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That “Line 146″ Error

Posted by dailyheights on Friday 4 February 2005 at 11:51 pm

Why am I not surprised the fix came from Fourmilab?

Error message:  uninitialized value in substitution iterator at lib/MT/Util.pm line 146

"If you go to the configuration page for the weblog and set the
Preferences/Language for Date Display to "English", it should fix the
problem … If you get similar
error messages, czech and double czech that this hasn’t happened to you."

Brooklyn Museum First Saturday: Carnival and… Marilyn Monroe.

Posted by dailyheights on Friday 4 February 2005 at 4:48 pm

6-11 PM Saturday night. Go see the complete schedule. Bonus points if you can figure out why the combination Brazilian-Carnival-and-Marilyn-Monroe theme makes perfect sense. Highlights:

-DJ Greg Caz (Brazilian Beat Brooklyn) Brazilian Carnival music
-Create a collaborative Brooklyn-themed collage
-Artist Dialogue: photographer David Michalek
-Traditional Afro-Brazilian music and dance, including capoeira.
-Brooklyn-based
avant-garde jazz trio Harriet Tubman + spoken-word
artist Sadiq
-Free Samba Lessons
-Brazilian dance party
-Marilyn Monroe
look-alike contest
-Screening: Marilyn Monroe in Seven Year Itch
   

Laundromat Fire: Mac-Friendly Video

Posted by dailyheights on Friday 4 February 2005 at 11:11 am

Posting a WMV video froze out about 25% of dailyheights readers. Sorry. Click here or here for a Mac-friendly version. If both links are expired, request a copy. (Note: recoding the video bumped up the file size to 15MB, so be patient with the download.)

QUIZ: Name that Photoshop Effect

Posted by dailyheights on Friday 4 February 2005 at 10:50 am

031Answer at lightningfield.com.

NASCAR Brand Tomatoes

Posted by dailyheights on Friday 4 February 2005 at 9:39 am

Nascar_tomatoes_1Who convinced NASCAR to put their name on a box of grape tomatoes? Quite possibly, the former NASCAR guy who now wants to sell the last-place New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn. Tomatoes, NASCAR–You know, it’s "that whole Southern thing." This could be the perfect endorsement opportunity for John Kerry. After all, who among us doesn’t love NASCAR Brand Grape Tomatoes?

And what store in Brooklyn stocks NASCAR Brand Grape Tomatoes, anyway? These were a donation to a Park Slope soup kitchen. There is a good chance they may have come from the Food Coop. Food Coopers, confirm or deny.

UNITY PLAN: Go see Ratner alternative Wednesday, Feb. 16 at the YWCA in Boerum Hill

Posted by dailyheights on Friday 4 February 2005 at 2:21 am

Jo Anne Simon (BHA): "We support smart growth — development that makes sense and that is
consistent with the needs and sensibilities of the host communities." Forest City Ratner Corporation has also been
invited to make a presentation … Full details in the dailyheights forums.

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