Here's the source code for

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Here’s the source code for my SQL web service:

on users() {

local (result = sys.unixShellCommand(‘/sw/bin/mysql -e”select * from nuke_session;” nuke’));

result = string.replaceall(result,”\n”,”<tr><td>”);

result = string.replaceall(result,”\t”,”<td>”);

return <table border=1><tr><td>” + result + “</table>”;

}

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14653 ª February 10 11:25 AM. Bigots are alive and well in America. Here we are still fighting for equal rights for all Americans. Some will find this link uplifting because of the outpouring of community support, but to me it’s just another sign of how quickly intolerance turns to attempted murder. [MetaFilter]

Ender's Shadow

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Ender’s Shadow. Ender’s Shadow (the author wanted it to be called Urchin) was a wonderful book to read. I’d read Ender’s Game… [Aaron Swartz: The Weblog]

I’m a big fan of Orson Scott Card, and I really enjoy that series as well as his other books. He’s a great storyteller. I think my favorite book in the series is Xenocide, although I hated Children of the Mind. Ender’s Shadow is a great book, and Shadow of the Hegemon is even more interesting.

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14638 ª February 9 3:55 PM. If you’ve ever worked in retail, you MUST download this song. Apparently, back in the mid 1960’s, Woolworth decided that the best way to motivate their managers was to hire one Michael Brown to compose and sing a snappy pop tune just for them, with predictably bizarre results. Here at the store, it’s become our new anthem. For more info the tune and it’s creator go here and scroll down. [MetaFilter]

Oy vey! It’s really painful!

I just picked up a

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I just picked up a new Youssou N’dour CD today that I haven’t seen before: Youssou N’dour and his friends. It includes “Kirikou” (which I had previously downloaded with Napster) and some other songs that I haven’t heard before.

Using spam to attract voters.

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Using spam to attract voters. Tony Sanchez, a democrat running for Governer of Texas, recently used a purchased email list to spam potential voters. Of course, his campaign states that the message is “definitely not spam,” but so does a large amount of the spam sent out on a daily basis. This action by a major political candidate raises several serious issues, including whether this method of attracting voters will become more common. [kuro5hin.org]

Spamming is the surest way to lose my vote. I’d never vote for any candidate who spams his voters