2005 on The Total Token Vortex

Interesting links on starting a company

Sun, 10 Jul 2005 05:59:00 +0000

How to Make a Million Dollars* important books on topic from above talk* Web Knowledge Equals Wealth

tangible yet hidden

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 03:43:00 +0000

This tickles something in my mind, some idea or truth I’ve sort of glimpsed, but haven’t grasped. I think this is meshing with some unexpressed ideas and intuitions I’ve evolved in my mind. Seek the link; it taunts me so.

YubNub

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 03:19:00 +0000

A (social) command line for the Web: YubNub.org Additional related and interesting links:

most used commands* installation* description

online intro to 'grant writing'

Thu, 07 Jul 2005 23:36:00 +0000

This might come in useful in the future: grant writing intro

current issues with Thunderbird

Thu, 07 Jul 2005 00:52:00 +0000

no support for “delete attachment” from email; I tried Attachment Tools extension as a workaround and it nearly destroyed my inbox! I think this functionality is coming in the next release of Thunderbird though…
the “getting stuck” problem on moving an email with attachments to “Sent” folder; seems to occur whether using an IMAP or local folder for this!!!

another open source car physics engine

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 08:11:00 +0000

Worth checking out: VAMOS

alternatives to 'aglorithmic.sty'

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 03:04:00 +0000

The TeX FAQ lists alternatives; see here I think what I’ve been looking for is algorithmicx.sty, since it provides “procedure” and “function” blocks. newalg.sty looks good too.

Claude (migration note): Filename renamed from alternatives-to-aglorithmic-sty to alternatives-to-algorithmic-sty (typo/encoding fix).

BlitzGrok: bookmark consolidator

Mon, 04 Jul 2005 17:00:00 +0000

UPDATE: screw it, just use del.icio.us… much better concept!

bookmark bridge only Explorer and Mozilla-based bookmarks? no, in recent version I saw mention of Opera & KDE… NOTE: one could also use Firefox first to import Opera & Konqy bookmarks…* bk_edit no longer developped/maintained* online-bookmarks needs web server, MySQL, PHP* tengis* goem* bmsync* bookmarksync

BlitzGrok: lawncare & watering

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 19:58:00 +0000

The following links seem to confirm that watering at night is generally bad (because of fungus, mildew):

link: pretty good info* link includes tips on recognizing when grass needs water* City of Toronto site on water efficiency and lawn watering* link: more from above, specifically on lawn watering in various seasons* link: notes on watering new trees (new trees apparently need 20L of water a day!)

Lesson’s learned from the above

BlitzGrok: recipes for bubble solutions

Sun, 03 Jul 2005 02:34:00 +0000

a listing of various solutions: link (interesting how glycerin seems to be a frequent ingredient)* this one also includes “recipes” for bubble wands: link* a set of bubble solution recipes: link (and bubble-based games for kids; William’s probably too young for this though)* a single, common denominator recipe: link* suggestion on buying glycerin: here

'getmail' mail fetching program

Sat, 02 Jul 2005 03:16:00 +0000

I should check out “getmail” and try using that instead of “fetchmail”. See: link link

Farmer's Market

Fri, 01 Jul 2005 06:51:00 +0000

It turns out there is a Farmer’s Market in Markham: info Markham Road & Robinson Street, Markham, ON. Saturday 8:30 am to 2 pm May - October Vendors: 25 905-472-2462 There’s also one in Newmarket

BlitzGrok: produce

Thu, 30 Jun 2005 05:36:00 +0000

FRESH FRUIT extract from: link Now that fresh fruit season is here, you may need some tips for buying and storing fruit to maximize it’s ripe, flavorful period. Keep in mind that “ripeness” is not a unitary standard, in other words it means different things to different types of fruit: