"Elite Priority Access" vs mere "Priority Access"
Posted on 2007-06-29 at 21:21
I have been checking out personal finance tools lately. One of them has a beta program about to open and I want in. To get in to the beta, they asked me to fill out a survey. Pretty simple, really. But then I saw it. Sure, I could get PRiority Access if I filled out the survey, but I could do better. I could get Elite Priority Access, if I added this to my blog:
Do I really want Mint? I dunno. But I do know that if I must choose between mere priority access and ELITE PRIORITY ACCESS, well, there's just no contest. Give me the Elite stuff! I totally deserve it.
Drawing with HTML and Tables
Posted on 2007-06-24 at 15:53
Insane. Just insane. I want to see the final source code for this web page:
Where are you from?
Posted on 2007-06-24 at 14:19
Who comes to my blog? Well, by city, this is who:
Not sure why anyone would really care, but it came up in conversation a few days ago so there it is.
Changing the URL of a Mailman list administrative web site
Posted on 2007-06-24 at 13:24
As I've mentioned in the past, I run several Mailman lists. On occasion, I have need to make changes, as since Mailman is a beast to configure (but powerful!) I try to keep my how-to's here for my own and others general reference.
Recently, my server IP address changed. Since my Mailman web admin site is tied to an IP and not a domain name, that means I had to regenerate the Mailman adminstrative web site so that it all pointed to the new location. Apparently, Mailman thinks it's a good idea to hardcode the full URL (with domain) in every link it creates. No relative paths here. :-\ Kind of a pain in the ass, but I'm sure there's some reason that makes sense that I can't see from my vantage point. anyway, in case you have to do the same, here is how you will regenerate the Mailman admin web site if it moves to a new web address:
- First I created a file called listconfig.txt.
nano -w /path/to/listconfig.txt
Inside that file I added one line of text:
web_page_url = 'http://70.165.74.137/cgi-bin/mailman/'
That is the new IP address I find myself on. If you are using a FQDN, you'd put that in the URL instead. In either case, make sure you type the full path al the way to the root of your mailman directory. It will not find it otherwise. - Then I moved to the mailman bin directory.
cd /usr/lib/mailman/bin - Inside that directory, I run the config_list command and feed it my new config file.
sudo config_list -i /path/to/listconfig.txt -v name_of_list_to_fix
where the "name_of_list_to_fix" is whatever name you've given your email list inside Mailman. - You must run this last comment once from each list on the box that you want moved to the new domain. You must also, of course, have moved the list to that domain otherwise the web site links will be broken...duh.
That should do it. Or, at least, that did it for me. Some notes: The config_list command will only update those properties of the list that you explicitly set in the config file to which you point. It will not affect the other list properties. If you want to see what other stuff you can change about your list via this method, try running sudo config_list -o /path/to/currentlistconfig.txt then open the created file and check out the current settings. Any of those settings can be added to the input file and updated through this command. Pretty straightforward once you are "in the know". Not so straightforward when you are hunting through mm_cfg.py files trying to figure out how to retroactively change list settings on stuff. Could be made more straightforward, but who am I to complain, It's open source and Free. I'm just glad someone is offering what I got at no charge. :) If I really don't like it, I could always submit code patches to fix things I hate or just write my own. Mailman is good enough for right now.
Disaffection and the family
Posted on 2007-06-16 at 08:55
I suppose that when the father and the mother both worked on the farm and the children worked next to them in the field and in the house and in the workshop, familial relations were easier to maintain. The children knew what the father and mother did. They helped. They were a part of the process of running the house from an early age. Now we have a problem of our own creation. The father goes off to work in a factory or office. The mother often does as well. The child grows up disconnected from the parents who a century ago would have been her whole world.
And we wonder why our parents lack the bonds they need to be good parents and why our kids lack the bonds needed to be good children. Put your kids in daycare. Put your parents in a home. What's the difference?
So, why do we do it? I mean, if we know that the daily diaspora of the family creates a rift and teaches all the wrong lessons, why continue doing it?
Something Weird This Way Has Come
Posted on 2007-06-15 at 20:26
So, apparently it's not a good idea for me to post a cryptic message on this blog, as I've received about 2 inquiries a day for the past week or so about the message. The speculation and guesses have been...interesting. So, what, you ask, has come?
Well, it's a job offer from my client. That's not so weird in and of itself. I have gotten plenty of job offers in my life. This one is weird because I accepted it. If you don't know why that is weird, then you probably just don't know me personally. Let me explain.
I'm a career consultant. I do my thing and move on to the next gig. Good money. Good hours. Good times. I am known as a bottom-line kinda guy. I respect the Great Material Continuum and all that it implies. Consider that when you hear my news that my current client offered me a position that was worthy of acceptance. Something weird this way has come.
I have an employer again. Weird.
Cold Spaghetti and Late Nights Alone
Posted on 2007-06-08 at 21:47
Wife's out on the town with Meghan. I'm home with Cadence eating cold spaghetti and typing blog entries into a text editor.
Weirdness Delayed
Posted on 2007-06-08 at 21:45
In a recent entry, I mentioned that something weird was coming to fruition that I'd be free to talk about in a day or so. Let's make that next Tuesday. That's the day after which I'm gonna feel more free to chat about it. So, um, nevermind til then.
As the Work Ethic of a Beaver
Posted on 2007-06-05 at 21:37
The last couple of weeks have been busy ones. Been putting in extra time at one client, then spending time in the eveings doing work for another. Had a death in the family this past weekend. Had to leave town for that. Back now. Apparently contracted disease that makes me talk in incomplete sentences. Dig? Dug.
Something Weird This Way Comes
Posted on 2007-06-05 at 21:35
Tomorrow, I should be free to talk about something interesting that's been in the works.