Monthly Archives: December 2004

Blogs As Emergent Journalism

Posted on Fri, 31 Dec, 2004 by pmjones

The Belmont Club today talks about bloggers and blogging as an emergent phenomenon made possible by the internet. The blogosphere is a specific manifestation — and by no means the only one — of the networks made possible by the … Continue reading →

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Yawp 1.0.5 Released

Posted on Wed, 29 Dec, 2004 by pmjones

Hook scripts now execute in an isolated scope, instead of directly in the calling Yawp method. Continue reading →

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Responding to Rare Events

Posted on Tue, 28 Dec, 2004 by pmjones

From Belmont Club: In an abstract way, the information flows surrounding the Tsunami of December 2004 structurally resembled those preceding the Pearl Harbor and September 11 attacks. The raw data announcing the unfolding threat was there, yet the pattern so … Continue reading →

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“Universal” College Education Not Necessarily A Good Thing

Posted on Thu, 23 Dec, 2004 by pmjones

I love it when other people say what I’ve been saying (although other people usually say it better). This is from Agoraphilia. Here are some highlights: Like it or not, some people are just not college material; they would be … Continue reading →

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Teacher of Applied Physics

Posted on Sun, 19 Dec, 2004 by pmjones

This story about a professor of applied physics isn’t real, but it sure is funny, and highlights the differences between practice and theory (which of course is much bigger in practice than in theory). I found it via Joanne Jacobs. … Continue reading →

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Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

Posted on Sat, 18 Dec, 2004 by pmjones

Lots of fun for kids, but maybe not as much for the parents. Jim Carrey is thoroughly “on” in this movie as the cruel, somewhat disturbing, but imcompetent-when-it-counts Count Olaf who covets the fortune that the children have inherited. I … Continue reading →

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The Incredibles

Posted on Sat, 18 Dec, 2004 by pmjones

Pixar’s “The Incredibles” (from Brad Bird, who did “The Iron Giant” before this) is simply magnificent. It’s a family film in the best sense of the word; everyone will enjoy it immensely for different reasons. The movie is fun for … Continue reading →

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Restrictive (“Secure”) Compiler for Savant

Posted on Fri, 17 Dec, 2004 by pmjones

This page is to track issues related to the new “secure” compiler for Savant. A number of people (notably and most recently RevJim) have opined that Savant needs a decent secure compiler so that untrusted users can be allowed to … Continue reading →

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Dog Update

Posted on Fri, 17 Dec, 2004 by pmjones

These are my two dogs, Zoe on the left, Wendy on the right. This is a rare picture of them together in calmness. Zoe is “big dog” between them, but Wendy wants very much to be “big dog.” I believe … Continue reading →

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Savant Article in PHP-Mag

Posted on Mon, 13 Dec, 2004 by pmjones

My article on Savant has been published in the 01.2005 edition of International PHP Magazine. I subtitled it “How I learned to stop using Smarty and love PHP for template markup” (so what if I love old movies?). In the … Continue reading →

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