Archive for November, 2006

New Flickr Image Browser

Friday, November 10th, 2006

Well, new to me anyway. I am often late to these parties*.

Flickr Postcard Browser
Not at all accessible, but a fun way to view images from Flickr. Just type in a search term and use your Arrow Keys and Space Bar to navigate the results.
*Apparently very late. I found a blog post that’s [...]

Sexing Up History

Friday, November 10th, 2006

I just saw an ad on Spike TV for The History Channel’s Dogfights.
The announcer says something to the extent of, “Dogfights just like in video games… only deadlier.”
Deadlier? -lier? How about just “deadly.”
I realize the context of the commercial: Spike TV. I mean, if this channel could they’d add [...]

Random Acts of Citizenery

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

The guy who keeps clean the building in which I work will become a US Citizen tomorrow.
There are some signs up around the building inviting people to a short reception for him when he comes back to work on Thursday. Seeing the signs got me thinking: what does it take to become a US [...]

Pro CSS Techniques — A PreReview

Monday, November 6th, 2006

My close personal friend Dan Rubin (yes the Dan Rubin) just told me his book Pro CSS Techniques is available for preorder on Amazon.

In Dan’s own words…

Oh, it’s the best book out there, and that’s a totally unbiased opinion. Everyone on the planet will love it.

With praise like that, I suspect getting your order in [...]

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