http://blog.imperialearth.com Friends Call Me “BJ” ... (enemies call me whatever they please) Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:31:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 bejohnsonhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation http://feeds.spherical.org/~r/bejohnson/~3/u0CMAzKdr90/ http://blog.imperialearth.com/writing/wordpress/taming-the-wordpress-time-machine-wp-cron/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:50:17 +0000 BJ http://blog.imperialearth.com/?p=1523 <p><img width="140" height="140" src="http://blog.imperialearth.com/files/2010/08/wp-logo-sq130.png" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="wp-logo-sq130" title="wp-logo-sq130" /></p>While dealing with server slowdowns, I&#39;m getting into a relatively little known function in WordPress: wp-cron and what it is doing behind the scenes. A cron is a subroutine that performs future tasks according to a schedule, so it&#39;s necessary to make sure it is running and running well. 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Today on the Google search page is a working Pac-Man game, sound and all. Has two players, too. Insert coin, player 2 shows up in Ms. Pac-Man. I understand there&#39;s 256 levels. 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There are few who could be more critical and discerning. 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border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=WbEKtbBIS-E:CT1V9qKl2kA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=WbEKtbBIS-E:CT1V9qKl2kA:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bejohnson/~4/WbEKtbBIS-E" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.imperialearth.com/art/sculpture/when-other-artists-like-your-stuff/feed/ 0 http://blog.imperialearth.com/art/sculpture/when-other-artists-like-your-stuff/ http://feeds.spherical.org/~r/bejohnson/~3/Dcv2Q0bRMyw/ http://blog.imperialearth.com/colleagues/fellow-space-artist-robert-t-mccall-passes-at-age-90/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:14:53 +0000 BJ http://blog.imperialearth.com/?p=1071 An inspiration to many space artists over the years, and indeed for some the person who started them in their art careers by way of example, and also to the many men and women who make the exploration and education of the realm of space possible every day, has become one with the Cosmos. <h3>Related Posts</h3> <ol> <li><a href="http://blog.imperialearth.com/art/space-art-vehicle-connection/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://blog.imperialearth.com/files/2009/09/arrival-thumb.jpg" alt="Space Art: The Vehicle, The Connection" class="thumbnail " />Space Art: The Vehicle, The Connection</a><!-- (3.73873)--></li> <li><a href="http://blog.imperialearth.com/art/sculpture/glass/blown-glass/always-wanted-a-3-finned-pointy-nosed-roc/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://blog.imperialearth.com/files/2009/05/red-rocket-thumb.jpg" alt="Always Wanted a 3-Finned, Pointy-Nosed Rocket?" class="thumbnail " />Always Wanted a 3-Finned, Pointy-Nosed Rocket?</a><!-- (1)--></li> <li><a href="http://blog.imperialearth.com/engineering/mechanisms/orrery-21st-century-blown-glass/" rel="bookmark"><img 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http://blog.imperialearth.com/writing/the-technology-of-fire/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:38:51 +0000 BJ http://blog.imperialearth.com/?p=840 <p><img width="64" height="64" src="http://blog.imperialearth.com/files/2009/12/thrust-thumb.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="thrust-thumb" title="thrust-thumb" /></p>Observations on all that humans have been able to accomplish with one of the most basic technologies. 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How we made the Sun and Planets in Blown Glass. <h3>Related Posts</h3> <ol> <li><a href="http://blog.imperialearth.com/art/sculpture/orrery-the-making-of-cast-glass/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://blog.imperialearth.com/files/2009/09/casting-thumb.jpg" alt="The Making of the 21st Century Orrery — Glass Casting" class="thumbnail " />The Making of the 21st Century Orrery — Glass Casting</a><!-- (16.7019)--></li> <li><a href="http://blog.imperialearth.com/engineering/mechanisms/orrery-21st-century-blown-glass/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://blog.imperialearth.com/files/2009/08/rocket-thumb.jpg" alt="An Orrery for the 21st Century – in Blown Glass and Carbon Fiber, No Less" class="thumbnail " />An Orrery for the 21st Century – in Blown Glass and Carbon Fiber, No Less</a><!-- (11.1743)--></li> <li><a href="http://blog.imperialearth.com/woodworking/orrery-the-making-of-woodworking/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://blog.imperialearth.com/files/2009/08/cabinet-thumb.jpg" alt="The Making of the 21st Century Orrery — Woodworking" class="thumbnail " />The Making of the 21st Century Orrery — Woodworking</a><!-- (10.0536)--></li> </ol><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=43RfivDxdsY:nZsnP4Dv38A:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=43RfivDxdsY:nZsnP4Dv38A:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?i=43RfivDxdsY:nZsnP4Dv38A:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=43RfivDxdsY:nZsnP4Dv38A:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?i=43RfivDxdsY:nZsnP4Dv38A:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=43RfivDxdsY:nZsnP4Dv38A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?i=43RfivDxdsY:nZsnP4Dv38A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=43RfivDxdsY:nZsnP4Dv38A:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=43RfivDxdsY:nZsnP4Dv38A:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=43RfivDxdsY:nZsnP4Dv38A:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bejohnson/~4/43RfivDxdsY" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.imperialearth.com/art/sculpture/orrery-the-making-of-blown-glass/feed/ 4 http://blog.imperialearth.com/art/sculpture/orrery-the-making-of-blown-glass/ http://feeds.spherical.org/~r/bejohnson/~3/6HwwkFydML4/ http://blog.imperialearth.com/art/why-i-hate-varnishing-paintings/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:32:45 +0000 BJ http://blog.imperialearth.com/?p=580 <p><img width="64" height="64" src="http://blog.imperialearth.com/files/2009/09/thrdair64.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="thrdair64" title="thrdair64" /></p>I've always dreaded the varnishing operation. You painstakingly coax every individual millimeter of a work to get them all to sing together in concert and it's finally finished. Then, you risk the whole darn thing by adding a layer that you can't see over it all. <h3>Related Posts</h3> No related posts were found, so here's a consolation prize: <a href="http://blog.imperialearth.com/studio/california-wildfire-burned-big-sur-day-24/" rel="bookmark"><img src="http://blog.imperialearth.com/files/2009/01/reservoir_valley_night64.jpg" alt="The California Wildfire That Burned Big Sur – Part 7" class="thumbnail " />The California Wildfire That Burned Big Sur – Part 7</a>.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=6HwwkFydML4:BdRdIWjfmGU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=6HwwkFydML4:BdRdIWjfmGU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?i=6HwwkFydML4:BdRdIWjfmGU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=6HwwkFydML4:BdRdIWjfmGU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?i=6HwwkFydML4:BdRdIWjfmGU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=6HwwkFydML4:BdRdIWjfmGU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?i=6HwwkFydML4:BdRdIWjfmGU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=6HwwkFydML4:BdRdIWjfmGU:dnMXMwOfBR0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?d=dnMXMwOfBR0" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=6HwwkFydML4:BdRdIWjfmGU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.spherical.org/~ff/bejohnson?a=6HwwkFydML4:BdRdIWjfmGU:l6gmwiTKsz0"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/bejohnson?d=l6gmwiTKsz0" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/bejohnson/~4/6HwwkFydML4" height="1" width="1"/> http://blog.imperialearth.com/art/why-i-hate-varnishing-paintings/feed/ 1 http://blog.imperialearth.com/art/why-i-hate-varnishing-paintings/