Mike Cohen

WordPress & WPMU don't mix

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If you’re running a WPMU site, *never* attempt to ‘update’ it to the latest version of WordPress (non-MU). Very Bad Things will happen. Plugins such as WP-Automatic-Update do exactly that and shouldn’t be used with WPMU. To recover from it, upload the current version of WPMU, get rid of the wp_options table in the database (WPMU uses wp_n_options for each blog), and run the upgrade script if needed.

Forgetting the past

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We’re always told to remember the past, but I’ve come to believe it’s the wrong idea. Sometimes forgetting the past is a good thing.

Yesterday I got a forwarded email about previous Democratic presidents’ records on Social Security and other issues, although it says nothing about Obama. You can’t judge a current candidate by earlier presidents. Obama is not Johnson, Carter, or Clinton. There’s no reason to believe he’ll follow similar policies.

Similarly, Republicans like to bring up Lincoln to play up their commitment to civil rights. That’s completely wrong and irrelevant since today’s Republican party has nothing in common with Lincoln’s party, and today’s Republicans, including McCain, have actively opposed civil rights.

The only way we will have real peace is by forgetting the past and moving on. As long as people will keep dredging up something another group’s ancestors did to their ancestors a few hundred years ago, old grudges will never die and we’ll never be able to stop fighting.

PhotoWalk was a success

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We had a great time at the photowalk today and the weather cooperated. I took over 700 photos (many of them in continuous shooting mode), so I still have a lot more to process.

I uploaded a few that I really like, with a lot more coming later. This one is my favorite so far. I like doing these kind of shots in continuous mode. The ocean was pretty calm, but I did see these two surfers. Every time he got into the water, I started shooting and managed to capture a few great moments like this one.

Wipeout!

VP Prediction

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I’m pretty certain it will be Joe Biden.

Via Political Wire:

CNN — which has had a camera trained on Sen. Joe Biden’s home all day — reports there is now “a flurry of activity” there.

“Cars have recently pulled into the driveway — including a police car — and Biden’s daughter, son, and wife are now believed to be inside.”

McCain: Don't vote for me if housing is important to you

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Via Strategy ’08: In January, McCain made it clear that voters who felt the economy was the most important issue shouldn’t vote for him.

“Even if the economy is the, quote, number one issue, the real issue will remain America’s security,” he said. “If it’s not the most important issue in the minds of many voters, America’s security will remain the number one issue with me. And if they choose to say, ‘Look, I do not need this guy because he’s not as good on home loan mortgages,’ or whatever it is, I understand that. I will accept that verdict.

PhotoWalk Tomorrow

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The Worldwide PhotoWalk takes place tomorrow, with over 8,000 people in over 200 cities around the world. The Fort Lauderdale photowalk will be led by Paulo Jordao and will begin at 9:00 AM at the Lauderdale-by-the-sea pier at the end of Commercial blvd.

We had a lot of heavy rain & flooding, so I hope the weather will be OK for the walk.

I plan to bring my D40x with my 18-55mm and 55-200mm lenses, 3 fully charged batteries, and 2 8GB SD cards. I might also bring my 50mm/f1.8 lens.