Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Hey Expression Engine team—the Expression Engine error message "You are only allowed to search every 15 seconds" should instead be "You are allowed to search only once every 15 seconds." "You are only allowed to search every 15 seconds" means that you are not allowed to do anything except search every 15 seconds, which is pretty ridiculous if you ask me. (If it were up to me, I wouldn't even have such a feature—it only annoys site visitors and causes them to leave, and it doesn't explain whatever rationale there might be for such an unusual limitation. Imagine if you could search Google only once every 15 seconds! I'd probably stop using Google, just like yesterday when I stopped using Typedia due to this error.) Stretches. Weight training: various leg exercises, advanced plank: about 90 seconds. To work. Small web updates. Shuttle to Laurel Heights, chatted with Lucia on the way. Dean's Office furlough implementation meeting. I took notes and recorded audio because Sue A asked me to. Tried to find Eric D afterwards to drop off cdroms but couldn't find him. Shuttle back to Parnassus. Dropped off the audio and chatted with Sue A and Shannon W, said hello briefly to Eric whom I knew from U-12. Small web updates. Answered a question about closure of services from recent grad JP. Regex work with Eric D. Answered some computer questions for Chris C. Tweaked Bluehost spam configuration. Dinner at home with Patrick: shells with pig in marinara sauce, biscuits, Smart Balance Light, hot water. Showed Patrick the value of Google Voice. Found countdown app solutions for Patrick. Price list edits for Drew. Time Machine errors "Error: (5) getxattr" and "Backup failed with error: 26" and "Failed to eject volume (null)". I temporarily resolved this by ejecting the Time Machine volume and remounting it. I have Time Machine problems so frequently now that I always leave Console running and set to view all messages filtered on "backupd". I minimize it when I don't need it, and I restore it when I do. Much easier than closing it and opening it again when Time Machine gives me so many problems.