Here’s a bit of Excel VBA code from a button in a workbook I created recently (line extender characters ["_"] removed for clarity). This code sorts the sheet (well, the first 1000 rows of it, minus the header row) ascendingly by column C. The worksheet in question had a series of buttons similar to this [...]
A hysterical 1940s phone training pamplet lovingly scanned by contactsheet.org. I have some things like this around the house that need similar treatment.
Google’s image search can lead you to the strangest places. I can’t remember what I was searching for when I stumbled across newyorksocialdiary.com — a window into the strange world of people with too much money and too little to do.
Steve is redesigning kudzudesign.com (his portfolio/freelance site). I’d like to do something very similar for showlister.
For the past few weeks, I’ve been using phpsupport, a trouble ticket management system, to keep track of tasks at work. I’ve been very happy with it. It is designed as a multi-user system, but it works fine as a [...]
A summary (warning: popups) of internal debate in the current administration about whether or not to follow the Geneva Conventions (including the POW provisions from the third convention) in the fight against Afghanistan. See especially Colin Powell’s memo (PDF + possible popups) which makes a pragmatic case for following the Geneva Conventions (though the administration [...]
I’ve been having some trouble the last few days with my host’s mailservers. Receiving emails is no problem, but I haven’t been able to send emails out. So I’ve been relying on my gmail account to send and respond to trouble tickets. Doing so has forced me to get a little more familiar with gmail, [...]
Today is your birthday. It’s my birthday, too (yeah).
A big, rambling “essay” by Kurt Vonnegut. The journey is more fun than the destination.
I found out that, in addition to my “real” job and my part-time music gig, I’ll also be teaching a section of freshman English this summer. This is exciting news, as I always welcome the chance to be in a college classroom, and the extra cash will help.
Besides a text of readings, we’ll be using [...]
The Nobel Prize folks bring you this shockwave-powered map of world conflicts in the 20th century. You can select the range of years and hover over the conflict areas to learn about the issues. Sobering and informative.