Archives: 2005 August
Random August News
August 26th, 2005, No Comments
Another month, another mod_virgule release. With this release, I’ve removed most of the remaining hard-coded, site-specific stuff. It’s now possible to build and install mod_virgule without having to edit the source code to insert the website’s name or the admin’s email address. I’ve moved all that to the site config file where it can be [...]
Etymological Poking
August 26th, 2005, No Comments
A cowpoke is a another word for a cowboy or someone who works with cows. A slowpoke is someone who works or moves slowly. So what’s the origin of the word poke? Does it have the same meaning in both words? Perhaps it simply means something like dude, an informal term for a person of [...]
