(Untitled)- August 28, 2002 via John Robb In his note K-Logs - The Next Generation Desktop John Robb makes the case for Radio (or other UserTalk based programs) running on cheap hardware as a tool for helping to connect workers in corporations in developing countries. This is a great idea, and it doesn't really matter which language you use for this as long as you have decent network connectivity built-in. I use the TclTk language in this way, and it has the advantage of running under Windows, Linux, and MacOS. I firmly...http://www.radiouser.com/2002/08/27.html#a78 (Untitled)- August 26, 2002 Just for fun, I poked around the House of Representative's website to "see what I could see" as Winnie the Pooh would say. Now here's a caucus I'd like to get in on! Clearly, Rep. Coble is a bit of a lame duck if the only people he can get photo-ops with are high-school kids. Based on the fact that this guy is considered a shoe-in in his district and seems none too bright about his committee's subject, it makes sense to have him as a chairman. He's not going to ask tough questions and he's not..http://www.radiouser.com/2002/08/26.html#a77 (Untitled)- August 26, 2002 Yesterday, I pointed out a dead link on Rep. Coble's home page. Nothing serious, just the link to his bio. Dave linked to that post and in 6 hours I got almost 400 hits. I have to assume that some of these hits will look at Coble's site, and that some will report the dead link. How long will it take Coble's staff to fix it In all fairness, I have not emailed Rep. Coble to notify him of the dead link. Normally, if I like a site and it's broken, I let the author know about it. Here's the deal. If.http://www.radiouser.com/2002/08/26.html#a76 (Untitled)- August 25, 2002 Normally I don't pick on a site for dead links, but the bio link on Coble's home page is dead. With all of the heat coming down on this guy from the Internet community, you'd think that his staff would be on top of this. Of course, if the Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property hasn't figured out how to turn on his own damned computer, how is he supposed to be able to be an effective Chairman Here's the link to Rep. Coble's...http://www.radiouser.com/2002/08/25.html#a75 (Untitled)- August 15, 2002 via Scripting News Radio Free Blogistan compares Radio UserLand and Movable Type. One glaring omission, no mention of Radio's news aggregator. I think they have this wrong (or at least not 100% right) too... Radio only permits you to create a single blog, although the categories function can be kluged to simulate multiple blogs. I think you have to upgrade to the $899year Manila product to get the multiple-blog feature&151;along with a lot more full-featured CMS functionality, of course. It all.http://www.radiouser.com/2002/08/15.html#a74 (Untitled)- August 8, 2002 via SlashDot Edsger Wybe Dijkstra has died after a lengthy struggle with cancer. Dijkstra was notorious for his wit, eloquence, and way with words, such as in his remark "The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim"; his advice to a promising researcher, who asked how to select a topic for research: "Do only what only you can do"; and his remark in his Turing Award lecture "In their capacity as a tool, computers will be but a ripple on the...http://www.radiouser.com/2002/08/07.html#a73 (Untitled)- August 7, 2002 I've had a number of requests for the UserTalk script I use to generate relative links between files in the www folder. If you use it, please let me know if it does not work in your environment... getFilePath (pathSource, pathDest, adrPageTable=nil) When you import it, you'll need to change the name of the database to match yours. I have a database (tool) separate from radio.root that has my suite of custom scripts. I based it on the guts of html.getPath() which is used to generate a relative...http://www.radiouser.com/2002/08/07.html#a71 (Untitled)- August 2, 2002 via Scripting News Dave wonders if nicotine is OK or not. This article on mink ranching should set things straight. The rancher would kill the mink by breaking it's neck, although a few ranchers used cyanide boxes, (Halvor Ausland at pelting time, would inject the mink with nicotine. It killed them instantly). The rancher could either flesh and stretch the mink pelt himself before shipping it the buyer, or ship the unprocessed pelt to a fleshing company. Many ranchers preferred the fleshing...http://www.radiouser.com/2002/08/02.html#a70 |