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2001-09-07

From the 170th issue of David Langford’s Ansible, the following things where learnt:

1) That Ang Lee is even cooler than previously known. “Ang Lee had sent a witty note of thanks and apology for not being present[...]”, as he couldn’t be present to accept his Hugo for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Which is more than winner for best novel did — it use to be the other way around. Usually directors and their associates ignore awards from the stf-field.

2) Even though I don’t like Anime, this is kind of neat. The Japanese animation studio responsible for Princess Mononoke are working on an adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones’ Howl’s Moving Castle. Diana Wynne Jones. Wow. I mean, it can’t be worse than the anime version of E.E. Doc Smith’s Lensman.

3) Jhonen Vasquez won a horror award for his comic I Feel Sick. Which I think is more than fine. He should win something every week.

-- Oh God!
-- Shut up! You’re here for a reason! Serve your purpose!
-- But I didn’t do anyth...
-- SHUT UP! I’ve got some questions for you. You will answer truthfully! You lie... and I CUT YOUR FILTHY THROAT. Is this milk still good?!
-- Huh? [sip, sip] Uh, yeah.
-- This lettuce! How crisp is it? HOW CRISP GODDAMMIT?!
-- It’s fine!
-- These fudge-pops! Freezer burn?! FREEZER BURN?!
-- Umm...
-- Eat the fuckin´ weenie!!!
-- Mmph... It tastes okay.
-- Whew! Thanks. I haven’t cleaned my fridge out in awhile. And, well... You know.
-- Jhonen Vasquez, Johnny the Homicidal
Maniac: Director’s Cut

No, it should be perl instead of steam. But nevertheless, Movable Type looks very interesting. Especially the categorisation bit, which is something I really miss in Greymatter.

• Extensible, library-driven code.
• Multiple output templates to enable one-click publishing to multiple destinations.
• Entry categorization and grouping.
• Built-in support for RSS syndication.
• Custom variable and template inclusion, for encapsulation of commonly used HTML.
• Support for multiple weblogs/journals.
• Multiple archiving options: daily/weekly/monthly/categorical, or each entry on its own individual page.
• Comment system, either inline or in popup windows; ability to exclude commenting on certain posts.
• Notification on new entries: maintain lists of users to whom notification messages can be sent when you post a new or specific entry.
• Date stamp override allows you to pre-date or post-date your entries.