tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:41:21 +0000votinglinuxreadingtechnologycontent is kingsouppoemgraceprogrammingpoliticsrobotvegangiftenvironmentartcommunicationfontcompassionBPpage rankingGulf oil spillfirefoxrecipedisasterexistenceSEOconfigurationGazawindowfoodaddress bookbreadbomb blastsvegetarianemailwebsite optimizationweb browsersearch engine optimizationcakethunderbirdwritinghealthBritish PetroleumKevin CostnerPanic hits everyone... anyone who's alive and aware. And it won't ever stop. So get used to it. But before grabbing the medication, consolation, or instant solution, consult the Handbook.http://panicbook.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)Blogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-1785924971091646069Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:48:00 +00002011-11-07T07:03:45.870-05:00Kevin CostnerBritish PetroleumBPGulf oil spilldisasterenvironmentSince fifteen years ago, in the devastating wake of the Exxon Valdez <!-- google_ad_section_start -->environment<!-- google_ad_section_end -->al disaster, actor <!-- google_ad_section_start -->Kevin Costner<!-- google_ad_section_end --> has invested money— his own— into the development of a filter (actually a centrifuge) which can separate spilled crude oil from water... about 99 percent of it. http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2010/06/costners-technology-needs-individual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-2399159038758179345Mon, 05 Jan 2009 12:12:00 +00002009-01-05T07:17:36.743-05:00Gazawindowbomb blastsEarlier today (Monday, January 5, 2009) a BBC reporter from the Gaza related the plight of residents there. 'The bombs,' he explained, 'blow out our windows if you keep them closed.' But it's winter there now, he went on, and so having the windows open lets the cold in. This is quite a conundrum: Leave your windows open and it's difficult to keep warm. But keep your windows closed and a http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2009/01/protecting-windows-from-bomb-blasts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-1483802147074123230Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:56:00 +00002011-01-31T14:50:09.932-05:00vegetarianrecipesoupfoodThis is now my favorite <!-- google_ad_section_start -->soup<!--google_ad_section_end -->. It's easy and cheap to make, takes about an hour, and doesn't need exotic ingredients which would require extra shopping. Like just about all of my favorite <!-- google_ad_section_start -->recipes<!-- google_ad_section_end -->, it doesn't require many utensils, so clean-up isn't a big deal. As given, http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2008/11/excellent-potato-and-spinach-soup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-751857160936377448Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:32:00 +00002008-10-22T05:44:41.739-04:00website optimizationsearch engine optimizationSEOcontent is kingpage rankingwritingOne of the more effective ways to increase traffic to your website is a high ranking in web search results. Top page ranking from Google or Yahoo and others has become such a sought-after commodity, that it has spawned a minor science and a niche industry known as search engine optimization (SEO), also known as website optimization. These expressions refer to code, terms, and other elements http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2008/10/website-optimization-of-minds-and-mice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-2243034166802596432Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:53:00 +00002011-04-01T04:44:28.813-04:00veganhealthvegetarianrecipefoodSpell it "hummus", "humus", "hommos", "hoummos", or "humous", in several languages of the Middle East from which the word comes, it means "chick peas" or, another English term for the same legume, "garbanzo beans". Transliterating words of Middle Eastern origin into English is seldom a smooth or straightforward process. Despite these vexations of spelling, and after a mere few hundred years, http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2008/06/hummus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-3443504416406641104Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:48:00 +00002011-04-01T04:48:55.588-04:00breadcakevegetarianrecipefoodThis isn't a <!-- google_ad_section_start -->bread<!-- google_ad_section_end -->, per se, but much more like a moist, sweet <!-- google_ad_section_start -->cake<!-- google_ad_section_end -->. You certainly wouldn't make a sandwich from this "bread". General Guidelines Do not use any type of metal spoon or bowl for mixing. If you don't already have them, this is a good excuse to add a <!-- http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2007/10/amish-friendship-bread-recipe.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-116918017041159969Fri, 19 Jan 2007 04:11:00 +00002007-04-01T15:20:34.628-04:00firefoxfontweb browserreadingWith more and more people nearing the <!-- google_ad_section_start -->bifocals<!