There's going to be an EXCITING new feature-ette to Tabulas soon; I've been working on it hardcore the last day or so. It's an old feature that was taken out because of lack of support ... but I've found a new open source package that works wonderfully!

I was doing work on the smilies engine [still a LOT of work to be done there if I ever want to let people upload their own smilies] and noticed that the trigger word for this smiley face: irate was UNC. I guess I really wasn't happy with UNC when I wrote Tabulas...

The trigger words are pretty funny - I kind of added the smilies feature as a last-minute request during the early development stage; I would look at the picture and then use the first word that came to mind. Some of these are only humorous if you know me and the people in real life...

tonylee This was named after Tony Lee, who is obviously Mr. Cool

droolie This was named after "Drools" Choi, who has long since departed this area [she got married!]. The joke was that she was the sweet ol' mountain girl from rural NC... except she was Korean.

Named after my then-girlfriend.

I could not pass this naming this one after my Mom - she's a damn good chef. Momma's cooking ... #1! [What's funny is that everyone thinks their mom is the best cook. But my mom can beat up any of your moms ... so eat it.]

This was named after Hansub (aka "Soob"). The joke here is that Soob used to have an attitude and had a dirty mouth. We just like to make fun of Soob [the one on the right is him].

I'm a narcissistic ass. This is named after me because I am never seen without a hat.

Named after jennhlin. I was chatting with her when I was naming these, and she demanded I label the prettiest emoticon after her. So I did.

Named after Yush cause I can kick his ass any day of the week! I AM THE ALPHA MALE!!!!!!!

Trigger word: girls. 'Nuff said.

Trigger word: dukies. How can I not take a potshot at Duke University? Paying $35K+/year for an education you can get for $10K/year on the other end of Tobacco Road? Come on...

Trigger word: boys. Cause we're so innocent like that... until evil girls come and corrupt us! Hahaha.

Named after Alice. Cause it's just her.

Named after Lillia. If you know her, this one is a great fit.

Posted by roy on March 8, 2005 at 04:09 PM in Tabulas | 15 Comments

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phineyae (guest)

Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 11:04 PM
Roy I give you props for having time to do all this. I'm gonna complain less about being busy when you find time to do everything. SUPERMAN I tell ya.

lillia (guest)

Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 10:56 PM
I MADE IT.. my 15 minutes of fame will go down in history.. as long as the internet lasts!!!!!!!!
Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 06:29 PM
Lillia is definitely my favorite..I typed it in some of my other journaling services and was upset when my little sunglasses smiley didn't show up. :(

Can be subsituted by Aim coolface smiley.
Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 09:37 PM
I'm sure Lillia will be uber-happy to hear that ;)
Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 06:10 PM
I hope you're saving all this for your book... Like The Soul Of A New Machine
by Tracy Kidder.
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0316491977/qid=1110330454/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/102-2446194-8544145?v=glance&s=books&n=507846">shortened link</a> [www.amazon.com]
Or, to paraphrase another book title: "The Perfect Blog"... :)

phineyae (guest)

Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 11:03 PM
When does he find time to read? Woww Roy is Superman..
Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 11:12 PM
lol! just watch the Kryptonite!!
Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 09:37 PM
Dag it, man. You and your book recommendations are gonna get me broke! I'm almost finished with The Wisdom of Groups ... now I'm gonna have to trek to B&N tomorrow and find this book :)
Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 10:26 PM
Sorry man! It is a very popular book, so maybe it's available at the library?

Just send me an autographed copy of your "A Perfect Blog" when it's published, OK?
Comment posted on March 9th, 2005 at 01:11 AM
Haha no, i was just being sarcastic. I've really enjoyed your recommendation so far, and if this one hits, you will be in the PANTHEON OF GREAT TASTE in my world. ;)
Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 04:52 PM
you're not the first person i met who doesn't like (or didn't like) UNC, despite being from NC....:)
Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 09:34 PM
Haha, I *love* Carolina, which is why I was so confused that I would name such an angry smiley after my alma mater... I just think I've had my hate moments with it, that's all ;)
Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 05:00 PM
silly.. he LOVE carolina. in fact he goes there.

but Duke sucks

and that quality education he's talking about is just a short hop on I-40 East from Durham. You can't miss the bricks.
Comment posted on March 9th, 2005 at 06:20 PM
what's with duke, anyway? pardon the ignorance, but is it any better than UNC? :)
Comment posted on March 8th, 2005 at 09:39 PM
Riiiiggggghhhht. Living in your crazy-man world, you are.