Based on the comments on the last entry I think we’re going to kick off the April 11 meetup at Bryant Park at 6:30, and if needed migrate for drinks at 8 PM when the park closes to someplace like Heartland Brewery on West 43rd. How’s that sound to the New Yorkers in the audience? Update: Scott says “The northwest corner of the park is the most accessible (south of the Starbucks, east of the Verizon shop). Plus that’s where the coffee is.” That’s where we’ll meet. I’ll be in a beige overcoat and green shirt.
Monthly Archives: April 2007
MattMobile Milestone
Glenda made a video about my car passing 100,000 miles — 100k: The MattMobile Milestone.
Pearls Before Breakfast
One of the world’s best violinists poses as a street musician and plays a 3.5 million dollar violin in a Metro station. What happens? Probably the best article I’ve ever read from a newspaper. Hat tip: Paul.
Why WordPress.com is Virtually Spam Free
PlagiarismToday » Why WordPress.com is Virtually Spam Free. I wouldn’t ever suggest there are no splogs on WordPress.com, I’m sure some have slipped through the cracks, but we do take the issue very seriously with both of proactive and reactive measures.
McAfee CEO
The new CEO of McAfee is blogging on their WordPress blog, very cool to see another CEO blogging. Hat Tip: Robert Accettura.
Dave Chappelle
Glenda and I just ran into Dave Chapelle in the new mall on Market Street in San Francisco. That’s pretty neat in and of itself, as he’s a funny dude, but what struck me more was how darn polite he was.
We got to the escalator at the same time and we stopped to let him on but he insisted we go first even though his friend was already ahead of us. Once we were on the escalator we realized who he was, confirmed by someone on the opposite escalator saying his name in surprise. I dorked out and snapped a quick photo with my Blackberry. As we started to walk away he called out and I turned around and tried to figure out why in the world Chappelle would be calling us, it turns out Glenda had dropped her parking ticket and he picked it up and gave it to her.
So not only was he polite and unassumming, he saved us $30. Someone’s mother raised him right. I don’t know what he was doing hanging out in a mall in San Francisco with a skateboard, but I sure hope he had a nice night too.
New York City Meetup
I’m going to be in New York next week and it’d be great to meet some of the WordPress community there. How about we do a WordPress Wednesday on April the 11th, starting around 7 or 8. Any ideas for a good venue?
JS-Kit Ratings widget
JS-Kit Ratings widget is a small, registration free JS widget you can use to allow people to rate things on your site. I think this is a pretty neat approach to things.
Premium Gas
I had twittered about giving my car premium gas after it passed 100,000 miles, and Christian Montoya emailed me this note which I think you guys might find interesting:
I just wanted to let you know that this is a dangerous thing! The difference between regular, plus and premium gas is the octane rating… 87, 91, and 93 if I remember correctly. Every car has its own rating, and I am going to guess that your car is 87 or 91. A lot of people think that giving a car a higher grade of gas is a way to give it “extra treatment,” but this couldn’t be farther from the truth. The higher octane rating means that the gas *burns hotter*, and if you give an 87 octane car 93 octane gas, you are making the combustion process burn much hotter than what the engine is designed to handle, making the car wear out much faster! If you gave your car premium gas every day it would wear out sooner than expected, and giving it premium gas even one day (like a birthday) is not a present at all. If you want your car to last as long as possible, stick to the octane rating it calls for.
I hope this helps! From a reader (and engineer) to you… no more Premium, okay?
Update: Be sure to check out the comments, a ton of great feedback.