One of the things I like about MovableType is how easy updating the index.php file is (as well as the CSS file). Our default blogging software for the subsites is Cafelog (for a couple reasons, one - you can run multiple copies of Cafelog on the same MySQL database, two - MT has a weird licensing structure). In order to update Cafelog’s index.php file, you have to upload a new copy via ftp. You have to do the same thing with the CSS file as well.
MT on the other hand lets you edit it all within the system, all you have to do is press ‘Rebuild’ and poof, it works.
Anyways, I’ve also bumped into one of those annoying [/div] problems. If you goto DrPersonal.com and look at the right column you’ll see that it ends properly — versus Movementarian.com where it ends abruptly. And yes, I’ve checked the code several times — I think it’s a CSS thing. (Note: if you are reading this in the archive because time has elapsed you can show this to your history professor as an example of a first-hand account/primary source — they’ll be impressed that the Internet now includes that [snicker]).
The templates… yes, we’re getting those together. The guy in charge of that has had the most difficult time trying to get them integrated into Cafelog, something about them not being translated correctly. If I have to wait any longer I might end up having to learn something after all [shivers].
Dave sent me a comical pictorial parody of that first night of bombings on Baghdad (the one to get Saddam with his pants down). It’s from a student run forum at A&M — I actually don’t care much for the forum, as few members care to actually discuss an issue (it’s basically one big gang bang of flames).
Speaking of the War, here’s a chance for me to plug a friend, Mike Ewens, who is the President of the newly reformed Students for a Libertarian Society (I’m the Southern Director). This past summer, Mike was an intern with Antiwar.com and now is in charge of their Student Activism wing. Although the invasion already started, Mike’s Activism Updates are a great place to start looking at what you can do to voice your beliefs at rallies and meetings. Still want to know more about Mike? He is continually receiving emails (fans and flames) and has posted them for your viewing pleasure.
Interested in reading more Viewpoints from others regarding the invasion? Here is a plethora of continually updated articles from around the Internet, compiled throughout the day by Jeremy.
Lastly, Iraq Body Count is a site that analyses all the news reports of civilian deaths (min and max) during the invasion. Similarly, US Bombing Watch dedicates its time sifting through reports of when, how and where the US bombed Iraq last. And finally, a good article by the editor of Ideas on Liberty, Sheldon Richman, on the checkpoint fiasco where seven women and children were killed by Marines.
Stay tuned for an online debate moderated by my friend Dan, who attends the Illinois Institute of Technology. It will feature myself, representing the ‘antiwar‘ side and an associate of his who is a self-professed ‘hawk’ - it should last until one of us says uncle.
