Many WordPress users have run in to the error “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.” Sometimes, it is because you changed the table prefix and the solution is a database change. For other folks, it was due to old plugin incompatibility. To fix it, you need to replace admin_head with admin_menu. …
Author Archives: paulschreiber
New AirPort base station?
The apple.com search engine seemed to have a spot of trouble with this one.
Designing Obama
Scott Thomas, the design director for Obama for America (and the guy who kicked my butt every day for two months to make sure Vote for Change was as good as it could be) has put together Designing Obama. This a fantastic book chronicling the art both from and inspired by the Obama campaign. Here’s …
Jon Stewart eviscerates spineless democrats
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
Protest + brass section = performance art
Operation Hey Mackey! – Whole Foods, Oakland from Jamie LeJeune on Vimeo. via Venice for Change.
Protect Insurance Companies PSA
Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
Q&A fail
(via failblog, of course).
MAPLight’s awesome Money Near Votes tool
If you haven’t heard of MAPLight.org before, here’s what they do (which is fantastic): MAPLight.org, a groundbreaking public database, illuminates the connection between campaign donations and legislative votes in unprecedented ways. Elected officials collect large sums of money to run their campaigns, and they often pay back campaign contributors with special access and favorable laws. …
Hey Chase bank — 1995 called, they want their user agreement back
Buried in my Amazon Chase Visa “This E-Sign Disclosure and Consent” was this gem: Hardware and Software Requirements. In order to access, view, respond to, and retain electronic Communications that we make available to you, you must have: an Internet browser (Microsoft ® Windows 95 or higher, Windows NT 4.0 or higher with Microsoft Internet …
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I’d rather you be right
Jeff Ello wrote an interesting article for Computerworld about managing geeks. Here’s the heart of it: While everyone would like to work for a nice person who is always right, IT pros will prefer a jerk who is always right over a nice person who is always wrong. Wrong creates unnecessary work, impossible situations and …