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So there I was, writing a short post about something, when I needed to embed an image. I cliecked the "Insert Image" button in my Movable Type blogging software, uploaded the image, and...it wouldn't let me create a thumbnail image. Thumbnailing is done by the Perl Image::Magick module and, sure enough, when I checked Movable Type's listing of the status of Perl modules, it … [Read more...] about Another Fight With Movable Type

The case against Lori Drew has been dismissed (more or less) by the federal judge who was hearing the case. This counts as very good news...but not exactly wonderful news. For those not following the case, Lori Drew used MySpace email to play a cruel trick on a teenage girl named Megan Meier, who killed herself. Prosecutors in Drew's home state of Missouri didn't prosecute her … [Read more...] about Lori Drew Acquitted…For All the Right Reasons

[No, this isn't a repeat of this episode of "Mike and Me," from a couple of years ago. More on that at the end. This article, slightly tweaked, is crossposted on TrueNorth, my LiveJournal and on the Forum, as well as here, where comments are welcome.] *ring**ring**ring*"Joel Rosenberg.""Will you hold for Commissioner Campion?""No." *click**ring**ring**ring* "Joel … [Read more...] about Mike and Me, Part II

I just read a story in the Washington Post that's going to stay with me a long, long time. It's by Gene Weingarten, it's brilliantly written, and it will break your heart. You have been warned. The story is about people who have accidentally left their babies in their cars in the heat, with fatal results. I could write thousands of words about the issues touched on in the … [Read more...] about Fatal Distraction

Well, I'm lazy, and don't want to replow the ground that others have already plowed; I'm more inclined to do a little freelance gleaning at the corners.  And since somebody asked, and I was writing on it anyway . . . So let's start here, with the reporting on how Jason Vassell stabbed Bowes and Bosse.  Sounds pretty simple, no?  Well, no.   Quick jump … [Read more...] about The Amherst Stabbing Case