One day, L337 speak is going to be honored with as much appreciation as Kanji, the Japanese Idyograms that can be discovered in the 'burbs tatooed on some jerkbags arm. I came to this conclusion when I discovered that different numbers/letters can be translated into other alphanumetric symbols, (ex: 7 = L; 7 = T; 7 = seven!). Just as L337 or 733t-speaks nebulous characters can be reinterpretted, so can Kanji (its not just reserved for words like "Honour" and "Love"). Infact, the artform in the Japanese Past-time, Haiku, is due to the harmonious blend of symbolic references . I refused to do Haiku in elementary school, because I cant read Kanji. Most people feel that the beauty of Haiku is in its simplicity - not true - as i just stated, its actually a complex whirlpool of symbols in a confined space. Anyone who actually enjoys Haiku thats translated to an Alphabet or another series of Idyograms is a pretentious idiot. So, will Elite speak have the same artistic integrity as Kanji? Only time will tell.

I've noticed I've been getting deeper and deeper into the viper-pit of Terror EBM. Artists like Hocico, Fiendflug and Retractor.

In regards to WebLab™, I spent the day mod_rewriting the frontend. For those who aren't familiar with mod_rewrite , basically it converts This:

webpage.com/page.php?var1=14&var2=88

into this

webpage.com/page/14/88

It both improves the cosmetics and security of the page. You'll notice that the Popgun Eight Eight Dot Ogre doesnt use it. Theres a very good reason: I'm lazy.

The weekend was a huge uphill battle against Internet Explorer 5.0 CSS compatibility that nearly cost me my sanity.

After much hesitation, I finally gzipped the WebLab frontend. This is just as it sounds. It compresses the HTML on the page. I'm saving approximately 60% of my bandwidth through this process.

For the convinence of our clientelle regarding Breadstream, I wrote an Auto-Update script that will constantly refresh each of our sites with the latest version of the WebLab Build. For some reason, through this whole ardouous ordeal, I find that to be my crowning achievement.

Posted at 11:47 PM

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