Monthly Archives: May 2006

Fun with PHP and WordPress

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Otto

Guy over here asked how to display hockey scores on his blog. Here?s my solution? Edit: Fixed a minor problem with the regular expression. Some of the soccer team names caused problems on that feed. A quick googling tells me … Continue reading →

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Happy Towel Day!

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Otto

A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitch hiker can have. Partly it has great practical value – you can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; … Continue reading →

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Quagmire USB Drive

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Otto

Okay, so I posted about the Homer USB drive, which was so simple that I hesitate to call it a hack. This is basically the same thing. Guy took a Quagmire bobblehead and stuck a USB drive in it. Still … Continue reading →

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40 years of X-Men

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Otto

Check this out. Yeah, thatÂ’s all forty years of X-Men, on DVD, in a printable format, for only $40. (Update: $33 now!) 485 comics. 17,500 pages. How freakinÂ’ awesome is that? There’s also a version that comes with the Ultimate … Continue reading →

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Whole body pain

Posted on May 8, 2006 by Otto

Is this some sort of consequence of being 30 again? This post-drinking weekend whole body pain thing? Because if it is, then I’m going to have to start researching high quality medications again. My ankle is hurt, the muscles in … Continue reading →

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