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Beyond Tragic

March 29th, 2007

Jesus… :(

I don’t even know where to begin with the MeanKids/Kathy Sierra/Allan Herrell thing. It was just pointed out on Problem Adults, where I saw a disturbing screenshot of the comments made by Rev ED.

But I do know Alan Herrell… and that aint him making those comments as “Rev ED”.

When I first arrived on the web scene in the late 90’s, thinking I was some badass, I was snubbed by most of the Techno-Elite. The Head Lemur (as well as Jeffrey Zeldman) was one of the few who were kind to me. We’ve spoken on the phone many times… and he’s offerend nothing but encouragement to me.

One thing about my almost-10-year friendship with the Head Lemur… He doesn’t bullshit you. He tells it like it is and he doesn’t mince words.

And he sure as hell doesn’t hide behind a screenname when he speaks his mind.

The posts on Unclebobism is so clearly a frame job. It’s his pic with words that sound nothing like him.

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What’s in a name?

March 25th, 2007
What is your Power Animal?
Eric Brooks, what is your Power Animal? Eric Brooks, based on your name and a process known to only three people on the planet, we can tell you that your Power Animal is the: Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Your ‘Numerology’ number is 7. If it wasn’t bulls**t, it would mean that you are spiritual, eccentric, and a bit of a loner. Introspective and analytical, you think deeply and prefer seclusion.
Find your Power Animal, check your envowelment, and see your name in binary at isthisyour.name

Enemy of the StateInteresting…

Personally I’ve always leaned more toward the Wolf or Fox (Spanish: “Zorro”), because they’re small, cunning and easily underestimated. But a T-Rex is pretty damn cool too.

Forename:
Origin:
Old Norse
Meaning: Ruler of All

Oh yeah… I *LIKE* this site. :D

Ahhh memories! 1984 one Kool year

March 20th, 2007

Summer of 1984. My band, Distant Thunder used to do this cover song. :D

Kool & The Gang - Tonight (Solid Gold)

Forget Michael Jackson and Springsteen. To me the 80’s was ALL about Prince, Motley Crue, Van Halen and Kool & the Gang:

— From Wikipedia —-

Kool & the Gang is a highly successful American R&B/soul/funk/disco group. They originally formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. They went through several musical phases in their career. They started out as practitioners of R&B and funk, eventually went through a phase where they were a smooth disco ensemble, and wound up the successful period of their career recording tunes that were a mixture of pop and R&B.

Kool & the Gang is one of the most sampled artists of all time.

Always loved them. Always will.

How to skin your Wordpress theme

March 19th, 2007

I have comments again, YAY ME!
Not that anyone leaves comments… buuut… :(

When I upgraded to Wordpress2, I had a hard time making a flexible theme, so I ditched that idea and decided to parse the code myself (like I did with the original Wordpress). The problem? My individual posts no longer had comments. (UH OH!)

So how do you make a theme that is flexible with your Domesticat-like skinning abilities?

You make a theme inside a theme, of course. :D

  1. Open your wp-content/themes/[yourtheme]/header.php file
  2. Put in your skinning information in the header like you usually do.
  3. Open your wp-content/themes/[yourtheme]/footer.php file
  4. Hard code the variable information that you need, particularly this part…
<?php
$total_skins = 3;
$default_skin = 3;

if (isset($_REQUEST[’newskin’])) {
$newskin=(int)$_REQUEST[’newskin’];
if ( ($newskin<1) OR ($newskin>$total_skins) ) $newskin=$default_skin;
$skin=$newskin;
} elseif (isset($_COOKIE[’skin’]))
$newskin = $_COOKIE[’skin’];
elseif (isset($_REQUEST[’newskin’])) {
$newskin=(int)$skin;
if ( ($newskin<1) OR ($newskin>$total_skins) ) $newskin=$default_skin;
} else $newskin=$default_skin;
include(’/home/yoursite/public_html/skins/$skin/footer.php’);
?>
</body>
</html>

That part is the one that tells your theme what skin the reader has selected using. (It’s slightly changed from the Domesticat version as you can’t set cookies in the footer.).

For whatever reason, Wordpress kills all your variables right after it does its thing. You need to re-code your variables in the footer as well.

See what I mean? :D

Writers wanted

March 10th, 2007

So good to see the Queen of Hearts back on Problem Adults. :D

We didn’t have the capabilities and know-how that we have now, so her Majesty was forced to post her column in message boards, now she can do it right in her own section.

So, do you write? Tutorials? Erotica? Columns?

Well we WANT YOU! With the newly-remodeled Problem Adults v3.0, we’re going back to our original vision of making the site a one-stop-shop for all your web needs. It’s a great place to promote yourself and even escape the pressures of everyday life.

What we lack in pay (none, actually) we more than make up for in international fame. :D

More details in my Zoints blog entry over there.

What you can’t see it? Guess you have to join us then, huh?

Yeah, there’s always a catch with me.
You should know that by know. ;)


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