Facebook Poke States Live (Again)

I was looking at the stats today and noticed that none of the new pokes were being logged. This made me wonder if the database had died on me. Nope, that wasn’t it. Upon further investigating I found the problem.

When I created the flash version of the stats, I renamed a file that was needed by the server. I present you with a diagram of how the auto-poker/logger works.

Facebook Poke Stats Live!

I decided to write an auto poke script for Facebook. This script will not only poke a person back within a few seconds of them poking me, but it will also update my server so I can keep track of how many pokes I have.

You can view the stats here: http://poke.dawnerd.com/index.php

Just refresh for an update. Once pokes start coming in, you will notice that there are a select many who poke me a lot. Happy Poking!

EDIT: This script is no longer maintained. Instead go here: http://apps.facebook.com/pokestats

Table Fan Mod

I’ve been buggered to do this for a while, and it finally got me mad enough to do it. Recently, my nice table fan stopped outputting enough air to make it work having it on. Besides, it’s really loud. I opened the casing, and saw that the fan blades had no lift whatso ever. My solution? Re-mold the blades.

I would post pictures, but just a few minutes ago when this whole modition took place (Yes, thats a new word), I had no intentions on it actually working. But I must say, before you throw your old fan away, see if you can’t tweak it a bit. Not only is it working again, but it is working 300% better than it did when I purchased it a year ago.