Monthly Archives: December 2005

what the heck is this

Posted on December 25, 2005 by Nathan Powell

So I got what I thought was a phishing scam email today. It was supposedly from Circuit City. However it was from ebm.cheetahmail.com. So, like I always do…I went there to see what they would try to get from me, … Continue reading →

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intj

Posted on December 23, 2005 by Nathan Powell

While I thought I left all this behind at university when I graduated with my degree in Behaviorial Science, my coworkers seem to have become obsessed with Myers-Briggs tests. I am sure I took one back in the day. Though … Continue reading →

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Digg follow up

Posted on December 23, 2005 by Nathan Powell

It would appear that certain softwares have coalesced into an insidious force to…piss me off. Using the rss feed I am using to view Digg stories takes me to the page where the comments are shown, and the comments as … Continue reading →

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Digg

Posted on December 19, 2005 by Nathan Powell

So Digg.com is slowly gathering momentum. And from what I am hearing at the expense of slashdot. Digg is nice, I use it. Generally speaking they have stories on there that slashdot may or may not have (and if the … Continue reading →

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Yahoo

Posted on December 18, 2005 by Nathan Powell

I should probably give some props to Yahoo. I have been using their rss reader for about 6 months now and I really like it. One cool thing is that you can make a link to allow people to add … Continue reading →

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more on google widgets

Posted on December 17, 2005 by Nathan Powell

If you are new to web programming I urge you to take a look at the widget documentation for the google widgets. I think the instant gratification of seeing these things in action will keep your interest high. I also … Continue reading →

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emacs

Posted on December 15, 2005 by Nathan Powell

Ok, so I got emacs installed and working on Ubuntu. The problem I was having was that when I configured my xserver (one for the 40 or so times) I somehow managed to get the wrong font paths in there. … Continue reading →

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google widgets

Posted on December 14, 2005 by Nathan Powell

So…you all tried out the new google homepage widgets right? :)

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better late than never

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Nathan Powell

There are all these AJAX libraries out there that help you add it to web apps, and that is great. However I am never one to use something without tearing off the hood and having a good look. So I … Continue reading →