I used to be a Tech Writer not that long ago and still have many professional and personnel friends who travel in those circles. So, when news hit the web today of the impending demise of Macromedia RoboHelp, it in my inbox pretty quickly. To scale the news up a little bit for relational purposes, […]
Bwahahahahaha! Fighting back: In London, 35 Greenpeace protesters rushed onto the floor of the International Petroleum Exchange in February, intending to paralyze oil trading on the day the Kyoto environmental initiative took effect, but, unexpectedly, the traders turned on them, punching and kicking the protesters until they ran for their lives. Link
Wow, that low, eh? AP – About seven in 10 Americans say Congress inappropriately intervened in the case of a brain-damaged woman whose relatives disagree over whether she should be allowed to die, according to a new poll. [via Yahoo News [Politics]]
I’m going to go off, and I can’t apologize for it. God damn it, politicians, scratch that, Republicans–stop using Terry Schiavo as your political pawn. I don’t really give a damn whether she lives or dies, cold as that sounds. She’s obviously been kept alive and cared for for the past 15 years, and I’m […]
Aw, yeah… Garlicster
J– and I had a discussion about her case last night, and I have to admit that I was wrong about how the case had come to the idiotic point at which it now resides. I did a little reading (very little) and found Abstract Appeal, a blog that is covering the case in minute […]
In a previous life, I was an active member of the West Michigan Shores Chapter of the STC. I met a lot of really cool people there and learned a lot about what it meant to be not just a technical writer, but more about how technical writers can break out of the mold and […]
I don’t know how to accurately describe this, so I’ll mangle it instead. Liveplasma lets you search for a band you like (say, Wilco) and then groups other bands you may like by proximity. The UI is a little wonky (horizontal scrolls bars are bad, UI people, bad, especially if you’re using Flash), but the […]
I think the title should say it all… No pricing has been announced. Link
The Irish-Heritage Timeline… I laughed out loud at the entry for 1923. Newly independent Ireland named “Irish Free State” instead of alternate suggestion, “Irish Free State, Y’Feckin’ Teabags” Aaaah… I’m laughing again. Link