-- google_ad_section_end --> stage of life, the size of the type on a page begins to become a concern. Though we can't make the characters on the eye chart at your doctor's office bigger, the characters displayed by your <!-- google_ad_section_start -->internet browser<!-- google_ad_section_end --> are largely http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2007/01/setting-your-browsers-font-size.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-116776340116014242Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:41:00 +00002007-04-01T15:23:27.117-04:00arttechnologygracepoemcommunicationexistenceit's comforting to see in a world drenched in wizardry that humans still affront and offend. for despite all the IT, the Backspace and Delete key, the mouth's still beginning and end. (Uh-oh....) when writing a poem our thoughtwords can roam to find where they finally align. and there make a home where we don't really know 'em, but at least now they sort of rhyme. (Yea!) we just need a new rulehttp://panicbook.blogspot.com/2007/01/death-and-redemption-by-poetry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-116601327489578721Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:32:00 +00002007-04-01T15:27:20.763-04:00emailthunderbirdaddress bookThoroughly use and test a couple dozen email programs and you'll find few better than <!-- google_ad_section_start -->Thunderbird<!--google_ad_section_end -->. Maybe one will have an editor you like better. Maybe another is geekier, in the sense that you can navigate everywhere without touching the mouse. There may well be an email client that allows you to easily send automated emails or to http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2006/12/removing-address-book-from-thunderbird.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-116213864666674339Sun, 29 Oct 2006 15:41:00 +00002007-04-01T15:29:38.352-04:00votingpoliticsThis information has been provided by Black Box Voting. See some of the work done by Black Box Voting in the new HBO special, "Hacking Democracy" which premieres Nov. 2nd and runs most of the month of November. Black Box Voting is supported entirely by citizen donations, which are tax-deductible. To donate: www.blackboxvoting.org/donate.html WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR WITH MAIL-IN VOTING http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2006/10/voting-by-mail-problems-and-how-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-116059228018820365Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:43:00 +00002008-08-09T06:22:34.480-04:00configurationemailthunderbird<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Mozilla<!-- google_ad_section_end --> Thunderbird is an email program which is feature rich, user friendly, and free. Brought to you by the Mozilla Foundation, it's an open source product that runs on <!-- google_ad_section_start -->Linux<!-- google_ad_section_end -->, <!-- google_ad_section_start -->Windows<!-- google_ad_section_end -->, and <!-- http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2006/10/modifying-thunderbirds-reply-header.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-115724861224797336Sun, 03 Sep 2006 01:55:00 +00002007-11-04T11:23:09.869-05:00compassiongiftpoemCollateral damage, It's all collateral damage. Life is controlling collateral damage. Hello. Would you like some collateral damage? Pants on. Everybody keep your pants on. In a war you shouldn't be allowed to have pants on. Hello. Would everybody please keep your pants on. Exception. There's always an exception. And there's one for keeping your pants on. When you love, when you feel love, http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2006/09/what-ever-whatever.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-114242253467131806Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:14:00 +00002007-04-01T15:38:06.027-04:00robotlinuxgiftprogrammingWhat's better than building and playing with your own robot? Letting someone else build it, someone who then lets you take the controls. So who would do something like that? Michael Shiloh would. And does. He lives in the capital of the Left Coast, but you don't need to step anywhere near San Francisco to log some playtime with his robot. Just go to http://www.linuxrobots.org. This is http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2006/03/free-robot-for-everyone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10855450.post-110849312679566444Tue, 15 Feb 2005 18:00:00 +00002006-03-14T10:32:55.593-05:00A lot of books start out with a part called a Forward. Half the time I used to completely skip this part of nearly every book I read. I could read the book faster that way. It saved time. The Forward was, after all, just a "look forward", talking about what's going to be talked about, so mostly redundant. If I'm already reading the book, why do I need to read what the book's going to be about? http://panicbook.blogspot.com/2005/02/forward-and-backward-and-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Fisler)1