Skinny Side By Side Refrigerators

Here is what I've learned so far about finding a side-by-side replacement for the "contractor grade" refridgerator that we currently have:

Due to the way our counters have been built right up to the edge of the current fridge, we are limited to the dimensions of the current one, although we could go higher. Our current dimensions are 32"W x 32"D x 67"H. Our over-fridge cabinets allow up to 4" extra height

We found a very good one at Lowes. It's a Whirlpool, with a very minimal icemaker ("In-Door"), 32"x32"x66". It's in black (the salesperson made the claim that they can get it in white). I was curious if it would be possible to get one with more height.

The Whirlpool site shows only two 32"W side by side fridges, but the ice dispensers don't look much like the model at Lowes, so these probably don't have the good in-door icemaker. Here are the two models:

ED2VHEXVQ:
http://www.whirlpool.com/catalog/product.jsp?src=REFRIGERATORS&cat=96&prod=2094

ED2DHEXWQ:
http://www.whirlpool.com/catalog/product.jsp?src=REFRIGERATORS&cat=96&prod=1568

The ED2DHEXWQ has handles that look similar to the Lowes model.

So, looking for skinny side-by-side models that are taller, I found the following info:

This GE fridge is taller, but has a skinnier freezer section and it's even more insanely expensive than the whirlpool models. It supposedly can be bought through Applianceland and Bray&Scarf. The stupid flash loader on this webpage is broken:

GSHF3KGZWW:
http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SpecPage&Sku=GSHF3KGZWW

Suggestions by Google led to this other GE model that doesn't have a broken website, and seems to fit all our needs, aside from the skinnier freezer. It's also just $800 at a sears outlet store.

GSHF3KGZCC:
http://products.geappliances.com/ApplProducts/Dispatcher?REQUEST=SpecPage&Sku=GSHF3KGZCC

The GE models have a good digital temperature readout, but the same bad internal filter that knocks out a bunch of food space as Dad's fridge (and probably taints the water like his too).

This review page, for yet a different GE model, is interesting because one reviewer describes the model's compressor as having the exact same nasty grinding noise as our current refridgerator's. He even goes into detail as to which type of compressor it is.

http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/ge-appliances-black-23-1-cu-ft-side-by-refrigerator-gshf3kgz-reviews

The only 32" side-by-side that Kenmore sells is this model, which aside from looking miserable, is also short:

http://www.kenmore.com/shc/s/p_10154_12604_04641262000P?vName=Kenmore&cName=Refrigerators&sName=Side-by-Side+Refrigerators&prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=L1

Interestingly, this KithenAid model looks more like the Lowes one than the Whirlpool ones. I.e. short also.

http://www.refrigeratorexpert.com/kitchenaid-architect-ii-KSRV22FVSS.html

Logo Links

Some stuff to get back to for from a cursory search on whether Logo is still out there:

what a gui for this looks like:

http://logo.codeplex.com/

more than just logo:

http://www.marshallbrain.com/kids-programming.htm

Here's the google search. Every link on here looks good:

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&source=hp&q=logo+programming+for+kids

Windows Line Feeds

To code windows line feeds in python ascii output files, use "\r\n".

some clues, but not the answer:

Wiffing around the problem in the python docs:

http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/peter/programming/developing_on_windows.html#line_endings

An apparently ignored proposal to make things "universal" in python:

http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0278/

A problem with just using \r:

http://www.velocityreviews.com/forums/t335344-carriage-return-problem-with-python-on-windows.html

Everythng I need to know about Yo Gabba Gabba

Awesome show. Four seasons so far. Wikipedia presently has a good history of the origin of the show:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo_Gabba_Gabba!

Also, a nice summary of Lance Robertson's story:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Lance_Rock

The best origin story article that I've found so far, sort of ties everything I've seen in other sources all together:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20348539,00.html#

Info about the live show, or it would be if it wasn't so polluted with flash and other crap that I can't even read the site:

http://www.yogabbagabbalive.com/

The fan site "gabbafriends" is utterly cool, just a huge list of peoples' personal stories going to the live shows or having YGG themed birthday parties:

http://www.gabbafriends.com/

Windows 7 minimized applications going blank

While Windows 7 seems to work better than I expected, this is the worst new feature ever imagined. They went to all this trouble to make minimized applications show up as active miniature images on the task bar, but then ones that haven't been used recently go inactive, basically they're pushed out of the cache, and their miniature images are no longer useful and it takes ages to wake the applications up again. Now I want my XP task bar back! Wahhhhh!

So far, I haven't found a solution to this. In fact, there seems to be only one complaint about it on the M$ forums. This one guy, Mike89, back in 2009, put up completely clear explanations of the problem. Nobody responded, or those that did were morons who didn't bother to read what he had written before firing off answers that didn't have anything to do with the problem. Amusingly, he now seems to be banned. Here's the thread:

http://windows7forums.com/windows-7-support/27872-taskbar-explorer-windows-going-blank.html

Oh wait, here's a clue: This makes the taskbar more XP-like!

http://www.techguideforum.com/how-do-i-minimize-windows-on-windows-7-like-i-used-to-do-on-vista/

Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site http:// Operation aborted.

It's the perfect storm of stupidity. First off, it serves me right for using an antique web browser. Secondly, who's doing this shitty HTML coding? Thirdly, why is there an option for turning on such horrible response behavior in IE and why must it be so mislabeled? I get this problem due to bad javascripting in the page, then the page blanks out and is replaced by this message. The workaround is to turn off the option for blanking the page off, by going to advanced options and unchecking "Show friendly HTTP error messages" box. The actual solution is to go and download the lastest overbloated copy of IE and reinstall it, introducing God knows what new problems. The complete write up is uncharacteristically on M$'s website here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927917

using pdftk to apply a watermark

Sadly, it looks like PrimoPDF can't apply a watermark to conversions. A forum post indicated that there's a paid version that does watermarks, but the prices listed at the given links were boggling. Naturally, I thought of the power-packed pdftk, and yes it has that feature.

http://forums.primopdf.com/showthread.php?t=1788

However, the really interesting thing that I stumbled upon was the following post about problems with pdftk for this feature, and how this guy completely figured out what the bug was an how to work around it:

http://rhodesmill.org/brandon/2009/pdf-watermarks-upside-down/