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DreamHost made mistake and fixed it; Lunarpages spreads lies

Thu Tu Koelling — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:16:48 +0000

Earlier this week, DreamHost made a billing mistake that inadvertently billed some customers for a year or two’s worth of hosting. They acknowledged their mistake and apologized profusely for it as they cleaned up after the mess. Some people took issue with the joking tone of the blog post. I’m used to their silly humor [...]

Help Two Causes with One Dollar

Thu Tu Koelling — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 02:38:08 +0000

I went to get some groceries for the weekend at Safeway last Friday. That in itself is news since I haven’t been to a grocery store in months. But that’s not interesting news.

What was more remarkable about this shopping trip was that at the checkout stand, the cashier was asking each customer if they [...]

Blood vs Sperm Donation

Thu Tu Koelling — Wed, 30 May 2007 04:01:18 +0000

Today, the Stanford Blood Mobile stopped by Google, making it convenient for us to donate blood without having to go far. When I got back to my cubicle, my coworkers were talking and asking about blood donation… how do you feel? how much blood? how much is a pint? what blood type? Someone asked if [...]

Trance music from Elephant Man soundtrack

Thu Tu Koelling — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:08:21 +0000

I just finished watching the Elephant Man. At the end of the movie, there was a song that sounded so familiar but I couldn’t place it. It was haunting yet beautiful. I had to figure it out.

I did a search for Elephant Man soundtrack and saw a title that looked familiar: Adagio for Strings. [...]

Chemistry of a Kiss

Thu Tu Koelling — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 17:23:04 +0000

[There are many types of kisses but this post is dealing with romantic kisses.]

Here’s an article from eHarmony called Science of a First Kiss.

This basically sums up the biochemical aspect of kissing:

As one starts to kiss, the nerve endings in the lips become more sensitive. The stimulation causes these nerve endings to [...]

Writely for Class Collaboration

Thu Tu Koelling — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 01:58:36 +0000

In my python class, we have a group project that will basically be our homework for the rest of the quarter. Our first assignment, or deliverable, is to provide the design documentation. There are three of us in the group. Since I use Writely for taking class notes, I couldn’t resist asking my group if [...]

Using New RSS Feed System For Site News

Thu Tu Koelling — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:48:15 +0000

Previously, I would write the xml code for site announcements. Then used a free code that would parse the xml feed into html that would display in my gallery, via anycontent.php.

Today, I discovered an application from Coffee Cup called RSS News Flash that would turn the feed from wherever into a News Flash. It [...]

Electric Blanket Season

Thu Tu Koelling — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 23:42:27 +0000

I don’t know about the weather where you are, but in my neck of the suburbs, it’s time to bring out the electric blankets. They seriously make a difference. I not only have an electric blanket for my bed but I have an electric throw for when I am sitting on my couch in the [...]

Daylight Saving Time Ended

Thu Tu Koelling — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 16:31:46 +0000

Just a reminder to double-check your clocks for the right time today. “Fall back” if the clocks haven’t changed themselves.

I remember when I was a kid in elementary school, my dad said that the time changed. I thought he was pulling my leg. So I ignored his instruction to change my clock/watch. That Monday [...]

Blog Post from Writely

Thu Tu Koelling — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 17:56:53 +0000

I’m testing a Writely* feature that lets us write in Writely and then publish to our blog. It was easy to set up although for a moment I thought that my WordPress blog wasn’t supported. It helped that I followed the instructions to see the api I needed to select for my blog.

If this [...]

Optimizing PyDev in Eclipse

Thu Tu Koelling — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:04:56 +0000

Eclipse does not come with support for handling Python. There are a few plugins that add python support to Eclipse. I decided upon PyDev because it seemed to meet my needs best.

First, download and install Eclipse. Actually, there’s not much of an installation. You just need to extract the huge zip file.

Use the [...]

Eclipse + PyDev = Python Fun

Thu Tu Koelling — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:44:18 +0000

At the last class, I noticed my classmate’s homework printout had syntax color-coding. I decided then to switch from IDLE to a more advanced IDE. I decided upon Eclipse, which required something like PyDev in order to handle python files.

Although Eclipse is quite bulky (125MB download) and takes a while longer to start up [...]

Always remember to copy and paste before posting WP blog entries

Thu Tu Koelling — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:57:27 +0000

Argh. I just lost a long post when I hit Publish without copy and pasting my entry. I must remember to copy and paste before I submit my posts.

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Pet Peeve: Misuse/Abuse of lol

Thu Tu Koelling — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:59:40 +0000

Maybe I’m cranky because of PMS, but it bugs me when people sprinkle the use of “lol” here and there in messages and forums. Don’t people realize that it stands for Laugh Out Loud? It irks me when it is used in contexts that don’t even warrant a smile or chuckle… but a laugh out [...]

Writing Rightly with Writely

Thu Tu Koelling — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 05:49:31 +0000

Until this week, I haven’t had much need for using Google’s Writely. I don’t do much work in word processors. On Monday, I had my first class in Python. I had taken my work laptop to class since the class was after work. I used Word to take notes during class. I type much faster [...]