Goodbye, blogger

I have set up a wordpress blog that I am hosting on ipower.com, so this is my last post. I encourage you all still to read my blog at its new location: http://www.loganstafman.com. I won't be updating this blog anymore, and all mobile twittering can be found on that blog as well. So long

--codersarepeople

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

I saw yet another movie tonight on hulu.com called Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It was an incredibly good movie, but very hard to follow. It's about a man named Joel (Jim Carrey) who has memories of his girlfriend wiped after a fight they have, but then realizes it's a mistake and tries to hide in his own mind. I recommend viewing it along with reading the plot synopsis on wikipedia, because it is not a chronologically sound movie. Another thing I liked about this movie was the soundtrack which included two of my favorite bands, the Electric Light Orchestra and the Polyphonic Spree.


Source: eternalsunshine.com

The Silence of the Lambs

I watched The Silence of the Lambs today and thought it was a very interesting movie. Having seen Joe dirt, I found the psychopath funny instead of scary. Hannibal Lecter was my favorite character though, because he was so incredibly smart. He was obviously crazy because he ate his victims, but he definitely appealed to me because he was actually interested in people. When Clarice had no agenda but did talk to him, he was really nice, even if slightly creepy. If you haven't seen this movie, I highly recommend it.

--codersarepeople

How we can utilize an RSS Feed

Every day when I log onto the computer, I have a routine of sites that I go to. I usually go to facebook, xkcd, Cyanide & Happiness, Engadget, Gizmodo, and the list goes on. However, for those of you who don't know what RSS feeds are, there is an easier solution. Either using a web-based RSS Reader, such as Google Reader or Bloglines, or using a desktop-based client, you can have all of this information in one spot. Using the Mac OS X Program called NetNewsWire, I get all of my blogs in one space. For Windows, I reccomend SharpReader, and for Linux, Liferea. If I like to read Engadget, and would like to get all of their posts, I simply click this button in NetNewsWire: and then type the web address into the popup window like so: I will now receive every post to Engadget in NetNewsWire and any other blogs I've subscribed to.

--codersarepeople

Kayaking

I went kayaking recently on the Wacissa River, so here are a few tips about kayaking I've learned:

• Wear sunscreen on your legs. The most exposed part of your body will hurt VERY badly if you do not. As you can see, the splotchiness on my foot does not feel good.
  

• Start going against the current; We started with the current, so the second half (the more tiring one) was spent fighting the current
• Wear gloves or change rowing styles to avoid blisters
• If you see wildlife, don't be afraid to row closer to it. You're out in nature, so why not?

--codersarepeople

Greasemonkey - reason 101 for using firefox

For those of you still stuck in Internet Explorer, allow me to introduce you to Grease monkey. This is a plugin which allows you to install scripts which will help you change pages you look at. What does this mean for you? Many, many things. For example, say you forgot a password, but your browser has memorized it. Unfortunately, you can't see the password because it has been changed to dots. So you install the Show Password onMouseOver Script, and then when you place your mouse on the password, your password will appear. Many more useful scrips exist. My favorite is called UnF*** Facebook. Remember back in the day, before facebook added those annoying apps which take forever to load? UnF*** Facebook takes away all of those annoying apps. This transforms a Facebook page as follows:

Get greasemonkey & get any scripts that you want.

Summer Eating Habits

With a schedule of waking up at 12:00 PM and going to sleep at 2:00 AM, my eating schedule has been out of whack. Yesterday's meals consisted of the following:

• A peanutbutter and jelly sandwhich
• Some cheez-its
• Some chocolate

This is due partially to my awkward hours, but also partially due to the summer-induced laziness that stops me from making food. Anybody who would like to help by getting me out of the house and helping me work up an appetite is more than welcome to.