WordPress has done us no favors this week with their changes to our image handling. And they seem to have turned a blind eye to the still-growing thread of complaints. I suspect they’ve left the thread open just so people would have a place to ventilate. But in any case, I’m not holding my breath waiting … Continue reading Try Pixlr for quick, easy image work
There’s a fascinating story on the CNN website today. Fascinating, at least, to those interested in reducing printing costs. Hard to believe no one thought of it before. A teenager, 14-year-old Suvir Mirchandani, was trying to think of ways to save money and reduce waste at his Pittsburgh-area school. He noticed an increasing amount of paper handouts and … Continue reading Go with Garamond, reduce printing costs
(Update, March 29: The second egg hatched early this morning. There are now two healthy hatchlings in the nest.) For those following the story, the first of Phoebe’s two eggs hatched this morning. They usually hatch in early morning and I usually miss it. Anyway, there’s now a baby hummingbird in the nest. One more … Continue reading Hummer update: First hatch this morning
(Update: March 28: First egg hatched this morning.) A friendly reminder to the winter-weary (and I know there are a lot of you out there): The hummingbird nest cam, a live streaming webcam, is running, as is the family-friendly chat channel that accompanies it. Enjoy a live, close-up view of Phoebe the hummingbird and her … Continue reading Hummingbird nest cam begins hatch watch today
WordPress has “fixed” things again. And this time I’m really upset. This will affect almost everything I publish. You may or may not subscribe to the WP newsletter and may or may not have noticed the recent announcement about changes to the image editor. I use the image editor a lot and I noticed the changes … Continue reading WordPress, please stop ‘fixing’ things
For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered rings around an asteroid. Previously rings have only been observed around planets — Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn. The asteroid in question is Chariklo, which orbits in an area between Saturn and Uranus. It’s approximately 155 miles across, about the length of Massachusetts. As Chariklo passed in front … Continue reading Ring around the rosie … er, asteroid
