Alan Hogan

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These are my comments on music, movies, books, web development and programming, Mac tips, and life in general. Enjoy!

Sun Sep 6
Github Issue Linker

Github Issue Linker

The plugin and what I use it for.

The Plugin

GitHub Bug Linker is a simple Wordpress plugin that looks for numbers with pound signs in front of them and links them to…

Thu Sep 3
Snow Leopard Problems

Snow Leopard Problems

I installed Snow Leopard less than 48 hours ago. So far, these are some the ostensible bugs which I have bumped into:

  • Upon installation, my system hung while booting. A hard…
Fri Aug 28
Facebook message compose window complete UI failure: Uploaded with plasq’s Skitch
Facebook message compose window complete UI failure:



Uploaded with plasq’s Skitch

Wed Aug 12
Daring Fireball Linked List: You Can't Make This Stuff Up, Part Two

Daring Fireball Linked List: You Can’t Make This Stuff Up, Part Two
Source: daringfireball.net
Anti-health-care-reform activist, reportedly injured in a fight at a town hall meeting…

Mon Aug 3
Push In California To Legalize/Tax Marijuana

Push In California To Legalize/Tax Marijuana
Source: www.youtube.com
From CNN: Push In California To Legalize/Tax Marijuana - 08/02/09
    Might California…

Sat Aug 1
Barack Obama on religion & gov’t

Barack Obama on religion & gov’t
Source: www.youtube.com
Straight talk

Thu Jul 30
Pasting Unformatted Text on OS X

One of the few default settings that genuinely annoy me on Mac OS X is the tendency for Apple software to retain source formatting when copy and pasting. This can be particularly annoying in Keynote…

Mon Jul 27
Homeless atheist leaves behind $4 million estate, donations to NPR, Catholic mission, others | reaso

Homeless atheist leaves behind $4 million estate, donations to NPR, Catholic mission, others | reaso
Source: reasonweekly.com
He just gave up all of the material things…

Sun Jul 26
Alan Hogan gave 1 star to: The Darwin Delusion

Alan Hogan reviewed:

The Darwin Delusion: Discover the facts that destroy the fiction that has enslaved mankind for nearly 150 years! by G-Man
 
1.0 out of 5 stars …
Fri Jul 24
Evangelist guilty of taking minors across state lines for sex - CNN.com

Evangelist guilty of taking minors across state lines for sex - CNN.com
Source: www.cnn.com
A jury in Arkansas convicted evangelist Tony Alamo on Friday of 10 federal…

Tue Jul 21
Johann Hari - Brüno-bashers missed the point

Johann Hari - Brüno-bashers missed the point
Source: www.johannhari.com
Baron Cohen is doing the same. The joke isn’t on gay people; it’s on the bigots who, when confronted with this…

Sun Jul 19
Never Broadcast Your Relationship Status

Never Broadcast Your Relationship Status
Source: www.wired.com
Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education,…

Vice Magazine - BIBLE BABIES - Inside the Weird World of Brazil’s Child Preachers

Vice Magazine - BIBLE BABIES - Inside the Weird World of Brazil’s Child Preachers
Source: www.viceland.com
I’m the son of a prophecy. When my mom got pregnant, a prophet…

Tue Jul 14
Nielsen, Password Masking, and the iPhone

Nielsen, Password Masking, and the iPhone

This is my reaction to the recent password masking debate Nielsen ignited. Summary: A checkbox to show the password is acceptable (perhaps ideal), but…

The Anti-Competitive Google

The Anti-Competitive Google

Google is betting that the Web is going to continue be a very strong platform. They are betting that web apps will provide a large chunk of our productivity and…