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Caught My Eye

Caught My Eye

What caught my eye this morning, in no particular order… A majority of members of Iraq’s parliament have signed a draft bill that would require a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. soldiers from Iraq and freeze current troop levels. Support our Oops The cost of postage stamps will go up again Monday – 41 cents for a first-class letter. Over the past four years, between 100,000 and 300,000 barrels a day (about $5-15 million daily) of Iraq’s oil production…

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Geeking Out

Geeking Out

Here at VirusHead, I have a different host than at work. If any of you use WordPress at Yahoo Small Business, this post will interest you. If not – really – skip it. I had to spend almost two days addressing the problems of upgrading WordPress at Yahoo Small Business hosting. Even now, I can’t really update any of the plugins that came with the Yahoo installation because of some funky permissions thing they do. The first time I tried…

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Yahoo Small Business Blogging

Yahoo Small Business Blogging

When we moved to Yahoo hosting at work, I had hoped that the WordPress blogging would be a real service offered. No-one in customer support knows anything about it, of course. There is no-one in charge of updating the WordPress installations. Dreamhost and Bluehost both have one-click updates to the WordPress installation. Not only doesn’t Yahoo, but if you update manually, it breaks the blog. WordPress as installed in the “Beta” is several versions behind, and there is no-one responsible…

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April Fool

April Fool

My son played his first April Fool’s Joke on us. You should have seen our faces before he pulled out the real behavior report for the week. Usually the ladybugs are green… Seen the new Google TiSP system, or Gmail Paper? Top 100 April Fool Hoaxes April Fools R Us – Internet Hoaxes April Fool Zone April Fools Day Wiki April Fools Day News at Topix Mix a little foolishness with your prudence: It’s good to be silly at the…

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In My Wee Blogosphere

In My Wee Blogosphere

I haven’t done this in a while, but here are some things that caught my eye today while I was updating my blogroll. Loosely grouped by topic, here ya go… I have a special fondness for these open letters to George W. Bush from his ardent admirer Belacqua Jones. The latest is no exception. Pastor Dan at Street Prophets has video and transcript of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid rebuking the President. At Reconstitution, a news roundup – including that…

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