I’ve been waiting for an update to Firefox 2.0, and the first one is here now – just run the update check on the Help menu. Thanks to Marc Orchant for the nudge.
The memory problems and stability have actually been so bad for me that I’m currently using Opera. As much as I love the open source nature of Firefox, and the extensible architecture, it had been crashing probably once a day on average, and after a day or two of use, was running the machine badly short of memory. I think part of the problem is my own habits – I tend to use open tabs to remind me of things that need to be posted, blogged, or things I just need to finish reading or looking at. If I can get into the habit of bookmarking things for those purposes, I might suffer less from the leaks. Still, the browser shouldn’t be leaking to the extent that it uses up all available memory within a day of use.
I’ll see how things to once the update finishes (downloading is slow at the moment), and decide from there if I’m sticking with Opera for now. I’d rather use Firefox, but Opera is pleasant to use, fast and reliable.
We’ve been getting splattered with blank comments on PigPog quite regularly for a while. Probably not something anyone else would notice, as we keep deleting them as soon as we spot them, but it was kind of annoying. Anyway, I finally got around to doing a quick search, and seem to have found a solution – adding a bit of code to the comment.module, as documented here.
Sounds like something is trying to submit comments that actually aren’t blank, but where the entire content gets filtered out. All that’s needed is an extra check for ‘blankness’ after the filters have been applied. Difficult to know for sure if it’s worked – it might be that the blank comments just happened to stop appearing at the same time as I applied the ‘fix’, but it looks like it may have worked.
HighVoltage over on the ATC/ found this great song – a holiday essential for any fan of “Classic” GNR.
In the wake of the complete public apathy towards our 1991 album Looks Like Rain… Tastes Like Chicken, we released An Axl Christmas as a holiday single. As far as we know, this is the only Christmas song about Axl Rose ever written. It’s also hopelessly outdated. (Hey Axl, will you hurry up and release another stupid record so we’ll sound relevant again?) The nifty lead guitar work (including the eerie Slash-ripoff line that kicks the whole thing off) was done by the great Mike Lecuyer.
Maybe I’m in the minority of people who read the MAKE blog and get hot under the ruffle-butt panties. I’m just saying that us sex-positive, orgasm-seeking makers have been busy getting off better by modding our toys and our sex lives for a while now.
And why not? Creativity anywhere includes the bedroom…
Here are some of the links Violet recommends for a bit of home-made fun, along with a couple I’ve found along the way:
One of the highlights of my year has been joining the happy drooling little group that calls itself Slashaholics Anonymous, and getting to know my fellow ‘aholics. We’re a talented bunch, in particular the lovely Kaasica, who is well-known for her ‘mini-movies’… animated screengrabs. This one was made for me to use as a signature in Slashaholics’ original home on the VR forum… until we were moved on for drooling about the place and making the floor all slippy (or something).
I thought I’d share this gif as a way of thanking Kaasica and the other Slashaholics for being such good pals this year. Here’s to many more fun times in our little corner of the internet.
And Slash, in case you’re watching (hehe – er… hi… yeah… um… you have real purdy hair), it may interest you to know that your fans – yeah, the drooling girlies – are the nicest people. You should be proud that so many good friendships have been forged among those of us who, well, come over all unnecessary when we watch you play.
Given any thought to your New Year’s resolution? Or does 2007 still seem like a long way off? Well, when you do get to thinking about the year to come, you feel inclined to kickstart (or just start) your journalling, the embodiment project might be just the thing to get you going. innowen, journalling expert at D*I*Y Planner explained in her recent post:
It works like this: starting January 1st, writers break out their Moleskines, handmade books or store bought journals and write whatever catches their fancy. There are no rules; and alternative forms of artwork (like visual journals) is encouraged. I’ve seen members write entries over collages and record thoughts next to photographs they’ve taken with their digital camera. There is no page limit and no word count. You can write short entries or fill tomes up with your thoughts; as long as you take time out of your day to record something down… with your hand holding pen on paper. There is no penalty for missing a day; just the gentle reminder of pressing forward.
Sounds like just the thing to gently push wannabe journallers like me to write more often and make a permanent record of the upcoming year. I’m going to give it a go.
In January 2004, Michael and I decided to stop drinking. We did this for many reasons, and have since enjoyed the benefits that a life of sobriety can bring, namely a bigger bank balance and hangover-free mornings.
However, as our new life in Devon sees us finally living like grownups, we decided tonight to toast our move with a glass of wine. So what does the hit of lady liquor feel like after nearly 3 years of abstinence?
Absolutely bloody lovely, that’s what.
Now we are relatively safe from slipping back into the old habits that inspired us to give up in the first place, it’s nice to experience that warm soothing inner glow from a nice chardonnay. Yum. We’re not going to become boozehounds this time, ohhh no, this time we will be appreciating fine wine. Just keep the whisky far, far, far away from me.
My turn to go round the flat with a camera, now we’ve done a few more bits to the place. The living room is looking really cool as a lounge/office/dining room.
