Monthly Archives: August 2008

the redesign

A rare work-related post, in which the author describes a process of many months. (So it’s a long post.)

bits & pieces

in which the author shares random news and observations. you know, like in a blog?

links for 2008-08-14

Patti Davis: Botched Home Raid a Sign of the Times | Newsweek National News | Newsweek.com
"Calvo, the mayor of Berwyn Heights since 2004, heard the shots just before he was grabbed and forced to walk down the stairs backward in his boxer shorts and socks into the waiting bloodbath. His mother-in-law was handcuffed on the [...]

links for 2008-08-08 [delicious.com]

Bicycles | Bumpy roads | Economist.com
"most bicycle advocates say cycling deaths are sharply up" ORLY? I had not heard that at all. also, yay (not): Seattle Critical Mass incident hits the friggin Economist.
(tags: bicycling seattle portland local politics)

The Doubting Essays III | The Journal of Doubt
"Debunking libertarian ideas is like proving the moon isn’t made [...]

links for 2008-08-05 [delicious.com]

Bike Rage | Momentum - The Magazine For Self Propelled People!
"The problem is that city planners have mixed bikes and cars together in ways that offer little certainty about how each should operate, and lots of chances for conflict."
(tags: bicycling urban_studies society psychology)

Bike Commute Tips Blog: More bicyclists provoking driver backlash?
"As a society, you can [...]

a bit of summer

In which a really nice weekend is had.