Since mid-2007 the pace of posts has slowed substantially due to both the birth of my son and my decision to go back into the military (this time as a reserve officer). For awhile I though I could resume the same tempo, but it’s just not possible; I’ve too many irons in the fire. […]
After almost three weeks of nearly no blogging, we’ve figured out enough of a new schedule and have begun to overcome exhaustion enough to seek some normality - or at least select parts of the old normality. The little guy is doing very good, gaining weight on schedule, and doing all the right things. […]
I’ve decided to move all posts unrelated to North Korea, Asia, etc. from DPRK Studies to a URL I used previously, Area Studies, and re-focus all future postings here strictly on North Korea and Asia. Today seemed like an appropriate time to do so. Once I’m satisfied with how things are working at Area […]
Update 2: Did some testing with the plug-in referred to below. It appears to work, but with some glitches, so I’ll be waiting to do the final upgrade to WP 2.2.
Update: If you use any K2 based theme, you’ll need this plug-in to disable widgets in WP 2.2, at least until K2 works this […]
The latest version of WordPress made several noticeable improvements, aside from the usual security fixes. A few are:
Autosave
Tabbed editor allows switching between WYSIWYG and code editing while writing a post
Blogroll links with sub-categories
Comment feeds now include all the comments, not just the last 10
A better picture upload manager
An XML import/export tool
A new version of […]
When I moved from Yahoo Hosting to LunarPages (LP) in 2001 it was a dramatic change for the better; much more storages and features for less, and support you could actually speak to (at the time it was impossible to contact Yahoo support by phone). The service was good, even excellent. But nothing remains […]
Last update: The latest version of my preferred theme – TripleK2 – does not appear to play will with WP 2.1, so I’ll be waiting for the next iteration of one or the other for conflicts to go away. I’ve also done some testing between LunarPages and Bluehost and have found that LunarPages is […]
Update: Information, like a firearm, can be used for good or evil; according to British Intelligence, terrorists used imagery from Google Maps to plan attacks on British bases in Basra.
Original post: Joshua found and implemented the beta English-Korean translator from Google, which apparently isn’t perfect but is better than the alternatives (see OneFreeKorea in […]
I wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2007!
Having just returned from a week at my parents farm in the Midwest for the Christmas holiday, my hope for the new year is that we are able to relocate far away from the rat race of the DC Metro area to someplace with a (much) lower […]
As many of you no doubt noticed, The Korea Liberator was down for over a day. This is going to explain what happened and why, with some WordPress jargon, some technical detail, and griping (ok, ranting) about support, so if you aren’t interested, no need to continue.
Update: Some of the deletions and changes have […]
Via the Times: "The exhibition features 400 hand-painted posters dating from the peak of the Dear Leader Kim Sung Il's power in the 1950s to the present regime led by his son, Kim Jong Il." The article has only one image, but has several interesting propaganda quotes.
- #Young Korean Herrenvolk engaging in their version of Agoge, at least according to the New York Times. The two Korean schools mentioned in the article are similar to Exeter or Andover in the United States in someways (they are private academies that serve children of affluent parents). But my guess is that the studious atmosphere and intense regimen compare more to the likes of Stuyvesant (my alma mater) in NYC or T.J. in Virginia (both highly selective, but publicly-funded high schools).
- #North Korea claims that on 25 April 1932 the Korean People’s Army (KPA, 조선인민군/ Chosŏn inmin'gun) was formed. However, the more likely accurate date is 08 February 1948. It is celebrated as “Military Foundation Day” in Kimland.
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