One More YOURLS pulp.ly Test
Sorry, one more test using YOURLs and the domain pulp.ly. Hope this shortens and is tweeted.
Life
Fighting with YOURLS
Trying to stand up my own URL shortener (for fun) using YOURLS. Kind of straight forward enough (once you can read the directions), and here’s another tutorial to help out.
The install was successful, but now I got this known issue to deal with. Thank goodness for geeks on IM and Twitter to help out. 😉
Font Conflicts From Snow Leopard
Anyone else experience font conflicts after upgrading to Mac OS X Snow Leopard? I didn’t realize I had issues until trying to read the install instructions for YOURLS. Here’s a screen shot of what it looks for me.
I was like this must be some developer code or something. But copying and pasting the instructions gives me a readable view:
- Unzip the YOURLS archive
- Copy includes/config-sample.php to includes/config.php
- Open includes/config.php with a raw text editor (like Notepad) and fill in the required settings
- Upload the unzipped files to your domain public_html or www folder
- Create a new database (see Configuration – you can also use an existing one)
- Point your browser to http://yoursite.com/admin/install.php
Opening Fontbook, I have a ton of duplicate fonts being reported. I think that once I resolve all these dupes, things will display normally again.
Wanted: Customized URL Shortener
My hunt for a customized URL shortener still goes on. I do use bit.ly, su.pr, and to an extent, ginx.com, but I’d like something more customizable that supports my own domain name. Su.pr does support URL shortening with your current domain name (pulpconnection.net), but I want to use a different domain for shortening (ie pulp.ly).
So far, I haven’t been able to find a plugin or service that does this. Su.pr is close but not close enough. The hunt goes on…
21 Slang Words You Should Know Before Visiting Hawaii (Part 2)
In Part 1 of 21 slang words you should know before visiting Hawaii, I went over basic, cultural, and dining slang. In Part 2, we talk terms off the beaten path and only in Hawaii.
Off the Beaten Path
da kine – the ultimate catch phrase that can mean just about anything. A smart haole coworker told me “da kine” is an idiomatic expression. Still confused? Let local tweeter @parkrat explain it to you.
lolo – crazy, dumb, stupid.
pakalolo – marijuana, pot, weed. See lolo.
mahu – a male who dresses like a female, a transvestite. Some mahus really, really look like women but remember that they are guys with a da kine.
malo, mawashi, or mankini – these articles of clothing are best depicted.
Malos are typically worn during hula performances, mawashis are adorned by sumo wrestlers, and mankinis are just da kine. In any case, you should not be caught in public wearing any of these.
sukebe – perverted, lewd. If you’re feeling adventurously sukebe in Hawaii, just remember this is a small world and you just might not live down your lolo actions.
Only in Hawaii
brah – Hawaii’s variation of bro/brother and the informal, local-style way of calling someone. A typical Hawaii welcome, “Howzit, brah!” But tourists should not say brah since it just doesn’t sound right. “Brah” is not the women’s undergarment that Victoria’s Secret will soon be supporting the sun-kissed bossoms of the wahine of Hawaii (sorry, did that sound sukebe?).
B-52 cockroach – those huge flying roaches Hawaii is famous for, remiscent of the B-52 bomber aircraft.
fut – fart, pass gas, flatulate. Everyone gotta do it, even Julianne Hough from Dancing with the Stars futs… on live television.
Without futs, how would you do the Dutch Oven?
ainokea – say it slowly, and you’ll recognize “I no care” as in “I don’t care.” This slang phrase has since become a popular brand name seen on shirts and logos around Hawaii.
talk story – to chat, chew the fat, shoot the breeze, converse (special request by KT Cat)
pau – done, finished like this list.
Hope you enjoyed parts 1 and 2 of 21 24 slang words you should know before visiting Hawaii. If not, then ainokea!
21 Slang Words You Should Know Before Visiting Hawaii (Part 1)
NEENZ tweeted about the 21 slang words you should know before visiting Canada and asked for a Hawaii version. Sure! So here is my list of 21 slang words you should know before visiting Hawaii (at least part 1 of the list).
Note: Hawaii slang is mostly based on the long standing Pidgin English, well covered in Pidgin to Da Max. This list ain’t going up against this classic, but instead is my interpretation weaved in with familiar faces. 🙂
Basics
lua – bathroom. After flying for hours over the Pacific Ocean, one of your first stops will proably be the lua. Kane is for the men and wahine is for the ladies.
howzit – the all around Hawaiian-style greeting asking in easy going short form, “How is everything going?”
shaka – the universal hand gesture of Hawaii that can be used as a form of thanks, a greeting, or a good bye. LA Laker Kobe Bryant demonstrates the shaka.
While driving in Hawaii, If you ever make a mistake and inadvertently cut someone off, be sure to immediately sign the shaka as an apology. I call this the “shakalogy.”
shark bait – the stark white skin tourists like to tan while visiting the 50th state. Why “shark bait?” Because in the ocean, sharks find that white skin so visually yummy. Be sure to slather on that SP50 sunscreen even on your ears and top of your feet.
haole – a white person but not necessarily derogatory or demeaning, just a fact. Chris Pirillo is a haole who typifies shark bait.
Culture
ohana – your family, can consist of immediate family members, extended relatives, and friends. If you want an impromptu gathering of your ohana, just go to any grand opening of a new store like Target. You’re guaranteed to see someone from your ohana.
