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For anyone running a WordPress site, you might want to check out the prerender plugin by jens persson. Instead of fetching content and performing the rendering when a page is requested, it renders the page the first time it’s requested and stores the prerendered content in the database. From then on, it just has to grab the prerendered stuff, rather than reapplying markdown, acronyms, validation, whatever rendering tools you use. It can really cut down server processing time for your page loads, and I haven’t noticed any rendering bugs yet.

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How can one guy be so funny without using a single swear word? I’ll tell you how! High pitched mind control! I saw him at the Irvine improv this last Friday the 7th (January 5th for our friends from the future), and early on in his show his voice rose up at least 15 octaves. I don’t even remember what he was talking about at that point… something about a rocket ship… or a kitty… but we were no longer in control of our own minds. Ever wonder why you can never remember your favorite parts of comedy shows, or movies? Yeah, I’m onto you suckers.

Brainwashing aside, he’s one of the best comedians ever. Gives me hope for one day making a living off of my own stupidity. Meh, who am I kidding. But the openers were great. Apparently the guy who warms up the crowd before the actual opener is a new guy. He was really funny though, so I hope he stays around. See him at your earliest convenience. You’ll thank… someone later, I’m sure. Maybe not me, but that’s alright.

So another massive security hole in Internet Explorer was found today, not that it’s too surprising. Even with SP2 and all the recent updates, just going to a website can modify or delete any file on your computer. Trash it. And if the past is any guide, it won’t be fixed for months. Secunia’s solution?

Solution:
Use another product.

I couldn’t agree more.

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Why is vi(m) superior to Emacs? Many reasons, the two chief ones being:

1. modes
2. chicks.   —>

Standard disclaimer: I have used both editors for significant amounts of time.

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The trouble with everyone worrying about terrorism is that they forget they can change the world around them:

“People underestimate the power of statistics.

The odds of there being a bomb on a plane are very small. The odds of there being two bombs on a plane are astronomically small. Ergo, pack a bomb with you and you can fly feeling safe and secure.”

I sign all outgoing email (except to my parents; they have a hard time with remotes). If you’d like to verify a signature or encrypt mail to me (my username AT halffull dot org), please use the following key: Continue Reading »

I’ve been working on importing all the articles and comments from old halffull. Trust me… it’s a huge job. I could probably write a script to magic the SQL over, but it’s a one-time job and I wanted to fix up some of the text anyway. I may skip a few posts, so if anything important is missing let me know.

This is for hulk:

Die, they must die. The pandas must die! All endangered species leave endangered feces. If we kill them all, we can have more parking lots; we can have small couches made of little ocelots.

p.s. I’d like to apologize on behalf of nature to all of southeastern Asia.

I’ve been working on different styles for halffull most of the day (along with importing a lot of the old posts). You can switch styles via the menu bar on the right. I like them all, though my least favorite is probably Rainy; I’ve made a lot of improvements to Default – “the first bite is with the eye,” as my wife would say. I wanted a clean and accessible standard. If anyone has any suggestions regarding the styles, comment and I’ll see what I can do.

Welcome to the new halffull.org. It’s a work in progress at the moment, but I hope it’ll be a lot more elegant and functional for everyone (not to mention standards-compliant).

In case you’re a new visitor, the idea behind Halffull is that anyone can feel free to post any opinions they like directly on our main page, barring spam of course, and have a lively discussion. Rants and sarcasm are not only encouraged, they are the raison d’etre.