• Voodoopad lines to iCal todos “…script to take line-items from VoodooPad pages and make them into Todo items in iCal…” (tags: applescript gtd howto ical mac osascript osx productivity program programming python script todo voodoopad )

If you’re a zombie aficionado, set your butt down on Friday, October 26th and tune into Turner Classic Movies for a zombie movie marathon. Check this awesomeness out (times are PT):

• 9:15am [Horror/Science-Fiction] Voodoo Island (1957)
  A tycoon hires an investigator to prove that voodoo doesn’t exist.
  Cast: Boris Karloff, Beverly Tyler, Elisha Cook, Jr. Dir: Reginald Le Borg. BW-78 mins, TV-PG
• 10:45am [Comedy] Zombies On Broadway (1945)
  Two bumbling press agents seek a real zombie for a nightclub opening.
  Cast: Wally Brown, Alan Carney, Bela Lugosi. Dir: Gordon Douglas. BW-68 mins, TV-PG
• 12:00pm [Horror/Science-Fiction] King Of The Zombies (1941)
  A mad scientist raises the dead to fight for Hitler in World War II.
  Cast: Dick Purcell, Joan Woodbury, Mantan Moreland. Dir: Jean Yarbrough. BW-67 mins, TV-PG
• 1:15pm [Horror/Science-Fiction] Revenge Of The Zombies (1943)
  A Nazi scientist tries to raise an army of the dead to fight for Hitler.
  Cast: John Carradine, Gale Storm, Veda Ann Borg. Dir: Steve Sekeley. BW-62 mins, TV-PG
• 2:30pm [Horror/Science-Fiction] Zombies of Mora Tau (1957)
  Sailors try to salvage a sunken treasure guarded by zombie seamen.
  Cast: Gregg Palmer, Allison Hayes, Morris Ankrum. Dir: Edward L. Cahn. BW-69 mins, TV-PG [Letterbox]
• 3:45pm [Horror/Science-Fiction] White Zombie (1932)
  A zombie master menaces newlyweds on a Haitian plantation.
  Cast: Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, John Harron. Dir: Victor Halperin. BW-67 mins, TV-PG

• Terminal Productivity Tips “…the most useful hints for working on the command line in the context of OS X server. It’s probably aimed at people who work with Terminal every day…but have never had the time to look around for tips to boost their productivity.” (tags: bash linux mac screen shell terminal tips unix cli geek gtd script osx productivity scripting )

The Canadian Space Agency has came up with some new snacks for its astronaut Dave Williams to try out during STS-118, which was Endeavour’s trip to the International Space Station back in August this year. As Adam Gollner describes in this Epicurious.com post, “The Canasnack”,

The problem with NASA’s freeze-dried snacks is that if you’re eating sliced strawberries or Neopolitan ice cream bars, they all taste like oversweetened sofa foam. That’s why the Canadian Space Agency just unveiled their own contribution to the space munchies race: the “Canasnack.”

which was a sandwich cookie. They also tried out a caribou jerky, which apparently met with Williams’ approval.

The snacks are the result of a joint effort between the CSA and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. From an August press release, “AAFC: Canasnack is Out of this World”

AAFC and the CSA are working together to develop nutritious foods for crew members during spaceflight. The STS-118 shuttle mission to the International Space Station (ISS) includes a Canadian-made cookie designed by AAFC scientists to meet spaceflight requirements.

“Canada can now add the Canasnack to its list of advances in space innovation,” said the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board. “The benefits of this project will go far beyond better food choices for astronauts, as scientists apply the valuable experience acquired to other areas of functional food and nutraceuticals, ultimately benefiting all Canadians.”

Anything that keeps us moving away from the Goo is a good thing. :)

Seen on the freeway this morning:

“I’m no longer with stupid.”