Chances are I’m never going to get onto the front page of Digg, and even if I did my web host would probably kill over. However, just because I can’t hit it big doesn’t mean that Digg doesn’t help my blog out. In fact I can link almost all of my marginal success with this website to my activity on Digg. Here are some of the ways that Digg can help out even the smallest weblogs:
This past week I came across a great article on Digg titled The Statistics Behind Digg: What Makes the Front Page. The article it’s self was great, but one of the comments on the story was even better. I wont’ repeat what RonPaulLite said, but I found his arguments resonated highly with my own opinions. Ironically the post fell just short of the front page.
I think Digg is one of the greatest websites out there, but it could be even better. Here are my recommendations to fix some of the current problems on Digg:
Some people out there seem to think that Basement Cat is a joke. Believe me when I tell you that this is no laughing matter. Basement Cat is serious business. People need to know the truth before they fall victim to his ruthless tactics. Read on to learn the dangerous truth about Basement Cat
You always told me that you were never going to give me up, and you’ve stuck to it. That’s why it’s hard to tell you this, but…it’s over. It’s not you Ricky, it’s me. I just don’t want to hear that infernal song anymore. Sure it was cute at first. I loved how you would pleasantly surprise me throughout the day with your love song. Now it’s just flat out annoying. You’re suffocating me, and it’s ruining my life. I can’t even browse YouTube anymore because of you. Rick, I need my space, and that’s why you need to give me up! This is the last time I’m going to tell you. If you don’t stop, I may have to file a restraining order.
I was really excited for the latest Linkin Park album. Everything they had released prior to that was top notch in my opinion. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on some more. When the new songs started popping up on the radio I was actually a little bit disappointed to be honest. That was of course until I heard the song “Shadow of the Day”. Every once and a while I song of epic proportions comes along, and this was one of them. It’s a classic slow song that everyone can enjoy, and it’s wonderful in almost every way imaginable.
So here’s the problem. I HATE THAT SONG. Yeah, it was great at first, but people just wouldn’t leave it alone. I can’t get in the car without that stupid song playing. Of course I can always change the channel, but that doesn’t help either. I’ll switch channels and the other station is playing it too! I just can’t take this anymore. You’ve ruined one of the greatest songs ever!
With that in mind I’d like to introduce you to a small little web app project I’ve been working on. It’s nothing complicated. Just a simple list of songs. Anybody can add a song to the list. So please try adding one right now, and tell me what you think of it.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen an inside internet joke that I thought was really funny. Hence why I became so excited when I first saw technoviking on Break.com! I’ve spent quite a deal of time studying the videos and searching the internet. Here’s my thoughs about technoviking, and the results of my search for his real name.
ABC news has been running a news story about the Arctic’s record ice melting this year. The story states that this past week that 69,000 square miles of ice has melted in the past week. This is roughly the size of Flordia.
So of course when I read the ABC news article I was somewhat skeptical. In fact I think the article shows a distinct liberal bias from the writer. Everything said in the article helps to further the environmentalist cause and gives absolutely no time to detractors of the global warming theory.
I also had a problem with some of the statistics. All of these facts are given without any kind of context. They don’t mention what the averages are so we have nothing to compare them with. How does 69,000 square miles compare with the average decline in a week? ABC named their source as the National Snow and Ice Data Center. So I said hey why not just e-mail the NSIDC and ask them? So that’s what I did.
So in case you haven’t used it yet Aptana is really cool. This is by far the best IDE that I have used to do web development. It’s free, it’s updated frequently, and it’s portable (just download the zip version instead of the installer). I was somewhat unimpressed with it’s syntax highlighting in PHP so I made my own.
Ok I know it’s been a while, I needed to realign my compass. So here’s a few interesting links
A pipeline of some sort blew in Russia creating this massive explosion that could be seen for miles away. It was a truly massive flare.
This is by far my favorite lolcat image ever. I’m saving it so I can use it on some unsuspecting female in the future.
All sorts of things in the microwave. The eggs are the best!
I haven’t started to filter through all of these things, but I’ve never seen a list quite like it. I’ll certainly be using it in the future when I dive into JavaScript.
I’ve done some work on making code snippets look nice on the page. I just created a new script for a server homepage I’m making, and I thought it would be a great way to show off the new code snippets.
//Example $output string:
//CPU Temp: +28.3°C (high = +60°C, hyst = +55°C)
//Split string at each space or comma. The temperature will be at index 2 in the array.
$temp = preg_split(“/[\s,]+/”, $output[9]);
$systemp = $temp[2];
$temp = preg_split(“/[\s,]+/”, $output[10]);
$cputemp = $temp[2];
echo “<strong>Current System Temp:</strong> {$systemp}°C <strong>Current CPU Temp:</strong> {$cputemp}°C”;
?>
I’m also messing around with Adsense more. I think I’ve finally gotten an ad that works well for my page.
Please tell me what you think in the comments about the PHP script, and advertisement.
The response to my last article about dragons have totally blown me away. I’m glad to see that I’ve been able to clear up a lot of the confusion on the internet about dragons and meeping. Anything I can do to help dispel some of the myths about dragons. I’ve actually received some questions about dragons, and so I’ve decided to answer some of them. This question is from one of my loyal readers named Skold. He asked (a fact he will probably deny this) if dragons wear underwear. The short answer is no, and here’s why.