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By: Theme Change (again) at Nerve Endings Firing Away

Theme Change (again) at Nerve Endings Firing Away — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 22:31:08 +0000

[...] than two weeks after I announced ‘grand changes’ in my blog theme, I have gone ahead and changed it yet again proving that I care more about template tinkering than [...]

By: Changes at NEFA at Nerve Endings Firing Away

Changes at NEFA at Nerve Endings Firing Away — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:02:08 +0000

[...] to my tinkering this weekend, I finally managed to work on some issues that hopefully makes this blog a better place; to surf [...]

By: The Piker

The Piker — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:24:04 +0000

As a matter of fact, when people are out on weekends at Northgate guzzling down beer and grinding their way to glory, I sit at home watching TV shows on my laptop. It’s great to know that Fox, NBC and the others see the virtue of streaming their shows online on their official websites so that single and lonely grad students like me can watch them. :)
And yeah, this week I went to Northgate to the Mardi Gras party. It had all the elements except the flashing part :(

Patrix replied: I know. We desis can be real nerds. We would have killed ourselves if it weren’t for unlimited bandwidth and I bet FOX, NBC aren’t the only channels you watch ;) And a Mardi Gras party without flashing? You could have attended Dandiya Raas instead.

By: BongoP'o'ndit

BongoP'o'ndit — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:46:31 +0000

No such luck for me although had an incident that I must write about sometime soon before it gets stale.

Tales of drunken bloggers are always enjoyable. Eagerly awaiting yours.

Patrix replied: Soon :)

By: Chetan

Chetan — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 18:58:48 +0000

The theme didnâ€™t have a â€™single postâ€™ template and any ad blocks I added above below the title or above the comments got plastered for all posts on the front page.

Creating a single post template is far too easy. Make a copy of your main page template (index.php) and rename it to single.php. You can then modify the hell out of it, to get your customization for single posts. (If the WordPress theme engine notices single.php, it would load it instead of index.php.) The front page would then remain unchanged.

Patrix replied:

You can then modify the hell out of it.

Easier said than done for me. So far I have ventured only as far as modifying templates not creating them. I wouldn’t know where to begin and it scares the shit outta me when the site breaks. But I’ll muster up the courage and try it sometime. Any non-K2 templates out there to refer?

By: confused

confused — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:50:18 +0000

And my other PhD blog friend seems more obsessed with blogs than I currently am so I shouldnâ€™t be feeling all the guilty.

I protest. In fact, I have a life, for example I spend Saturday nights reading newspapers. See? No blogs for me unlike you.

As far as templates go, just put up the credits and I will go forth and steal. :P

Patrix replied: Oh yeah! I nearly forgot the fun activity of spending Saturday nights reading newspapers. At least you get sloshed sometimes. No such luck for me although had an incident that I must write about sometime soon before it gets stale. The URL for the templates is in the post. I’m not telling which one I used coz I might return to it someday.

By: BongoP'o'ndit

BongoP'o'ndit — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:45:53 +0000

As a post-PhD blogger, let me assure you that this is the best time for indulging in blogging. Time constraints only get worse from here. Imagine being a post-doc and having limited time to get a job or when you are a faculty and having to write grants 24×7 (though I dont know what the situation is in your field).

Patrix replied: That’s what I keep telling myself. No wonder I wish to remain a student all my life. The grants situation is just as dire in my field as it must be in yours.