Just remember, if you post it on the Internet, people will see it. That includes your boss.
Month: November 2007
Strange Blue Cloud
In a scene right out of LOST, a strange blue cloud floated around an Ohio gas station for almost 30-minutes before quickly disappearing. Several people reported seeing the image and some believe it was an angel or a ghost.
What the online version of the story is unclear about is whether or not the image appears only in the security video or if the witnesses saw this “cloud” actually floating around the station in person. From reading the story, it sounds like the image only appeared on the camera…meaning it was just a piece of plastic or debris on the camera lens.
Mark Bagley Moves to DC Comics in 2008
According to Newsarama, in 2008, longtime Marvel Comics artist Mark Bagley will make a switch to DC Comics after over 20 years at Marvel.
Bagley just recently finished an unheard of (in this age) run of 111 issues on Ultimate Spider-Man (with writer Brian Bendis). Newsarama (and DC) did not name the project that Bagley will be working on, I’d love to see him on Teen Titans.
With his track record and speed, he’d be a great candidate for any book. He’s one of the few artists in the industry that can still produce a book (or more) in one month. Maybe he’ll be involved with DC’s third weekly series that will likely follow Countdown to Final Crisis and the 7 issue limited series Final Crisis, by Grant Morrison. Whatever the project, I’ll definitely check it out.
WordPress Super Cache and Local Analytics
Two nice WordPress plugins were released this week that might be of use to some.
First up is Local Analytics. This plugin caches the urchin.js file on your local server, allowing faster loading of the script. It also adds an admin configurable host of options that allow better tracking of outgoing links, downloaded files, and email address links. Definitely worth a try if you like Google Analytics (and you should).
Next up is the WordPress Super Cache plugin. Heavily modifying the WP-Cache 2 plugin, Donncha O Caoimh has created another great plugin for WordPress. If you’ve got a lot of traffic and fairly static content, it might be just the thing you’re looking for. Comments suggest there might be issues with AJAX or other interactive features. So try it out and see how it works.
Unfortunately, I’ll have to wait on Super Cache. Despite a nice modification to use the plugin on a Windows IIS or Apache server, it still requires the ISAPI_Rewrite 3.0 package for use on Windows servers. With most of my work involving .NET development now and the site up and running fine on WordPress, maybe I should migrate to a PHP account?
LOST Web Episodes Begin Monday 11/5
From Entertainment Weekly’s web-site…
The new season of Lost begins Monday! Kinda. ABC has (quietly) announced that it will begin posting its Lost “mobisodes” (originally intended to debut with Verizon Wireless customers) on Monday, Nov. 12, at abc.com. The series of two- to three-minute vignettes — collectively known as “Missing Pieces” — kicks off with “The Watch,” focusing on Matthew Fox’s character. The micro-stories aren’t deleted scenes — they’re newly-shot material that fits into the larger Lost saga; it’s up to the fans to figure out where they belong. A new Webisode will post each Monday.
That’s awesome news. With the WGA strike in effect, most shows have uncertain futures past December. Heroes is planning for a possible season (Volume II) finale on December 3 and LOST may not make it on the air in February as planned. With a shortened season of 16 episodes, producers Damon Lindelof and Carton Cuse want all 16 episodes to air together as planned, but have stated that it is ultimately ABC’s decision when and where LOST will air.