It's here! I've released PolarBlog V1.1 this morning, enjoy. If you have problem please post your questions to the mailing list.
This has been a long time in the making, but I'm glad to have finally gotten over the hump with this release. This release basically represents the culmination of nearly a year of work. It all started with a desire to add a commenting system to PWL and resulted in the creation of PolarBlog.
I used to do a lot of international travel for one of my previous jobs. One place I spent a lot of time was in Japan. Every time I would go there I always came home with lots of little gifts ("We have small gift for you.") from the facilities I would visit. I was doing some cleaning up around my house a few weeks ago when I stumbled upon one of these. A small rubber-stamp like all of the office workers would use to "sign" their paperwork in Kanji. My coworker and I became sort of infatuated with these little stamps so they made a couple of them up for us. This was mine:
The small note that they gave me with it had been stamped with "my signature". Obviously my name can't be translated to Kanji, so they made my stamp with two Kanji symbols, "Multiply" and "Smart". Thus implying that they viewed me as being intelligent…obviously a mistake on their part, but that's another story! Then again, for all I know it could say "henna gaijing" (crazy foreigner)…or worse.
Anyhow, here it is and now I can be happy that I've finally gotten some use out of it! Wait until you see my desk vacuum!
01/03/05
Earlier today I found this blog entry. It was of interest to me because I learned that these name stamps are called "hanko", thus I've added this to the title of this entry. Also, it was of interest because this one incorporates a (meager) 32MB USB flash drive. Ordinarily I would have likely found that to be "neat", but it's a bit more today, as I acquired a 256MB PNY Attachê just this past Friday.
Lot's of goofy people in the news today. That's why you should take the time to learn about Steven Holten. There's so many humorous things in this one I'm not sure where to start. If you're a "one-man Aryan Nation", can you really be considered a nation at all? Based on all of the people that he purports to hate, I think he might have no choice as he likely has excluded everyone but himself. But then again, with all the issues this guy obviously has, he might hate himself also! Just a guess, but I'm pretty sure that having a Nazi SS neck tattoo might pose a small problem traveling through more than one city or town across the nation. I'm guessing it might get him some attention while in prison also! Oh go on and admit it, you're going to run out and get your very own Nazi SS neck tattoo right after you read this article!
Those wacky boys in the NFL can alway be counted on for some good amusement. But shooting at Siegfried & Roy's house? Sounds like Mr. Ford's the one who might want to be leaving the country!
I'm all for saving a buck. And although I'm not big on political statements myself, I don't really have a problem with others making them. That is one of the fundamental tenets of the constitution after all. (Although if Bush, Cheney, Ashcroft and company have their way it won't be for long. Another conversation unto itself.) But when you start dumpster diving as your primary means of providing sustenance for yourself and your friends, you've gone too far. That is unless you're a freegan! Sounds a lot like "freak man" to me. As in "you're a freak, man"!