PolarBlog RSS Feed Issue

Yesterday I was informed of a RSS encoding problem when you set your encoding to anything other than ISO-8859-1.  This appears to be being caused by the third-party FeedCreator class ignoring the user setting and always using the default setting.  Additionally I believe I've found a minor content type problem, but that's a much lesser concern.

That's the bad news.  The good news it that I believe I've solved the problem.  This may go out a bug fix release this coming week, but at the moment I know of only one use that was having an issue with this so my inclination is to sit on it and instead work on the next release.  I know there are other international users, so if you use RSS and are having feed encoding problems contact me (kevinp AT polarlava.com) and I can send you the fix directly.  As I write this I've sent this to the user who was having the problem, but he has not confirmed that this fixes this issue —I believe it does.

If there are enough request for it I will package up a release and send it out.

LEAP: End the Drug War

What?  These guys can't say this can they?

It's quite refreshing to see somebody on the inside calling the drug war what it really is; unproductive, costly and misguided.  Unfortunately I don't see the end of this money pit coming anytime soon.  Wake up America, this is just another example of your government wasting your tax dollars.

Another Day Like Tomorrow

Another Day Like Tomorrow

I wish I had the time to do, all the things I've wanted too
Yet there is no reason why, I can't seem to find the time
I'm wishing you another day
Another day like tomorrow

I'm looking in a mirror, nothing's there
Can't see no reflection
Can't see my face
I can't see nothing, no signs of today

I close my eyes, open my mind
Open my eyes as I turn around
There's nothing here
Just open air
'Cause it's another day like tomorrow

Maybe you, can see for me
What's the story, where's the scene?
Who's the people, who makes me dream?
Won't you help me, just today
I'm having trouble, having another
Another day like tomorrow


5/3/1982