Archive: March, 2002
Ketchup Packet Bear
Picture an attacking polar bear fashioned out of tomato ketchup packets:
Sunday, March 31st, 2002 2:39pm
Backwash Blowback
It looks like I owe Starbucks an apology.
Friday, March 29th, 2002 5:35pm
iLife is an iBeach
Here’s a cute pixaresque movie of iMacs limbo dancing on an iBeach.
Thursday, March 28th, 2002 8:18pm
J.E.R.E.M.Y.
Journeying Electronic Replicant Engineered for Mathematics and Yardwork
Wednesday, March 27th, 2002 11:36pm
FilmWise
I’ve just spent hours trying to figure out what films these invisible people are in.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2002 11:16pm
Paying lip-service to usability
Here’s an article about usability in The Guardian.
Wednesday, March 27th, 2002 11:17am
New Arrival
Jessica’s iMac arrived yesterday.
Tuesday, March 26th, 2002 1:02pm
Backwash
I can’t believe the idiotic behaviour of Starbucks.
Sunday, March 24th, 2002 11:45pm
Nitpicking
The movie "Wall Street" is on television right now. The film is set in the year 1985 yet in an early scene a trader makes a reference to the Challenger disaster which happened in 1986.
Sunday, March 24th, 2002 11:12pm
CNN, CIA, See No Evil
CNN really need to get a fact checker.
Sunday, March 24th, 2002 1:58pm
Flo Control
Face recognition software is, it’s well known, crap.
Saturday, March 23rd, 2002 4:51pm
Apple - Bluetooth
It wasn’t all bad news from Apple this week. This USB Bluetooth adapter looks very interesting.
Friday, March 22nd, 2002 11:34pm
iMac Price Hike
It looks like Jessica ordered her iMac just in time.
Thursday, March 21st, 2002 4:40pm
Ask Netsol
This is too much…
Thursday, March 21st, 2002 4:27pm
Pong: The Text-Based Game
There are many online emulators of classic arcade games.
Wednesday, March 20th, 2002 2:18pm
Invoice Past Due Letters
Here’s some proactive product placement marketing.
Monday, March 18th, 2002 6:02pm
Bodiam Castle pictures
I’ve just spent a nice sunny Sunday at beautiful Bodiam Castle and I’ve got the pictures to prove it.
Sunday, March 17th, 2002 10:04pm
Which HTML tag are you?
Excellent! I am the <style> tag:
Saturday, March 16th, 2002 8:03pm
Steak 'n' eggs
I just love this picture:
Friday, March 15th, 2002 7:35pm
Booklend: A Lending Library By Post
I like this:
Thursday, March 14th, 2002 8:42pm
Bush or chimp?
Planet Of The Apes.
Thursday, March 14th, 2002 1:15am
Cheese Racing
You know it’s only a matter of time until this is an Olympic sport.
Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 1:04am
Episode II Teaser Trailer: Clone War
Excuse while I indulge in a moment of geekness.
Tuesday, March 12th, 2002 12:58am
Cat Hospital starring Frank the Cat
You can keep an eye on the progress of poor Frank the cat who has become something of a celebrity:
Monday, March 11th, 2002 10:24pm
Fame at last
Welcome visitors from Kottke.org - have a look ‘round, make yourselves at home.
Sunday, March 10th, 2002 7:46pm
Creationists in Gateshead
It looks the Bible Belt now extends to England.
Sunday, March 10th, 2002 3:28am
Trout Thursday
Only 327 days to go.
Saturday, March 9th, 2002 12:57pm
Sierra Vista Piracy
Oh dear, oh dear. This is just wrong.
Friday, March 8th, 2002 1:00pm
The Big Lebowski Random Quote Generator
Re-live some of the best moments of the Coen Brothers. Random pearls of wisdom from the lips of The Dude and company:
Friday, March 8th, 2002 12:41pm
Coffeehouse
Coffeehouse is a nicely designed site. It’s a place to share and critique poetry.
Friday, March 8th, 2002 12:29pm
Text Editor Love
I love BBEdit, too. I’ve never composed a song in its honour, though:
Thursday, March 7th, 2002 11:55pm
Flashy Accessibility
I attended two of Macromedia’s seminars over the last couple of days.
Thursday, March 7th, 2002 11:48pm
Bag Tax
It’s about time: a tax on plastic bags is being introduced in Ireland:
Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 2:31am
Macromedia Unveils Macromedia Flash MX
Flash 6 …sorry… Flash MX is about to be released.
Tuesday, March 5th, 2002 2:01am
Domesday Book outlives electronic version
The Domesday Book, commissioned by William The Conqueror, is 1016 years old. It is still readable today.
Sunday, March 3rd, 2002 8:24pm
Information Wants to Be Worthless
Here’s a great article by Bruce Sterling who’s going to be speaking at the South by Southwest festival in his native Austin.
Saturday, March 2nd, 2002 4:42pm
Cross-Platform Testing
There’s a new article up at A List Apart on cross-platform testing on the Mac.
Saturday, March 2nd, 2002 1:42pm
