Travis Smith: my resume, bio and photos back to the main blog page

Richard Jewell, 44, Died. Was Accused of, and Cleared of, Olympic Bombing

Also, Google is now running AP news directly on its servers. The pages are REALLY nice and clean, with no ads. NO ADS! Media sites must be shitting themselves.

posted at 11:29 pm
on Aug. 31, 2007

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My article: Movable Type 4.0 vs. Expression Engine 1.6

Come ready it, and Digg it if you're inclined.

posted at 1:11 pm
on Aug. 31, 2007

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Lauren Caitlin Upton, has a map quiz for you

Great PR move.

posted at 9:55 pm
on Aug. 30, 2007

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The Dungeon Master ... of the Rings

A comic that imagines if Lord of the Rings were a D&D campaign

posted at 9:24 pm
on Aug. 30, 2007

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Looks like the open source version of Eudora will go beta today

Cool. I'm getting frustrated with some of old Eudora's shortcomings.

posted at 11:10 am
on Aug. 30, 2007

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Photos and story about frothy ocean foam caused by a storm

The photos are far more amazing than you can imagine.

posted at 10:23 pm
on Aug. 28, 2007

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Learn how to summon different images from Amazon.com

Control the size, shape, border, discount and general silliness of tons of product images.

posted at 1:21 am
on Aug. 28, 2007

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An Internet Story Too False Even for Snopes

It says: Muslim girls buried alive by their father are fed and comforted by Jesus until rescuers come for them.

posted at 7:20 pm
on Aug. 27, 2007

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What Your Cell Phone Knows About You - TIME

Did you know many cell phones respond to old-style AT codes like old modems do?

posted at 2:53 pm
on Aug. 27, 2007

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The 11 Dudes at Every Pickup Basketball Game

This sounds about right. Very funny.

posted at 12:14 am
on Aug. 26, 2007

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Lions Tigers Pears: Oh My!

This'll grow up to be a wonderful blog.

posted at 12:13 am
on Aug. 26, 2007

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Isn’t BC Lottery’s number frequency chart misleading?

Doesn't it look like to you that 31 is chosen way more than 28, when really, there's just a 30% difference?

posted at 12:00 am
on Aug. 24, 2007

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Vancouver’s municipal strike means higher prices for homebuyers?

I disagree with this article. Doesn't it just mean lost profits for real estate speculators? I kinda thought it was the market that determined the value of a house.

posted at 11:14 pm
on Aug. 23, 2007

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Vancouver: No. 1 city in the world, five years in a row

So much for my plan to wait for the housing market to crash.

posted at 6:48 pm
on Aug. 23, 2007

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Photo comparison: With and without Flash

Capitalization matters

posted at 2:28 am
on Aug. 22, 2007

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BC developers; Submit your entry to the PopVox Awards

Here are the categories: * Best Web 2.0 Application * Best Mobile Game or App * Best Digital Animation Short * Best Digital VFX * Best Game * Best Digital Music Score * Homegrown: The Best of British Columbia (BC)

posted at 11:37 am
on Aug. 21, 2007

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Twin Sisters, Separated at Birth, Get to Know Each Other 35 Years Later

It really happened to a woman I used to work with at Variety.

posted at 2:39 am
on Aug. 21, 2007

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Please come vote for Susie’s SXSW panel: Blogging Tool Death Match

Especially if you actually think it's a good idea.

posted at 5:29 pm
on Aug. 20, 2007

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BarCampVancouver has a HUGE waiting list

So if you're not attending, be a sport and remove your name from the list.

posted at 12:51 pm
on Aug. 14, 2007

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A stirring, powerful paid obit for Nicholas Dunn

So sad.

posted at 9:10 am
on Aug. 14, 2007

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Her 300-page iPhone bill came in a box, not an envelope

Uh, insane. That's like getting a bill from your ISP that lists all the emails you received that month.

posted at 4:05 pm
on Aug. 13, 2007

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A Theory (with graphic) of Why Some Countries Have Become Affluent

Thanks, New York Times.

posted at 9:44 am
on Aug. 8, 2007

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SongTapper.com: Find song titles just by tapping on your keyboard

It's pretty accurate -- if you can tap.

posted at 8:16 pm
on Aug. 6, 2007

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Participate: How your GMail actually gets delivered

A fun little video project from a gigantic corporation.

posted at 3:46 pm
on Aug. 6, 2007

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I guess the LATimes finally decided to write a profile of Matt Drudge

Or is this their second?

posted at 10:40 pm
on Aug. 3, 2007

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Nazareth Cross, if built, will be the world’s largest cross, in Jersulam

Sorry, huge Texas cross, but Israel's going to kick yer cross ass! Oh, wait, Illinois already has a 60 meter cross...

posted at 2:34 pm
on Aug. 2, 2007

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Overheard

“Oh boy! Another great opportunity for personal growth!”

...who said it?

“I’m not bitter about what happened to me as a child, and my mother was instrumental in keeping me from being so. ... She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that’s directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us. What she taught me is that the deliverance God offers you from pain is not no pain—it’s that the pain is actually a gift. What’s the option? God doesn’t really give you another choice.”

...who said it?

After over a decade of user testing, it is clear that the way we search the web is similar to the way we would search our home for valuables as it was burning to the ground. Frantically.

...who said it?

“We must shift the focus of companies back to the customer and away from shareholder value ... The shift necessitates a fundamental change in our prevailing theory of the firm… The current theory holds that the singular goal of the corporation should be shareholder value maximization. Instead, companies should place customers at the center of the firm and focus on delighting them, while earning an acceptable return for shareholders.”

...who said it?

“We would accomplish many more things if we did not think of them as impossible.”

...who said it?

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