Archive for April 2008
links for 2008-05-01
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I think the last time I did something with hCalendar, I did something with a span instead of abbr. I don’t remember exactly what, though.
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“He cut me off soon after I mentioned Muybridge. ‘And have you heard about the very important Muybridge book that came out this year?’” heh.
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much better than any of the official documentation.
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this is the template I use for tracking bus/bike commuting. (so I can get reimbursed for bus fare.)
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“How it Started, Who it Hurts Most, and How to Solve the Problem” — very concise.
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“my job as design director isn’t actually to do great design, but rather to help create and sustain the conditions under which great design can happen” - fascinating interview, very thoughtful. (via Pat Ramsey)
links for 2008-04-30
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Dorothea’s article on regex is the one that clicks best with my brain. Just deliciousing for reference.
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a Java app. by way of a co-worker, astonishingly enough.
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“Monsanto is big. You can’t win. We will get you. You will pay.” — creepy.
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okay, how do I get one of these…NOW?
links for 2008-04-29
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how clever. might be useful for some little outings this spring/summer.
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for my friends still in higher ed. unlike Jon, I am unsurprised by the findings.(tags: accessibility academia)
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“Poverty is less a matter of having few goods than having lots of problems.” — this feels intensely familiar in other contexts.
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“Finally, three cheers for Elaine, who dropped 50 pounds! Nice!” — aw shucks. (I’ve been maintaining/continuing to lose for almost 4 months now since hitting my goal.)(tags: personal)
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this weekend, I took 2 piece of “sentimental” clothing (ie, didn’t fit, but strong emotions attached) out of storage…and I can wear them. (now sorta wishing I hadn’t gotten rid of that blue patchwork skirt.)(tags: personal)
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“advice on how to select and use an IT consultant followed by a grim list of the 10 most common lies told by bad consultants” - heh.
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“However lousy it is to sit in your basement and pretend to be an elf, I can tell you from personal experience it’s worse to sit in your basement and try to figure if Ginger or Mary Ann is cuter.”
book review: The Principles of Project Management
in short: a slim volume of helpfulness.
links for 2008-04-26
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teeny tiny chair for meditation. very cool idea.(tags: furniture)
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neat!
links for 2008-04-25
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local alternative to cafepress for ENA tshirts?
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Dorothea is on something of a roll, I think. Life-long learning is unavoidable, people. Plus, via Twitter: “Ronco Spray-On Professional Development”!
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“while acting on vengeful feelings clearly needs to be discouraged, acknowledging them should be not merely permitted but encouraged”
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“Nash uprooted his own front yard to grow vegetables—and then convinced his neighbors to let him take over theirs, too.” - neighbors get paid in produce, and he’s set up a CSA. super-cool.
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I keep wondering what’s going to happen with all the subdivision houses I pass in Lacey on my way to work.(tags: society)
