Deactivating WordPress plugins
Will deactivating a WordPress plugin break my site?
The short answer is no. Deactivating a plugin will just return your site to the state in was in before you activated the plugin. A plugin does not change your core WordPress Website or other WordPress plugins. Normally, plugins can be safely turned on and off. Sometimes, however, two plugins that perform the same function may conflict when both turned on at the same time. In the single case I saw this occur, an onscreen message alerted me and provided simple instructions on fixing the problem. WordPress rocks!
The long answer is maybe, for example, if your Website design and other features depend on that plugin. Such dependencies are special cases. If the customization was improperly implemented, then you could possibly break your site. Make sure your developer is well-versed in WordPress themes, plugins and widgets.
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom for me and you
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue and clouds of white
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself what a wonderful world.
The colors of the rainbow so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They're really saying I love you.
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll never know
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself what a wonderful world.
What does "1" + 2 + 3 equal?
We're talking JavaScript here. Kind of a trick question. Given operator precedence, I thought that the addition would have been performed first. For example, if multiplication were involved, it would be done before string concatenation, even if at the end of the statement (see Example C). What does "1" + 2 + 3 equal? You might guess 15, but that would be incorrect. The answer is the string "123." Let's test it and learn about operator precedence involving JavaScript strings.
Example A
var a = '1' + 2 + 3; // equals "123"
document.write(a);
</script>
The code simply runs left to right. And "1" + 2 comes before 2 + 3. What matters is, reading left to right, the datatype mix of the pair of values associated by the + operator. The first pair is "1" + 2, so that is evaluated first. The result of "1" + 2 will then be added to 3.
So here is what happens.
- "1" + 2 runs first and equals "12" because the operand "1" is a string, JavaScript performs datatype conversion on the 2 to convert it to a string "2" and then the + operator does concatenation to produce "12."
- Now, in memory while the program is running, we have "12" + 3 to process next. Again, because one of the operands is a string, JavaScript converts the number 3 to a string and performs concatenation on "12" + "3" to produce the final result "123"
Example B
Another example. Addition occurs among pairs from left to right, eg, 1 + 1 being the first pair, until a string is encountered.
var b = 1 + 1 + '2' + 3; // equals "223"
document.write(b);
</script>
When a string is encountered, the JavaScript interpreter performs concatenation and converts any non-string arguments to a string. The result is 1 + 1 = 2, then 2 + '2' involves a string, so the number 2 is converted into the string '2' and we have '2' + '2' = '22'. Then the final '22' + 3 results in '22' + '3' = '223' and we're done.
Example C
The final example shows how crazy this can be. When concerning addition vs. concatenation, we move from left to right. When other operations are involved, we might start at the end then move left to right.
var c = 1 + 1 + '0' + 2 * 5; // equals "2010"
document.write(c);
</script>
Example C shows that the last pair, 2 * 5, because it involves multiplication, is evaluated first, after which we have 1 + 1 + '0' + 10. Then 2 + '0' + 10. Then '20' + 10 that finally equals '2010' and we're done.
Health Insurance Industry is not the only problem
Why aren't politicians and pundits talking about health care reform? You say they are? I say they're talking about insurance reform, not health care reform, for the most part. Believe me: I want insurance reform. I currently have none. I am self-employed in Austin, TX with a wife and two boys. We could no longer afford health insurance that we could not count on; it's expensive and most likely, for an individual buyer like myself, would have been canceled in the event of a real health need. What I want is guaranteed health care. I just can't pay $500 a month for something I believe will not be there when I need it. I want health care reform.
Then why do I support Dennis Kucinich who has vowed to block the bill? Obama must understand he needs to woo Liberals, not the Republicans. We want a public option. I want something that brings health care to people, not just cost control. Of course I want cost control too, as that is essential and I can't currently afford health insurance. The bottom line, however, is improved health, not just cutting costs.
Let's think about a comment from Dennis Kucinich. On Keith Olbermann, to Lawrence O'Donnell, Representative Kucinich said, "Remember, insurance companies make money not providing health care. That is a fundamental truth about our health care system."
Here's what I think. Just as the goal of creating a green economy is to provide the right profit motives -- make green the better and cheaper alternative -- we need to change actual care so that it's more profitable to take care of people than it is to let them get sick. The way to impact the daily lives of Americans is through consumer goods and services. How about tax breaks or other incentives for pro-health businesses? I'm sure we have many ways to incentivize health. One example: tax fast food restaurants to subsidize health food stores. Make the bad food more expensive and the good food cheaper. Build more sidewalks and walkways and parks.
All of these dreams are public sector issues. They give us a vision. What about real things that the private sector can do now? The real goal here, the fundamental goal, is a challenge for health care providers, not for health care payers. Our health care system focuses too much on emergency care ... no mistake that people without health care are serviced only by emergency rooms, which is what our health care system basically is: an emergency room. I've never had a doctor inquire about my diet or give nutritional advice. And they generally don't unless you've already had a severe problem, once you've gotten sick. And it's too late. Doctors help people and do a great service to society. But we need more. We need to improve the general health of our population? Eat healthier food? Wouldn't that be a great goal?
