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Steve Irwin

I learned from protokurios’s Xanga that Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter, was just killed by a stingray. I had wondered how people survive dangerous stunts on TV. Update: Discovery has a lot of great information, including an audio tribute (mp3) on the event by the cameramen. It’s a very well-done website.

Reuters fakes photos

Reuters fakes photos

A Humble Man Wouldn’t Say He’s Nobody

Another great insight from CS Lewis’s Mere Christianity. We must not think Pride is something God forbids because He is offended at it, or that Humility is something He demands as due to His own dignity — as if God Himself was proud. He is not in the least worried about His dignity. The point…Continue Reading…

Backup with phpMyAdmin

Here’s how to make a database backup with phpMyAdmin. The guide is for WordPress, but can be generally applied to other PHP/MySQL apps. Note that you have to use settings that aren’t the default.

Don’t Spend Money on Bad Marketing

I was reading Phil Vischer’s account of what killed Big Idea, and found something that reminds me of exactly what Cybiko Inc. did in 2000-2003. Come to think of it, 2001 was a pivotal year for me. I visited China and Hong Kong, I bought a Cybiko and started programming, I bought my first domain…Continue Reading…

Remove Language Bar

With Windows XP Pro, the “Language Bar” always appears in your taskbar on startup. To disable it, go to the Control Panel -> Date, Time, Language, and Regional Options -> Regional and Language Options -> Languages tab -> Details… -> Language Bar… -> Uncheck the box that says “Show the Language bar on the desktop”.