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James Twitchell gets busted for plagiarism.

Went for a two-part bike ride today: first to campus to make photocopies (4.69 mi round trip, 20:45), then got home, dropped my bag, grabbed some water, and did a quick ten mile out and back. Halfway was pretty slow: 27:40 (5:30/mi). O, the wind. I rode directly into a 25+ mph breeze (gale?) for [...]

Jeff Atwood has a good post about WordPress and database optimization. I’ve often wondered why Dreamhost doesn’t tweak their “oneclick” install to enable select plugins. Certainly, in a shared hosting environment, addressing optimization would seem to qualify.
If as a commenter suggests suggests there’s a Google SoC project for this, good.

Waiting to get a new ultraportable laptop

The weather is finally not dreary. I drove to and from St Louis this weekend, and it rained nearly the entire time. But today it is sunny and slowly warming up.
Why St Louis? Attending a beer festival with Thomas and Jeff. Great brews, though it was cold and there weren’t nearly enough portajohns (two for [...]

I’m applying for an internship which would facilitate a web accessibility project.

You are cordially invited to come and stay for a while. Your cousin, Bizarro Spring, is messy and the flowers don’t like her.

Thanks,
Bradley

Our graduate committee recently finished the paperwork for a comprehensive revision of our graduate program. “Update” is an understatement. The old curriculum was state of the art around 1970. Maybe 1870. Coursework covered three areas: British Literature, British Literature, and Other. The roster of courses long abandoned would be funny if it wasn’t pathetic.
We’re replacing [...]

RIP Networked Writing Environment: 1995-2008

Erin and Madelyn are coming home!