Archive: May, 2003
Laptop Land
As promised, I’m blogging wirelessly from Riki Tik’s in the North Laine, Brighton.
Friday, May 30th, 2003 4:06pm
Switching lifestyles
Mark Frauenfelder is making another switch.
Friday, May 30th, 2003 11:17am
Gaming for good, not evil
According to recently published research that has geeks the world over rubbing their hands with glee, playing video games may actually be quite beneficial:
Thursday, May 29th, 2003 10:36pm
Blogging at the BBQ
I’m in a garden in Lewes. The sun has gone down and I’ve just finished eating some barbequed meat surrounded by fellow geeks from the Brighton New Media list. The perfect end to a beautiful sunny day.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2003 9:25pm
Brighton's going wireless
It looks like Brighton is about to get networked, just in time for Summer.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2003 12:30pm
iTunes update
Apple have released an update to iTunes but you might not want to download it just yet.
Wednesday, May 28th, 2003 12:00am
Cameras are kryptonite to Starbucks
I had no idea when this picture was taken that I was opening myself up to a potential tirade from a Starbucks manager. Lawrence Lessig has the story:
Saturday, May 24th, 2003 12:26pm
Reloaded Reviewed
Jessica and I went to the cinema today to see The Matrix Reloaded.
Thursday, May 22nd, 2003 11:20pm
Games
Here’s some not-so-mindless fun: a Java emulation of the game of the soon-to-be movie of the television series of the book of the radio series, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy.
Wednesday, May 21st, 2003 12:34pm
SkillSwapping
I gave my SkillSwap talk on CSS based design last night. I had been preparing for it for a while which is why my journal entries have been somewhat sporadic of late.
Tuesday, May 20th, 2003 12:31pm
Mackerel Fayre
Arr, there be some strange goings on in Brighton, m’lad. They do say there be a ghost ship riding the waves last last night. Arr!
Sunday, May 18th, 2003 10:16pm
Client horror stories
I can relate to these tales of terror from the world of web design.
Saturday, May 17th, 2003 2:19pm
Virtual Festival
Congratulations to Jessica and Richard, both of whom have been shortlisted in the "Best Personal Site and Weblogs" category of the Brighton & Hove Virtual Festival Awards.
Tuesday, May 13th, 2003 11:44pm
And again.
I give up.
Monday, May 12th, 2003 2:59pm
West Pier on fire... again.
This is getting ridiculous.
Sunday, May 11th, 2003 7:28pm
Random New Media Company Generator
I’ve noticed a trend in the naming conventions of local New Media companies (although I’m sure this trend applies beyond the boundaries of Brighton & Hove).
Friday, May 9th, 2003 1:51pm
Malkovich, Malkovich
Malkovich this Malkovich.
Thursday, May 8th, 2003 11:52pm
Same planet, different worlds
English footballer, David Beckham is worth £10.53m.
Wednesday, May 7th, 2003 1:27pm
Accessibility statement
I’ve updated the “About” section of this site to include a brief accessibility statement.
Monday, May 5th, 2003 12:35pm
Pynchon on Orwell
Following up on my earlier post about Newspeak, here’s a superb essay by Thomas Pynchon on 1984 which is part of the introduction to a new edition of the book published next week. In it, Pynchon finds hope in the very inclusion of the Newspeak Appen
Saturday, May 3rd, 2003 5:14pm
Obey Day
I feel I must apoligise to American readers for my earlier entreaties for a happy May Day.
Saturday, May 3rd, 2003 12:04pm
Leopold Kraus
Jessica came across the website of a surf-rock band that I used to play with when we were both still living in Freiburg, Germany.
Friday, May 2nd, 2003 12:56am
Workers Of The World
Happy May 1st, my fellow working class comrades.
Thursday, May 1st, 2003 9:02pm
