Jade's weblog Archive

Volunteer Solutions [www.volunteersolutions.org]

I've recently accepted a job offer as senior developer at Volunteer Solutions, for the United Way.

11:08 AM, 31 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Map Search - xmlhttp example [map.search.ch]

Pretty amazing example of a seamless user experience, with a lot going on behind the scenes.

10:53 AM, 31 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Using the XML HTTP Request object [jibbering.com]

Interesting article on how to use XML HTTP.

10:02 AM, 31 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

netqmail SMTP-AUTH patch [shupp.org]

Patch for smtp-auth. I'm having trouble getting it to work.

09:56 AM, 29 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

国語辞典 英和辞典 和英辞典 [dictionary.goo.ne.jp]

Very useful dictionary site for Japanese to English, English to Japanese, and a Japanese-Japanese dictionary as well.

Useful for copy and pasting when I'm reading Japanese websites.

09:10 AM, 28 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Oracle 10g for the Mac [www.oracle.com]

Oracle 10g is out on the Mac.

10:31 AM, 27 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Thomas Rubick has a webpage [www.thomasrubick.com]

My father has just set up his webpage. It has examples of his artwork, and looks much better than my site.

07:22 PM, 25 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Fertilator :: Fertilizer calculator for aquariums [www.aquaticplantcentral.com]

The Fertilator is a comprehensive calculator designed to assist hobbyists with the fertilization of their aquarium.

12:43 PM, 22 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Nearly half in U.S. say Muslim civil liberties should be restricted [www.salon.com]

Nearly half of all Americans believe the U.S. government should restrict the civil liberties of Muslim Americans, according to a nationwide poll.

The survey conducted by Cornell University also found that Republicans and people who described themselves as highly religious were more apt to support curtailing Muslims' civil liberties than Democrats or people who are less religious.

Scary statistics.

01:11 PM, 21 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Better living through chemistry [www.latimes.com]

The age of smart drugs is dawning. Modafinil is just one in an array of brain-boosting medications — some already on pharmacy shelves and others in development — that promise an era of sharper thinking through chemistry.

Would you take a drug that made you smarter?

08:00 PM, 20 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Rolling Stone: 500 best albums of all time [www.rhino.com]

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12:23 PM, 16 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Libel Suit Takes Aim at Print Reporter's Words on TV [www.washingtonpost.com]

In June of that year, Murphy filed suit against the Herald and four of its writers for a "malicious and relentless campaign of libel unprecedented in the history of this Commonwealth." In court papers, he said the Herald "set out to sensationalize" a story that never happened. As a result, he said, his life had been threatened, his reputation had been ruined, and two of his daughters had been threatened with rape on a Herald-sponsored chat room. In August of this year, a Boston judge refused to dismiss the lawsuit.

04:47 PM, 14 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

How to manage smart people [www.uiweb.com]

An excellent essay on how to be an effective manager of smart people. My favorite part is where he suggests asking your team member: "What do you need to kick ass on this project?"

02:35 PM, 14 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

New York Times: Year in Ideas [www.nytimes.com]

Loved this last year, loved it this year.

08:51 PM, 12 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Google Suggest [www.google.com]

Pretty interesting.

On Slashdot, there is a discussion on how Google Suggest works. An even more detailed description of how Google Suggest works.

02:00 PM, 10 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Note to Joshua Jason [joshuajason.typepad.com]

Great that you'll be involved with domestic violence legal work. Please consider taking a look at Stop Abuse For Everyone: http://www.safe4all.org

02:54 PM, 08 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Recommended movies

This is a list of movies someone recommended to me.

Pathfinder
Manchurian Candidate
Last of the Mohicans
Jean de Florette / Manon of the Sp ring
Princess Bride
Annie Hall
Babe
Terminator 2
Aliens 2
Walkabout
Chinatown
Das Boot
Hoop Dreams
Nashville
28 Up
The Last Wave
Blade Runner
Apocalypse Now
Big
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Godfather
Wrath of Khan (Star Trek 2)
Lost Weekend
Emerald Forest
Seven Samurai
The Hit
Rumble Fish
La Femme Nikita
The 7th Seal
Europa Europa
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Nashville
The Matrix

01:37 PM, 08 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Enabling VNC on Mac OS X [www.macdevcenter.com]

Interesting article.

10:42 PM, 07 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Why do they hate our freedom? [aufrecht.org]

[Comedian David Cross] even seemed to have a better handle on the mindset of Osama bin Laden than the Bush administration: "If the terrorists hated freedom, then the Netherlands would be fucking dust." Just a few months later, bin Laden released one of his tapes (not on Sub Pop), saying, "Bush has told you that we do not like freedom. Then why didn't we hit Sweden?" Whoa.

Via Joel Aufrecht

10:38 PM, 07 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Slashdot | Lone Activist Group Submits 99.8% of FCC Complaints [politics.slashdot.org]

A Lone Activist Group Submits 99.8% of FCC Complaints.

07:08 PM, 06 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

How to see which files are in one directory but not another

find directory1 -type f > file1
find directory2 -type f > file2
diff -u file1 file2

01:53 PM, 03 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Terrorist Exclusion List [www.state.gov]

Nonprofit organizations are supposed to certify now that we don't emploly anybody from these organizations, or this terrorist list.

01:08 PM, 03 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

Patch to edit-this-page to allow templating code 

Index: edit-this-page/templates/article-index.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /var/cvs/ibr/packages/edit-this-page/templates/article-index.tcl,v
retrieving revision 1.1.1.1
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -u -r1.1.1.1 -r1.2
--- edit-this-page/templates/article-index.tcl  6 May 2004 23:59:35 -0000       1.1.1.1
+++ edit-this-page/templates/article-index.tcl  8 Apr 2004 18:46:24 -0000       1.2
@@ -20,3 +20,9 @@
 
 etp::get_page_attributes
 etp::get_content_items
+
+# customization as per 
+# http://www.thecodemill.biz/publications/blog/one-entry?entry_id=9879
+# to allow includes, etc.
+eval [template::adp_compile -string $pa(content)]
+set pa(content) ${__adp_output}

06:20 PM, 02 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

A dozen progressive charities [www.dailykos.com]

I would nominate Stop Abuse For Everyone

12:19 PM, 02 Dec 2004 by Jade Rubick Permalink | Comments (0)

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