Farenheit 911 (not 9/11) or How 911 is Socialized Medicine
911 should be abolished; it is socialized medicine, no?
Who would oppose 911 to bring health care to a dying person on the public dime? No one. Well, I wouldn't put it past the Republicans at this point. Do I like the Republican Party? Hell no. Why would I like people who want to prevent helping sick people? Why would I like an organization that is against "socialized medicine," as they call it (whatever) which logically means they are against medicare, social security, 911 and other public services like 911, the police department and the fire department. They actually believe that the purpose of government is the abolishment of government regulations. What a joke that any of the public is hoodwinked. Let's use a big word. Hegemony. When the lower class ironically believes that it's a good thing to sacrefice their rights to benefit the upper class. Republicans call it trickle-down economics. I call it Shit Rolls Downhill. I'm a real middle-class person.
I am not a consipracy-prone person. I usually disregard most conspriacy theories. So I don't say this lightly. But can you believe that Reagan actually said, "It’s very easy to disguise a medical program as a humanitarian project ..." and people don't see the agenda? He is against humanitarian projects. Flat out. This has nothing to do with socialism or communism or any other "ism." People who do not support public health care are against caring for the public. Period. It's really that simple. Wake up, people. What kind of politics promotes such cruel nonsense?
Cold Song – Sting
What power
art thou
who from
below
hast made
me rise
unwillingly and slow
from beds of
everlasting
snow?
See'st thou not
how stiff
how stiff
and wondrous old
Far, far
unfit
to bear
the bitter
cold?
I can scarcely
move
or draw
my breath
Can scarcely
move
or draw
cold my breath
Let me, let me, let me freeze
again.
Let me, let me freeze
again to death.
Let me, let me, let me freeze
again
to death.
maxChar jQuery Plugin: New Release 0.3
Happy New Year!
I can't believe I'm saying this ... due to popular demand ... I have updated maxChar, my configurable jQuery plugin that adds a character counter to Web forms.
Example character counter
New and Improved
New features added in 0.3.0 are:
Overview, Instructions and Examples
See the main page, maxChar jQuery Plugin.
Download maxChar 0.3.0
Download from the jQuery plugins repo maxChar release page.
Bug Fixes
For information about the bugs fixed, see the maxChar bugs page.
Working on next version of maxChar
The new version of maxChar will be coming out soon. I've received a lot of great comments and it's getting mentioned on other sites as well now. This has inspired me to set aside some time for the next version. Here are some of the sites I found that mention my plugin.
Firefly TV Series
What a great show. I watched the first five episodes on Hulu, then a friend lent me his DVD so I could watch the rest, as well as the movie, Serenity. If you love scifi, you have to see Firefly. There are no aliens. Yes, no aliens in a scifi series. And it's set as part Western. I'm not a big Westerns fan. But the blend here of fantasy genres -- scifi, westerns, action -- is a great example of the whole being greater than the sum of it's parts.
Written by Joss Whedon (akf Buffy the Vampire Slayer), the characters and dialog are among the best out there. Every character, I mean every character, is strong. Every episode is great.
Boromir, who art thou?
Oh the things we argue about. Here's an interesting one. Wouldn't movies and books be better if more main characters died? Wouldn't stories be less predictable, thus more engaging? Enter Boromir, Captain-General of Gondor, the heir to the Steward of Gondor, Denethor II. Is the death of Boromir an example of a main character dying? Some say yes, some say no.
We had this discussion at work the other day, and there was disagreement among the men. The two sides bascially split based on the character of Boromir in the book vs. in the movie. Is the character of Boromir played down in the movie vs. the book? Certainly. Peter Jackson has to cut huge parts of the books out of the movies. I read the books a long time ago, in the fourth grade, so I am not the best authority here. I do recall Boromir having, obviously, a lot more scenes in the books than in the movies. One could argue he was a main character in the book but not in the movies. So, his death could be an example of a main character dying in a book, but not an example of a main character dying in a movie.
I argue that, in the movies, Boromir was not a main character. Even in the books, I think of Boromir as a supporting character. He represented Man's corruptibility and although his character was important in that role, it was a supporting role, not a main role. Hey, just because he was in the Fellowship does not mean he was a main character. That's like saying the extra in Star Trek was a main character because he was in the away team. Nope, he was there to die because none of the main characters could die. And that's the issue here. Same with Boromir. He served his purpose in the books and once his supporting role was over, he died. Period.
As another example, take the character of Wash from Firefly. He was definitely a main character and he died right at the end. You have seen Firefly, right? If not, you should. At the end of The Return of the King, Bilbo and Frodo die metaphorically, in my opinion, by setting sail with the Elves. But that's not the same thing.
So, was Boromir a main character? What say you?
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