Archive for February 7th, 2006

Migrating from b2evolution to Wordpress 2.0

February 7th, 2006 by smp | Comments | Filed in Blogging, Technology

So today, I re-instated blogging on my own hardware and also migrated my b2evolution articles to Wordpress 2.0.

It was painless.

Five-minute Wordpress install.

Run the b2evolution -> Wordpress import script. [here]

Ummm…that’s it.

I will be tweaking the theme over the next few days until I feel it is more me.

Guess I’m just like Ben Metcalfe.

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President Bush secures the country for his protection

February 7th, 2006 by smp | Comments | Filed in RANTING

It should come as no surprise that I am a fan of “graphic novels”, known as “comic books” when I was coming of age. One of my favourites is the Dark Knight | Dark Knight Returns series.

In the Dark Knight Returns, the US is run by a cabal with a holographic presidential avatar as their figurehead. In this world, the “Freedom FROM Information Act … makes anything worth knowing secret”.

That quote has stuck with me for most of the last week. The American population is supposed to hang its head and march quietly in line with everyone else, never looking to the side because they might accidentally see their freedoms dying in the ditches.

The United States is Rome, and the babarians (no, not the elephant king, barbarians you fool!) are on the far banks of the Rubicon, with their feet in the water.

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Hmmm..geese are big this year…HOLY CRAP!

February 7th, 2006 by smp | Comments | Filed in Canada, Technology

The A380 has begun cold-weather testing in Iqaluit, Nunavut. [here]

Perfect weather for it…it’s sunny and -29C (-20F) there today.

And where is there? It’s here.

BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

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We’re back!

February 7th, 2006 by smp | Comments | Filed in Uncategorized

Ok, this domain will live again!

Thanks to Matt and the Wordpress.com crew for putting up with my abuse over the last few months while we determined what was going to happen with the Newest Industry.

Welcome back?

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