Archive for September, 2005

Subvert from Within

It’s one thing to talk about–and execute–a user-focused approach when you’re a small company or an independent contractor. But what if you are, in fact, a fish in a sea as vast as, say, Microsoft? Can you hope to make a difference? Or does working at the “DarkStar” suck the soul from any employee with [...]

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Heard on the radio

(Iraq - Saddam = Detroit) - Don McMillan
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Opera is Free

Opera today released their browser for free.. no ads, no banners, no nothing. Very cool. Opera is the parent to many of the features that people love in Firefox, including tabbed browsing. Well worth a look and something else to keep in mind when designing for the web.
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Comments Spam

Sorry to do this, but I’ve had to tighten up my comment policy due to a comment spam attack. 2 days and over 100 spam comments (and that’s for a site with less traffic than 127.0.0.1).
Anyone who uses TypeKey gets their comments auto published; otherwise, the comment goes in the queue. Spammers are scum, [...]

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How not to get out of killing someone

Cross-examined by Lautenschlager, Vang was asked if each victim deserved to die. Vang answered “no” in some cases and “yes” in others.
Stunning… have fun in prison.
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Penn and Teller on PETA - Bullshit

Penn & Teller’s Bullshit! on Showtime is one of the most lucid shows out there. Unfortunately, it’s on Showtime, which I don’t get (thank you, Internet). Today, I found a link to the episode on PETA, the People for the *cough*Ethical*cough* Treatment of Animals.

It’s good enough that I’m posting the video here (right-click, save [...]

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Tie Two Ropes Together… Properly

Lifehacker has a cool post about how to properly lash two ropes together. As a failed Cadet (kind of like Boy Scouts, but with more God and less crafts), I should know this, yet don’t. I bring shame on my family.
But no longer, as I will learn how to do this… as soon as [...]

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