and reviewed it on his blog. hmm. Not decided if I’ll go yet. Maybe some evening when I want mindless drivel and the soaps aren’t on tv. hehe.
IRC snippets
Just so you know that Linux users don’t bash on Windows users alone. We bash on other Linux users too! Thank you Kevin for keeping this recorded.
<kelvin> any slackware users around?
* martin raises hand
<kelvin> i have a question on it…
<martin> kelvin: Alot of people here are un-socialble muppets who use red hat. lol
<kelvin> oh, so no one knows slackware?
<martin> red hat, use there up2date, apt-get, and loves rpm based distro’s
<martin> kiddiot’s dream
<martin> gues it takes the learning out of things eh?
<martin> kelvin: I said I did.
<kelvin> ah, good. then you can answer a question on slackware?
<martin> sure
<kelvin> ok, so why do only lame muppets from kerry use slackware?
<martin> wanker
(Apologies to my readers from Kerry, and Slackware users!)