“small world” – you’ve heard how it’s a small world after all. Well, living on an island hyper-sensitizes this meaning. With an estimated 1.5 degree of separation in Hawaii, it’s hard to keep secrets. Somebody knows. But it’s also part of the social fabric of Hawaii that engenders the spirit of aloha.
“where you went grad?” or “what school you went?” – because it’s a small world, Hawaii’s one of the few places where your high school matters. This is one of the first questions local people will ask each other when meeting for the first time. Yes, even when at sea on board a nuclear powered naval aircraft carrier, “where you went grad?” rings true (see the 5:05 mark).
poho – a waste of time. Trying to keep secrets from your ohana in Hawaii’s small world is poho.
Dining
ono – delicious, scrumptious.
malasada – a doughnut-like pastry with Portuguese origins. Hawaii’s version of Krispy Kreme way before there was Krispy Kremes.
Zippys – Hawaii’s equivalent to (but more ono than) Denny’s. Always serving Hawaii comfort food. Here’s a haole eating ono grinds (food) at Zippys.
Continued in Part 2 of 21 Slang Words You Should Know Before Visiting Hawaii.
Dodge Journey Isn’t So SXT
On the daily drive, I followed this newly released Dodge Journey crossover vehicle. Yes, the model number is SXT, as in sounds like “sexty.”
But from the looks of the rear, the Journey is surely not sexty.
Get Your Social Media Read On
After seeing this collection of social media books on display at a bookstore, I realized I haven’t read a “techie” book for a while.
It’s time to get my social media read on, so I’m looking through these selections.
Catching Fire Releases This Week
The Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire releases this week (September 1) on Amazon. Pre-order your copy today.
Can’t Wait for the Froyo Wars!
How many frozen yogurt chains are there in Hawaii now? You know they all can’t make it here on this froyo saturated island. I can’t wait for the wars to begin and see who’s left standing.
The contenders:
- Yogurtland – across from UH in that location that keeps changing vendors, Pearl City, and Hawaii Kai
- Orange Tree – expanding in the “smaller” markets around the island and is opening in Ala Moana
- Red Mango – now at Kahala Mall and in Waikiki
- Menchies – at Ward, Kapolei, and Mililani
- Yogurt Mama – only Kailua and about to battle Orange Tree
- Yami – the venerable chain that survived the last froyo war
- TCBY – still kicking
- Milano Freezer – Westridge Shopping Center Aiea
- yogen fruz – actually taking on the challenge of Windward Mall!
Who else will be competing and fighting as your froyo favorite? The upcoming winter months will be the first test. Any bets who’ll fold first? Yogurt Mama is the easy pick with a single (bad) location and Orange Tree opening up the street. And notice, not one opening in Windward Mall (updated with yogen fruz who will be opening a location in the mall).
Me and My Drobo
Since a few have been asking about my recent Drobo purchase, here’s some info. I bought the “basic” Drobo unit without the DroboShare hardware. And no, the Drobo, even with the DroboShare, does not support the wicked fast iSCSI transfers. Only the DroboPro unit can handle iSCSI.
Doing some quick price checks, I placed my order through Newegg.com. At the time, Newegg’s Drobo cost was cheaper than most other online stores, Drobo was offering $50 back, and Newegg’s shipping to Hawaii was the lowest at ~$30.
My needs for a Drobo are pretty straightforward. My internal drive was filling up and I already have an external drive for Mac OS X Time Machine backups. The biggest problem is drive space for audio and video files. I also have an AppleTV which syncs with the iTunes library. If you want movies and television shows sync-ed with your AppleTV, then you need to leave them in the iTunes library. This is where the problem comes.
With too many videos, especial HD ones, and high resolution pictures the internal drive fills up quick. And I don’t want to manually add and delete movies to iTunes. I didn’t want to get yet another basic external drive for my movies since there would be no backup of that. So that’s where the Drobo fits in.
I have 3 drives in my Drobo which automatically configures a data redundant scheme. Setup of a Drobo is easy, too easy in fact. Nothing exciting. The hardest part was clearing a space on my crowded desk for the hardware (which is bigger than I expected). I’m using the FireWire 800 interface, and USB 2.0 is available.
For now, I migrated my iTunes music to the Drobo. I haven’t moved my entire multimedia library including videos and pictures since I’m not exactly sure how that’s done. Migrating iTunes music is documented and moving my entire Mac OS X Home directory is documented, but I haven’t found how to move the pictures and movies folders to another drive. But moving my music alone freed up over 100 GB of space on my internal drive so that’s good enough.
I also use the Drobo for working on iMovie projects. The speed of the Drobo was a concern of mine, but it’s been fast enough. One minor thing is that the Drobo does go to sleep once in awhile so the drives take a few seconds to spin up when that happens. It’s noticeable but not overly so.
I guess I could also use the Drobo for Time Machine backups since it is compatible. But because I already have an external drive dedicated to Time Machine, I’ll keep this arrangement.
To round out my backup and archive scheme, at the suggestion of @mirthlab, I might have to reconsider something like SuperDuper. Maybe I should move my Time Machine backups to the Drobo then repurpose my external drive as a SuperDuper clone??
So there you go about my Drobo. If got any questions, leave me a comment.