Monthly Archives: June 2008

links for 2008-06-20

Friday, 20 June, 2008 – 07:33

Man gets Windows Vista to work with printer
To borrow from Gruber: Yes, this is a real headline.
(tags: classic geek microsoft vista windows)

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Huh? Update disappeared. Anywa…

Friday, 20 June, 2008 – 00:30

Huh? Update disappeared. Anyway—as I said—a plan is forming in my brain that’s totally awesome, but it will have to wait for morning.

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AP writers: Put the thesauri d…

Thursday, 19 June, 2008 – 12:17

AP writers: Put the thesauri down and stop referring to the dollar as “the greenback.” Seriously; you do it in EVERY article about oil.

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Cyberduck + TextWrangler = com…

Wednesday, 18 June, 2008 – 22:07

Cyberduck + TextWrangler = complete awesome. The only thing better would be Coda.

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The 4yo and the 5yo just confe…

Wednesday, 18 June, 2008 – 19:06

The 4yo and the 5yo just conferenced, then issued a joint statement saying they needed to use the bathroom. Both of them. Abby delivered it.

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I will also be operating for t…

Tuesday, 17 June, 2008 – 21:54

I will also be operating for the rest of this week on near-negative sleep, as I will be staying up with Amanda to assist with the infirm.

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Well, I’m apparently a prophet…

Tuesday, 17 June, 2008 – 21:19

Well, I’m apparently a prophet. As if on cue, we now have a barfing Caleb. I predict I will come down with this within 14 days.

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One feverish child; house is n…

Tuesday, 17 June, 2008 – 19:37

One feverish child; house is now on sick alert.

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links for 2008-06-17

Tuesday, 17 June, 2008 – 07:34

Friends don’t let Friends use TypePad
Comparison of two of the leading blog engines in terms of SEO and usability.
(tags: blogging internet movabletype wordpress typepad seo)

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Owning dogs does NOT qualify y…

Monday, 16 June, 2008 – 19:40

Owning dogs does NOT qualify you for the celebration of Fathers’ Day. THEY ARE DOGS, NOT PEOPLE. Have the guts to actually be a dad.

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Busy day today, but podcast ed…

Monday, 16 June, 2008 – 17:49

Busy day today, but podcast editing continues to be a joy. Debating a major redesign of my personal site + some other web things.

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links for 2008-06-15

Sunday, 15 June, 2008 – 07:32

Video arcades’ last gasp
Chicago—one of the last strongholds—is falling.
(tags: business classic games arcade history nintendo xbox namco sega gameland)

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links for 2008-06-13

Friday, 13 June, 2008 – 07:34

“You have to treat your employees like customers”
Amen.
(tags: management software work southwest)

One pixel notched corners as used by Google Analytics
Neat-o and low-impact way to soften the look of boxes.
(tags: css design google howto html interface)

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Hating on Flash SO HARD. Serio…

Wednesday, 11 June, 2008 – 17:47

Hating on Flash SO HARD. Seriously; if I could send a Terminator back to un-invent it, I would.

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Oh yeah, looking forward to wa…

Monday, 9 June, 2008 – 00:18

Oh yeah, looking forward to watching the news feed for WWDC tomorrow afternoon. Always exciting.

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Weekends pass by too quickly. …

Monday, 9 June, 2008 – 00:17

Weekends pass by too quickly. To top it off, I had to pronounce my old P4 box deceased this evening. No file server for me.

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It’s Called a Niche, and It’s Not a Bad Thing

Saturday, 7 June, 2008 – 17:11

From David of 37signals:
Popular perception holds that companies must always be growing or they’re dying. There’s either up or down, win or lose, success or failure. I think that’s a harmful dichotomy that leads to the death of perfectly viable companies in their quest for constant growth.
Not all companies are meant to have thousands of [...]

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And with a Straight Face, Even

Friday, 6 June, 2008 – 18:37

I’m fairly certain this is what the Internet was made for.

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So If She Weighs as Much as a Duck…

Thursday, 5 June, 2008 – 23:32

I spent a good portion of today and this evening mulling over the methods for application deployment and trying to figure out a few things; I think it only relevant and interesting that I share whatever insights I have gleaned from very likely thinking too hard.
For some time, I have resisted the very in vogue [...]

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I’m actually trying to learn R…

Thursday, 5 June, 2008 – 22:28

I’m actually trying to learn Ruby. Does that mean there’s no hope for me?

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Lord Stanley comes back to Hoc…

Wednesday, 4 June, 2008 – 22:47

Lord Stanley comes back to Hockeytown!

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What a game!

Monday, 2 June, 2008 – 22:36

What a game!

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