because not enough websites start with the letter “Z”
Posted in nerdliness on Jan 31st, 2005
One of the many debates approaching near religious zeal in the Apple camp revolves around the continued one-button form factor Apple uses for their mice and track-pads. In order to access right-click menus or functions one must utilize the “CTRL” key or use a third-party mouse.
Today’s PowerBook refresh, while adding slight processor upgrades, Bluetooth 2.0, [...]
Posted in life on Jan 30th, 2005
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Posted in family on Jan 24th, 2005
Ever since learning my mother had inoperable lung cancer I feel as if I have been operating at a diminished capacity. My thought processes have become muddy and indistinct; the mental sharpness that I normally possess is not currently attainable. There are periods of time where I just sit and stare, not thinking about anything, [...]
Posted in life on Jan 23rd, 2005
Posted in nerdliness on Jan 19th, 2005
Thanks to Google, MSN, and Yahoo, there’s a new tool to fight comment and referer spam: the no follow tag.
MovableType already has a plugin that works simply by dropping it in place.
To celebrate I have uncommented the comment link, and open comments for this posting. I realize that spam will continue for a time, but [...]
In early December 2004 my mother was diagnosed with lung cancer. She had been suffering a shortness of breathe for a few weeks, and after a series of tests to eliminate other causes a chest x-ray revealed the tumor. Further images located it up against and around her pulmonary artery, making surgical removal impossible. Early [...]
Posted in nerdliness on Jan 19th, 2005
This is the 500th posting to zanshin.net since I started using the domain as a blog in late 1999. Originally a place to try and attract people to read my thoughts, this weblog has grown into an essential part of my self-maintenance routine. Whenever I need to understand a thought or emotion at a deeper [...]
Posted in life on Jan 18th, 2005
