There needs to be a new version of the “double quote.” One that conveys, not that I’m quoting someone or some text, but the equivalent to the “air quote” or “this is a concept that I’m emphasizing by enclosing it in quotations” quote.
Bottom line is that anyone who taught grammar would probably slap me upside [...]
About a month ago now, Lessig rebooted his career. Once the champion of copyright reform and founder of the Creative Commons (where he will still have a role), he has now decided to focus on “corruption.”
Corruption not in the sense of blatant bribery, and the stereotypical corruption prevalent a few generations ago (though still occasionally [...]
Old link, but I’m still trying to catch up…
Mark hit the nail on the head here… Though I think the blame is shared between the retailers and the content owners, this is more to do with retailers than the latter. But there is a new world emerging… Streaming Video. And I’m not [...]
I hadn’t thought about it this way, but this is a good overview of the influence Google’s search algorithms have on web design. After seeing this, you’ll start to see the sheer number of websites that follow the same model/design… and this can all be traced back to Google! Such ugly, cluttered designs too.
Another thing [...]
[K]ubuntu 7.10 was released today. This will be my first attempt at a serious linux upgrade (which is complicated by the fact that I’m not running a vanilla Feisty at the moment). So we’ll see how this process goes. (Backup, backup, backup)
Gutsy has a lot of great stuff in it — Built in [...]
This was a triumph
I’m making a note here… Huge Success
It’s hard to overstate my satisfaction
Aperture Science
We do what we must because we can
For the good of everyone of us
Except the ones who are dead…
But there’s no sense crying over every mistake
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake
And the Science gets done [...]
“She can’t take much more captain! I’m giving her all she’s got! We need to get to the Winchester!”
From the “that suddenly improved the stakes” department comes news that JJ Abrams remake of Star Trek picked up Simon Pegg (Hot Fuzz, Shawn of the Dead) to play Scotty! Yes, they are going back [...]