blivet 2.0 when Bodhidharma came to the desert, Coyote was waiting... 2008-05-08T05:48:09Z WordPress http://halrager.org/WordPress/feed/atom/ Hal http://halrager.org/WordPress/ <![CDATA[links for 2008-05-07]]> http://halrager.org/WordPress/links-for-2008-05-07/ 2008-05-08T05:48:09Z 2008-05-07T10:34:59Z SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "links for 2008-05-07", url: "http://halrager.org/WordPress/links-for-2008-05-07/" });]]>
  • World’s oldest living tree discovered in Sweden - Press Release from Umeå University
    The world’s oldest recorded tree is a 9,550 year old spruce in the Dalarna province of Sweden. The spruce tree has shown to be a tenacious survivor that has endured by growing between erect trees and smaller bushes in pace with the dramatic climate changes over time.
    (tags: Climate)

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    ]]>     0     Hal http://halrager.org/WordPress/ <![CDATA[The House is No Longer So Empty]]> http://halrager.org/WordPress/?p=4084 2008-05-06T05:42:39Z 2008-05-06T05:42:39Z SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The House is No Longer So Empty", url: "http://halrager.org/WordPress/the-house-is-no-longer-so-empty/" });]]> I got phone call about 3:30 today at work. The young girl (8 or 9 I’m guessing) told me, “We found your cat!” I got the particulars from her, it seems they noticed him hanging around several days ago, but didn’t think much about it since he looked well cared for. I excitedly called Audrey who said she would pick Bruce up on her way home.

    I was really psyched because I have really missed him — we all have. So when I got home (I’ve been doing some consulting North of town) I was ready to kill the fatted can of tuna and hoped that I wouldn’t cry when he was glad to see me.

    Duh! What was I thinking? I’ve had cats all my life…

    He was on the back of the couch looking a bit thinner (not hard at 15+ pounds) but no worse for wear and tear. It must help to be the biggest S.O.B. in the valley, claws or no claws. But was he glad to see me? You already know the answer to that, don’t you?

    I got about three beats of disinterested stare followed by a resumption of unfocused disinterested stare out the window. ba-dum. That’s how much you were missed hu-man.

    Oh yeah, he’s a cat. What was I expecting?

    Anyway, we’re all happy again and Bruce even came over later and made bread on my lap while giving me squinty eyes. So maybe he is glad to be back. In a cat sort of way.

    Thank you for the good thoughts and messages, everybody!

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    ]]>     2     Hal http://halrager.org/WordPress/ <![CDATA[Buddhist Thought for the Day]]> http://halrager.org/WordPress/?p=4083 2008-05-06T05:10:29Z 2008-05-06T05:10:29Z SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Buddhist Thought for the Day", url: "http://halrager.org/WordPress/buddhist-thought-for-the-day/" });]]> The purpose of a fish trap is to catch fish, and when the fish are caught, the trap is forgotten.
    The purpose of a rabbit snare is to catch rabbits.
    When the rabbits are caught, the snare is forgotten.
    The purpose of words is to convey ideas.
    When the ideas are grasped, the words are forgotten.
    Where can I find a man who has forgotten words?
    He is the one I would like to talk to.
    –Chuang Tzu

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  • Fire Products - Satellite Services Division
    Real Time Satellite Fire Monitoring - Southwest US [via Susan at 20/20 Hindsight]
    (tags: fire NOAA MODIS wildfire via:susan)

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    ]]>     0     Hal http://halrager.org/WordPress/ <![CDATA[The House Feels a Bit Emptier…]]> http://halrager.org/WordPress/?p=4081 2008-04-30T07:04:14Z 2008-04-30T07:04:14Z SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The House Feels a Bit Emptier…", url: "http://halrager.org/WordPress/the-house-feels-a-bit-emptier/" });]]> Our big beautiful Bruce has been missing since Sunday. He is declawed (he came that way from the shelter) and very docile and trusting. He must have slipped out of the back door. I fear I will not see him again, despite his ID chip.

    It hasn’t really sunk in with Ian yet, largely because Bruce is fairly reclusive. His idea of being social is sitting on the other end of the couch while ignoring you. Sigh.

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  • A Terrible and Silent Crisis: The Destruction of the American Working Class: How to Save the World
    Dave Pollard reviews Joe Bageant’s Deer Hunting With Jesus which explains through personal stories his brutal assessment of just how strong the class system in the US really is, why the classes are and always have been at war, and why that plays perfectly into the hands of the right-wing political and economic interests there. [via Mark at wood s lot]
    (tags: via:mark sociology politics middle+class bush)

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    ]]>     0     Hal http://halrager.org/WordPress/ <![CDATA[Happy Birthday, Mark!]]> http://halrager.org/WordPress/?p=4079 2008-04-29T03:20:52Z 2008-04-28T00:00:49Z SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Happy Birthday, Mark!", url: "http://halrager.org/WordPress/happy-birthday-mark/" });]]> A very happy birthday to Mark, who does wood s lot. Still sáns apostrophe.

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  • » Cookie Security in WordPress 2.5 boren.nu
    “WordPress 2.5 introduced a user-definable constant called SECRET_KEY. If you upgraded from a previous version of WordPress you probably won’t have these lines in your wp-config.php.”

    It’s worth a shot!

    (tags: security wordpress webdev)
  • SciTechBlog: Blog Archive - The Brightest Spots on Earth « - Blogs from CNN.com
    “NASA awards the dubious distinction of the Brightest Spot on Earth to the Las Vegas Strip.” If it’s a dubious distinction, we’re all about it. You can see the Strip > 120 mi away.
    (tags: light+pollution NASA las+vegas)
  • Down for everyone or just me?
    go ahead and find out
    (tags: via:doug internet tools monitoring utilities)

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  • Life-changing books: Recommendations from 17 leading scientists - opinion - 10 April 2008 - New Scientist
    [via Garret at dangerousmeta!]
    (tags: books science reading via:garret)

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    ]]>     0     Hal http://halrager.org/WordPress/ <![CDATA[406 errors from Bad Behavior 2.0.15 Plugin]]> http://halrager.org/WordPress/?p=4076 2008-04-22T05:46:16Z 2008-04-22T02:04:37Z SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "406 errors from Bad Behavior 2.0.15 Plugin", url: "http://halrager.org/WordPress/406-errors-from-bad-behavior-2-0-15-plugin/" });]]> I’m getting “406 Forbidden” errors which I think are being caused by an (earlier today) upgrade to Bad Behavior 2.0.15. I’m not certain, but I think so.

    [2 minutes later:] Yep, backing off to v. 2.0.14 allows me to publish and edit posts again. I’ll wait for v. 2.0.16.

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