had to say it sooner or later

Now I remember why I set my lappy to use Google's DNS servers instead of Comcast's via DHCP... if a domain name lookup doesn't resolve, just let it not resolve! Don't hijack it to redirect me to a "search assistant" page.

Set some dev goals that I want met before I call this blog app v1.0, and brainstormed a few candidates for a project name. First, the goals: pagination of the entry list in the landing page... done, using the PEAR Pager object, and much classier than my first date with Pager. Extend authentication to the landing page so that logged-in users see all posts, flagged hidden or not - done while I was implementing the Pager revision link-to-entry facility to focus on a given entry with extended details - ne... (...more)

Reworked authentication with an SSL-less scheme that does not transmit passwords in cleartext. Huzzah!

The purpose of commercial sport drinks (Gatorade, Powerade etc.) is twofold: primarily to hydrate while maintaining electrolyte balance, hence the sodium and potassium content; and secondarily, to supply carbs. There's certainly room for product improvement, though. For starters, marketing is a significant chunk of the price of each bottle. I don't have any recent numbers to approximate just how much, but this article may suggest some perspective. Over 75% of the cost of liquid Gatorade appears to be the... (...more)