Windows 7: PHP can't connect to localhost for mySQL - An issue that I have good reason to suspect has tied up a dev or two for many hours. Windows 7 needs to have a certain entry in the hosts file uncommented to allow PHP to connect to localhost. Why ...

Big Fat Deal » Jay McCarroll On Celebrity Weight Loss - "Because you have an audience, and people rooting you on, and then suddenly that audience feels ownership in your results. And so then you’re like Carnie Wilson or Kirstie Alley, constantly having to publicly humble yourself and beg forgiveness ...

A combination of my recent job interview and reading Coding Horror reminded me that I've been slack on putting title attributes on my links here on the blagonet. The interview because it touched on accessibility, and Coding Horror because Atwood crosslinks a lot of his posts, but doesn't give ...

Broadsheet - Salon.com - Very well-written article on overweight folks having to buy two seats on planes. "See, those of us who are and/or love people to whom airlines' "person of size policies" apply don't automatically envision the discomfort of getting stuck next to a fatty; we envision the ...

Robert Sapolsky: The uniqueness of humans | Video on TED.com - Finally, details on the human-female-ovulation-synchronization idea that I was taught back in Gender Studies. It's a good and funny talk, and not just about that. The League of Moveable Type - Wow. Gorgeous open-source fonts. Race Card: If Successful ...