August 2008

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Sarah Palin looks like an amazing pick. I posted a few comments on Joel Comm’s blog (search the page for “Elliot Lee”) with my thoughts. I may update this post later with other details.

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It’s here! Global High Scores, 60-Problem Mode, and Division. Take a look in the iTunes App Store. Feel free to leave a comment on this post.

I found, played, and beat a Flash game called Hedgehog Launch today. It’s cute, and surprisingly fun. Here are some screenshots of my results:

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I ran into a thread called USC olympics at CollegeConfidential.com. I didn’t verify these facts, but they’re probably right: Read the rest of this entry »

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A couple days ago, my first iPhone app was ranked second in the iTunes App Store for free apps. That was the motivation I needed to take this more seriously. The iPhone is truly a great computing platform. I’m typing this post on my iPhone. In fact, I can now type really quickly with two thumbs. And it’s silent, so I imagine that I can now easily blog from class. Probably take photos of the prof, too. Read the rest of this entry »

Some time ago, USC removed the list of Top Ten Professors from the Senate Course Guide. It’s old, biased, and unfair, but I’ve archived it here anyway.

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WordPress doesn’t allow anyone Author level or below to post unfiltered HTML. It silently strips things like <script> tages from their posts. Extremely annoying. Fortunately, there’s a plugin called Role Manager which allows you to give certain users specific permissions, like unfiltered HTML posting. You find it here at these sites: Read the rest of this entry »

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PodPress 8.8 (the latest version as of this writing) is incompatible with WordPress 2.6.

The fix is to add this line to wp-config.php -

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Hey, today I undid some vandalism someone called “SmackBot” did to the Secure Digital card article on Wikipedia. The edits are so outrageous I can hardly understand why the person did it. Maybe it’s a bot designed to make Wikipedia less reputable. Still, Wikipedia rules – people like me spot this kind of false info and revert it with just 2 clicks.

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Today I discovered that the Nintendo Wii is definitively the best-selling game console of this generation, far outselling the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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