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I love these stories.
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(tags: photography)
links for 2008-05-09
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I carry one of the “cahier” style notebooks in my purse, so I always have a journal at hand wherever I go.(tags: writing)
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hopelessly addictive flash chart. (any ideas why pork products have gotten cheaper while all other meat/dairy have gotten more expensive?)(tags: societ)
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“online ads had a bigger impact on off-line than on online sales in a majority of our studies” measuring is tricky!
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amazing volcano pics. makes me think of D&D for some reason.
links for 2008-05-08
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more fodder for this olyblog post I want to write. still can’t figure out how to start, tho.
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I had to ask MeTalk before I could find this again, so much thanks to jessamyn.
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an oldie but a goodie. (also, I think this is the article that got me to MeFi in the first place. according to my profile, I joined 1 week later, and I definitely remember reading Digital Web back in the day.)
links for 2008-05-07
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thoughtful reaction to Clay Shirky’s piece about TV vs. internet. (It’s nice to read something that isn’t just: no, that’s wrong! but more like: hmm, and what about this other thing, too?)
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2 page PDF.
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yes, really. impressive (if brief) silliness.
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a nice guide.(tags: bicycling)
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I need to start looking for sandals. last fall I threw my old ones in the trash, which I really should have done even a year earlier than that!(tags: clothes)
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I have a special fondness for ampersands. (true story: years ago I nearly destroyed the Children’s Museum database trying to change “Mr AND Mrs” to “Mr & Mrs” – I learned something about find & replace that day…)
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“In this case, the left hand knows exactly what the right hand is doing: they’re both giving you the finger.” heh. Mark at his snarky best.
links for 2008-05-04
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kitchen/restaurant supply
links for 2008-05-03
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wow. very thorough.
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I imagine a lot of this applies to volunteers, too. (I have in my head the start of a post for OlyBlog about OlyBlog.)
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mmmmm. I adore my cast-iron pan. (meat. pre-heat pan to 500 degrees, season with Johnnie’s Seasoning Salt. sear on stovetop at mid/high heat. then back in the oven, 6 mins or so on each side.)
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“Rebecca” being one of my favorite books.(tags: writing)
links for 2008-05-02
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I want to put this in my closet.
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“The single thing that comes close to a magic bullet, in terms of its strong and universal benefits, is exercise.â€
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via olyblog
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Ron is the man. I always appreciate his curmudgeonly take. (I really like Wesabe, although I wish it had categories like Mint in addition to tags.)(tags: creditunion web_dev)
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which reminds me…I need to work on intranet stuff.(tags: creditunion intranet)
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.”