Archive for September, 2003

To-do lists and RSS

Monday, September 8th, 2003 | 18:36

In a bid to be more organized, I’m installing Alex King’s Tasks. The demo looks nifty, though there’s no method of authentication. Given that, the tasks directory will … Continue reading »

Oracle DBMS_LOB

Friday, September 5th, 2003 | 16:49

Today’s adventures in Oracle land: The following must be performed on the server to get the dbms_lob to read/write files: CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY DIRNAME_IN_ORACLE AS ‘/path’ This creates a handle DIRNAME_IN_ORACLE for … Continue reading »

NYC Restaurant Menus Online

Friday, September 5th, 2003 | 12:11

This site has an archive of scanned restaurant menus from around the city. I’m not sure how up to date some of the menus are, but it’s handy resource … Continue reading »

Tuesday Morning Quarterback

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2003 | 23:06

I missed Gregg Easterbrook’s Tuesday Morning Quarterback column at Slate during the last football season. Imagine my joy upon discovering tonight — courtesy of Instapundit — that he’s been … Continue reading »

The Shifting Winds of War

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2003 | 12:55

I had very rough notes on this written in mid-July, after Blair’s speech to Congress, but work and writer’s block prevented me from giving my accolades to the speech. … Continue reading »