Well, that’s a big topic, and I really only want to consider a few things that pertain to globalization. Specifically, those in RFC 2119: 1. MUST This word, or the terms “REQUIRED” or “SHALL”, mean that the definition is an absolute requirement of the specification. 2. MUST NOT This phrase, or the phrase “SHALL NOT”,… Continue reading Basic Tools in English
Month: January 2011
US Gov’t on Wikileaks: The Sky is Falling!
The latest media frenzy is all about how Wikileaks is going to cause mass exterminations of human rights activists around the world, and how the dim light of freedom is being extinguished by Julian Assange. Oh bother! The number of news articles on the topic in the last couple days is staggering. It’s like the… Continue reading US Gov’t on Wikileaks: The Sky is Falling!
This is Not the United States of Planet Earth
Arrogance and idiocy have champions world wide, but none more so than in the United States of America, where the Rule of Law is a total joke. American political and legal responses to Julian Assange and Wikileaks demonstrate a flagrant disregard for established conventions such as the Rule of Law, and reveal American politicians and… Continue reading This is Not the United States of Planet Earth
Police Send Negative Messages About Australians
The Victoria police and Victoria Roads really know how to send some negative messages. Looking at their billboard ads, Australia, or at least Victoria and Melbourne, has some horrible problems, including drinking and driving. It really seems like people just don’t know how to behave properly. It’s not like other places don’t have problems with… Continue reading Police Send Negative Messages About Australians
Dog Favicon for the Cynics and Diogenes of Sinope
I’ve added a favicon to Cynic.me. (It’s the dog icon you see in the address bar.) But it’s not random and not without significance. I chose it because the word “cynic” comes from the Greek word for “dog”, and “Diogenes the Dog”, or Diogenes of Sinope, is my favorite philosopher. Credited as one of the… Continue reading Dog Favicon for the Cynics and Diogenes of Sinope
.NET Controls Constructed Off-Screen Display Black
While working on Duplicate Photo Finder, I discovered a very odd thing: the ToolStripStatusLabel displays solid black if it is constructed off-screen, and it cannot be recovered. You can see in the upper-right screenshot how the labels are solid black. I suppose that it would be possible to entirely construct a new control then replace… Continue reading .NET Controls Constructed Off-Screen Display Black
Save As Dialog Disappears on Multiple Monitors
Occasionally when you add a new monitor, or shift them around, the Save As dialog (or other modal dialogs like Find & Replace) gets lost outside of the viewing port. It’s usually sitting just above your smallest monitor or something similar. To fix the situation in Windows, you can open up the Screen Resolution applet… Continue reading Save As Dialog Disappears on Multiple Monitors
iDeparted – What Happens When You Die?
A friend has just launched a new web site service that lets you securely store all your online accounts and passwords for in the event of your untimely death. iDeparted.com Here’s a quick tag from iDeparted.com: Transfer & Deactivate Your Online Accounts After You Die. Store & Retrieve Lost Passwords While You Are Alive. And… Continue reading iDeparted – What Happens When You Die?