Its time for another redesign. I was initially tempted to add a little more sassynes with images etc. But I decided to keep it clean and lean ;-) I have removed a lot of javascript features, such as the pop-up window for commens, and I have also added more meta data. Some for the pleasure of the reader, others as experiments to see how they affect search engine rankings. The design was inspired and based upon the work of Anders Jacobsen’s blog. A version of the new design can also […]
Jon Steward and the Daily Show makes what I think is the most interesting political satire around. Usually scratching the surface of reality. In this interview Jon Steward and Lewis Lapham, editor in chief of Harper’s Magazine discuss what is going on with the political system in the US. This is most certainly one of the most thought provoking pieces they have done so far. Daily show: Lewis Lapham
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I can’t help but wonder what goes on in the heads of the airlines staff throwing off people because of buttons. No matter the text on it.
So much for free speech in the US II Read More »
Want to get updated on digital cameras? Ed Helms has made this fun feature for the Daily Show: Digital Watch: Digital Cameras [Via Hollowcube]
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Some of you might have noticed that theres a project going on to replace todays RSS formats with a format everyone can agree upon. Yesterday Clay Shirky wrote a nice piece called “RSS, Echo, Wikis, and Personality Wars” where he talks about how Sam Ruby has moved the format process away from egos (Need we mention Mark, Dave and Sam?) and over to the actuall format. Though both weblogs and wikis support conversational patterns, weblogs are “conversation as published comments” while wikis are “conversation as shared editing.” Weblogs tend towards
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In the news today: Most Americans don’t trust Bush on Iraq The poll by the University of Maryland found that 52 per cent of respondents said they believed President George W Bush and his aides were “stretching the truth, but not making false statements” about Iraqi president Saddam Hussein’s chemical, biological and nuclear programmes. Another 10 per cent said that US officials were presenting Congress, the American public and the international community “evidence they knew was false,” indicated the survey. Only 32 per cent said that they thought the government
Bush, not so believable after all? Read More »
This is a nifty little tool, made in Flash, allowing you to browse your installed fonts: STC fontBrowser [Via Quasimondo]
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Have you heard about Cynthia McKinney, former U.S. Congresswoman? According to those quoted on National Public Radio, McKinney “a loose cannon” (media expert) who “the people of Atlanta are embarrassed and disgusted” (politician) by, and she is also “loony” and “dangerous” (senator from her own party). Yow! And why is McKinney dangerous/loony/disgusting? According to NPR, “McKinney implied that the [Bush] Administration knew in advance about September 11 and deliberately held back the information.” The New York Times’ Lynette Clemetson revealed her comments went even further over the edge: “Ms. McKinney
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Denial and Deception is an editorial / op-ed in the New York Times. written by Paul Krugman. Quote: Politics is full of ironies. On the White House Web site, George W. Bush’s speech from Oct. 7, 2002 in which he made the case for war with Iraq bears the headline “Denial and Deception.” Indeed. There is no longer any serious doubt that Bush administration officials deceived us into war. The key question now is why so many influential people are in denial, unwilling to admit the obvious.
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This is great news. Although the patent has only expired in the US due to the 20 year rule, it will most certainly make it possible for Open Source products to start supporting GIF again without having to pay blood money to the patent holder. Among the products that have already received patches are GD (Graphics library, used in PHP et. al). [Via Pnut’s Thoughts]
Expired LZW patent sets GIF free in applications Read More »