May 31, 2004
eWEEK's Scot Petersen writes about blogs and shows why editors are still important
Actually, I didn't read all the way to the end -- I chose to poke my own eyes out first
May 30, 2004
Circadian Shift has a fun little game -- flip Xs in as few clicks as possible
It took me me just one click -- I clicked View-Source and hacked the source. :)
photojunkie takes good photos of sparking fireworks
I look forward to seeing his/her work on Canada Day (July 1)
An oh-so-useful Blog Software Breakdown
Or you could pay $15,000 for Accenture to provide you the same information in a nice three-ring binder.
May 29, 2004
May 28, 2004
Intelliseek's BlogPulse: Who and What bloggers are talking about
It seems about split between Iraq and Jessica Simpson
ACM Queue tells us how to build a search engine from scratch
And doesn't even ask for a piece of the IPO!
Crash Testing: MINI Cooper (good) vs Ford F150 (well, look at the photo)
Come on, traditional media, if you want to know why people are frustrated with you -- how hard is it to run these two photos? Compare some of the typical (and now hard to find) coverage this report received from media outlets.
May 27, 2004
Dispatch: Here and There by Benedicte Kurzen - The Digital Journalist
In Iraq without assignment, doing photography.
The 1991 Gulf War - Conflict and War - CBC Archives
It's so interesting to compare Iraq War I and Iraq War II
When Jesus meets PowerPoint: BeamIt2
"The software for utilizing your computer
projector for praise and worship" instead of for Godless blogging, I suppose
Dan Heller's Tutorial Series: Extended Exposure Photography
Makes me want to stop surfing and start snapping
May 26, 2004
Metric Prefixes - from yotta to yocto
Because I was wondering what to invest in after nanotechnology flames out. Answer: picotechnology.
May 25, 2004
Franklin Avenue discusses Magnolia's fine, fine, super-fine cupcakes
They're an obsession around this house.
May 21, 2004
Encyclopedia of Sex :: It's an honors project for an English major
Mom, please don't click on this link.
May 20, 2004
On Lisa Rein's Radar sez: "Great Video Tutorials On Video/Animation/Graphics Softw
Just passing on the recommendation.
A High School Girl's Anti-war Poetry Was Banned, A Teacher Fired, Posters Torn Down, Students Verbally
Are book burnings next?
May 19, 2004
Interesting , Funny Headlines from John Bremner
My favorite: "President Eats Turkey, Lays a Cornerstone"
Wi-Fi debuts on transatlantic flight
Of course, they weren't allowed to turn their laptops on "because they can interfere with the operation of the aircraft" -- but the wi-fi network was there, uh-huh.
Boing Boing: SMSes recovered from SIM in murder trial
Mine is full of messages that say "Just call me!"
May 18, 2004
Why People Basically Flipped Out About the MT 3.0 Pricing Scheme
Clay Shirky writes about rationality and envy
One Block Radius: A Documentation in Flash
As fascinating a look at a place that's not your own block as you can possibly get
May 16, 2004
A French blogger arrested by the local police because of his blogging
You can't blog City Hall criticism, I guess
May 14, 2004
I Don't Normally link to Cheesecake pictures, but....
...Reed & Company model Web site has a very nice user interface (I only surf it for the UI, really!)
May 13, 2004
MSNBC's Interview with Madeleine L'Engle
She wrote "A Wrinkle in Time," which my Grade 4 class read out loud over several weeks.
Canadian Authorities put TNT into Man's Luggage
What are the odds of there being TWO bombs on a plane? they argue. (good, funny discussion on Dave Barry's Blog)
The Shining in 30 seconds with bunnies.
It's, um, well, it's, "The Shining" in 30 seconds with bunnies. Like I said.
Famous Fonts -- Free fonts from ads, movies, tv shows and more
Fight "Friends" withdrawl by redoing your resume with *that* font
May 12, 2004
It's Lending Tree, but for Designers: They compete for your business
Don't confuse them with that company that launched girbils from a cannon.
A British reporter is detained, deported from LAX
I am so embarrassed by this country. It's appalling.
May 11, 2004
How an Officer Went Undercover in Kalispel High School
An interesting followup article on an 11-student drug bust
May 10, 2004
May 09, 2004
Burningbird tells us about Making the Move from Movable Type to Wordpress
But warns that it's still a "hands under the hood" new produt
May 01, 2004
Bushflash.com wants you to vote Bush out because he cleaned his glasses on a TV producer's shirt
By tomorrow, I'm sure it will become a call for impeachment
Ftrain.com takes a detour -- shuts down for a month
Too bad, because I stumbled upon it the day after it stopped.
To counteract water evaporation in reservoirs, one idea is to basically seran-wrap the lake
From The New York Times: Drought Settles In, Lake Shrinks and West's Worries Grow
Photo Friday: Natural
My entry for Photo Friday: Natural. My friends Mike and Julie are the most natural people I know.
Here they are chilling at the wedding of my pal Martin to his best girl Tracy on an island off the coast of Vancouver. It was a warm summer afternoon.
The whole wedding album -- no, it's not all boring -- is here.
Clive Barker's bloody book signing (from Blue's News)
On the other hand, journalists are sometimes asked to sign things in their own blood by unhappy sources
CNEWS - Canada: Ottawa pot not worth smoking, say users
Also, government donuts and pizza are not nearly fatty enough, they say
How college editorial board differ from professional editorial boards
Namely, they admit to sitting around and drinking all day long.
Can Corporations and Blogging Co-exist? An analysis of LA.com's blog
Or will blogs rise up and destroy all other forms of communication, commerce and government?
Can Predixis MusicMagic Mixer make the perfect driving mix automatically?
Possibly, if I had a Windows computer.