http://linkstew.org See Stew. See Stew link. Link, Stew, link! Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:34:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "2 counties to halt all weddings, gay or not," the headline I read over Rick's shoulder said. "Is one of them Kern!?" I asked excitedly, skimming ahead; "Of course it is." "Due to lack of resources?" Rick muttered; "That's a pretty flimsy argument." "I think I'd go right past 'flimsy' and ... http://linkstew.org/2008/06/2-counties-to-halt-all-weddings-gay-or-not/ Getting to Europe Is About to Get Easier - "Ryanair ... has said [they plan] to start a new airline that will fly from secondary European markets like Liverpool or Birmingham to a half-dozen American cities like Baltimore or Providence, R.I., for a base fare as low as 10 euros, ... http://linkstew.org/2008/04/getting-to-europe-is-about-to-get-easier/ Mexicana to Join oneworld Alliance - "Mexicana with the Click Mexicana network will add 26 destinations to the oneworld map -- 24 in Mexico plus Bakersfield (California, USA) and Edmonton (Canada)." Wait, really? Oh, right, the highly lucrative GDL-BFL route. http://linkstew.org/2008/04/mexicana-to-join-oneworld-alliance/ It's kind of hard to believe, but I haven't been snowboarding in very nearly two years. I'm pretty sure that last trip with Rick and Mark and Tomasz was in February 2006, not very long before I moved to SOMA. And then after two dead batteries thanks to ... http://linkstew.org/2008/01/snowboarding-2008/ 2008 Prediction 4: PHP Problems - "A large part of the problem PHP has is that it's evolved substantially over time and doesn't force you to program in a certain way: you never know if you're getting clean object-oriented code or nasty procedural code" [From Commentor Chris Adams] ... http://linkstew.org/2008/01/ongoing-%c2%b7-2008-prediction-4-php-problems/ Finder Drag/Drop bug still around? - I had this problem before Leopard, but Leopard certainly exacerbated it and things deteriorated to the point that I couldn't drag tabs in Firefox or text within TextEdit; that said, I still didn't believe it was Quicksilver's fault until I read this. ... http://linkstew.org/2007/12/os-x-drag-and-drop-problems-explained/ Really, Amtrak? How did you decide to pick the trip that requires a transfer, takes significantly longer, ultimately transfers to the train I wanted anyway, and is the same price as the default option? And don't even get me started on your session handling. http://linkstew.org/2007/12/amtrak-scheduling/ My problems with Leopard have been kind of escalating, and I'm quickly approaching the "reinstall" advice that I've seen mentioned in a few support threads. Today's problem is this: sometime between going offline last night and plugging in my laptop this morning, I presumably deleted a message or moved a ... http://linkstew.org/2007/11/todays-leopard-issue-exploding-imap-journaling/ Nokia Mobile Codes - I was wondering what the "barcode scanner" on my new Nokia N95 was for, and this is it. I've been trying to think of a cool use for a mobile code, but I'm not really coming up with anything. http://linkstew.org/2007/10/nokia-mobile-codes/ Bye Bye Bell's - How Illinois beer distribution laws, fiercely protected by a powerful industry, drove away one of Chicago’s favorite small brewers. - I was pretty disappointed to not find any Bell's Beer on my recent trip to Chicago, and this great article goes into the reasons why (and ... http://linkstew.org/2007/10/bye-bye-bells/