December 2002
10 posts
One Stop Blogging
I just downloaded NetNewsWire Pro 1.0b4 and it seems I can now post from inside my newsreader. It will be great to have a one-stop shopping application for all my weblog needs. Definitely a cool idea from Ranchero Software.
Dec 31st
Stating the Obvious
A metaphor for the intelligence of the users of different operating systems, as dictated by the FAQ page for the new live Phish MP3 & SHN download service: What are the recommended specs for enjoying Live Phish Downloads? Windows Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, or later 128 MB RAM 10 GB Hard Drive (a larger hard drive is optimal) Pentium III 750MHz or faster (or equivalent)...
Dec 30th
Smile
I think this wins the award for the creepient use of Flash this year.
Dec 21st
Politics of Childhood
I don’t think I’ve heard anyone mention the fact that Trent Lott was 7 years old when Strom Thurmond ran for president. Perhaps Lott made his remarks with no real specific recollection of Thurmond’s 1948 platform. He may actually be a racist, but do you think he’s stupid enough to have proclaim that America would be better off had the segregationist won? Would you...
Dec 18th
Lessig's Baby
Creative Commons launched their Licensing Project today, which now allows copyright holders to share their works while clearly and easily indicating specific use and attribution requirements. It will be interesting to see if the open-source community embraces these licenses for software. Will the new licenses end up replacing the GPL and Berkeley licenses we’ve come to know and love?...
Dec 18th
TiVo Series 2 Upgrades
It looks like us Series 2 TiVo owners will soon be receiving a software upgrade that will enable some cool new functions on our existing hardware: MP3 playback photo album/slideshow mode remote web access I feel like I bought a refrigerator three months ago and now it’s going to magically become a refrigerator, oven, microwave and dishwasher. I love TiVo.
Dec 15th
Cleaning House
You may notice the hyper-minimalist redesign. It’s a default Movable Type installation with virtually no modifications, save a customized stylesheet. I wanted to implement the new search engine feature that’s available in version 2.5 of MT and I didn’t want to screw around with my design template includes. I’m lazy. It’s not worth the hassle every time the...
Dec 12th
One-Click Propaganda Shopping
It looks like Al Qaeda isn’t the only bad boy with a Cafepress online shop. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has gotten into the game too.
Dec 12th
The Agora
This online bartering community could be the next big thing. I’ll think I’ll have to sign up and see how it works. Hmmm. What are my three crapiest CDs?
Dec 11th
Miracle on 34th Street
So David McCreery decided to send a letter to Santa via Federal Express and he was thoughtful enough to include a link so we could track the delivery route online. Looks like Santa has relocated to Basalt, Colorado.
Dec 6th