Regular Singular Points

So. Windows Media Player has this blogging plugin. All it does, really, is update a registry entry. Then it’s up to other software programs (in this case I’m testing w.bloggar) to read the metadata from the registry and format it. So far, it looks like w.bloggar is doing a good job. It’ll be a LOT more difficult to do this from a web client. What I really want is a plugin for a music player that can automatically make a post without having to use any fourth party software. I shall dig deeper.

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I’m working on a web page for my father. It’s a work in progress since I have a lot of artwork to scan and copy to write, but here it is: Denny

The plural of “Euro” is “Euro”. A Euro has 100 “Cent”. Think of it in terms of using “Moose” for your currency, but with smaller pockets. One Moose, Two Moose. One Cent, Two Cent. One Euro, Two Euro. The reason for not adding an “s” for plurality is simply this: not all languages add an “s” to make something plural.

I didn’t say that it makes any SENSE, but that’s the way it is.

Got the cron job working to pick up mail and create a blog entry automatically. Other PowWeb users often ask how to do this, so here’s some quick instructions:

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I’ve written my first “plugin” for WordPress. I’ve only been working with the technology for a few days, so it’s really simple. Basically, when WordPress reloads, the oblique strategy plugin generates a Brian Eno Oblique Strategy. You’ll find it in the sidebar.

Fans of Brian Eno know about the Oblique Strategy Cards that Eno and Peter Schmidt produced in the 1970’s to help solve creative problems. The original cards are nearly impossible to find, but Gregory Taylor is selling an updated deck.

The list of strategies is a conglomeration of all four versions of the deck plus the Eno “diary” Strategies. Let me know if you want the plugin.

Oblique, Zipped

I thought I’d try the E-Mail blogging thing again. I think I’ve got this somewhat configured.

So, to test the functionality of posting via e-mail, I’m including a scan of an old photograph: Chasing Bill. I suppose it should be "Chasing Liam" now since that’s 14-year-old Liam Lynch (the artist previously known as Bill Niederst) being chased. I thought you might like to see it.

Did you know that the geniuses on the interweb call blogging from a cell phone "moblogging" or some such rubbish? Sigh.