12/28/2005

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RPC Services to Ping

12/28/2005 in Geek Stuff, Neat Stuff by Elliot Lee | 2 comments

Elliott Back created a list of RPC and RPC2 services to ping, in addition to Ping-o-Matic. WordPress 2.0 (release candidate) is out, so I’ve verified that, by default, the list of services to ping still includes only Ping-o-Matic. This additional list, copied on Dec 28, 2005, should prove useful. These are all general-purpose; you can copy and paste the whole list, if you wish. I will add to (merge) this list as I find others.

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Air Filter, Windshield Wiper, Aaron, James, and Clue

12/28/2005 in Entertainment, Midnight Messages by Elliot Lee | 1 comment

I woke up this morning at about 10:30 am. Audrey went to a friend’s house, and she’s staying there overnight. I had lasagna and garlic bread for lunch, and my dad cleaned out the garage. I took this morning’s time to change the air filter in my ‘95 Tercel. I thought the old one looked very dirty, but my dad said it wasn’t bad: he’s seen dirtier. It took me awhile because I do these things carefully and precisely, especially since it’s my first time. Tomorrow, perhaps, I’ll wash the battery contacts. They’re rather dirty.

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