I may be in love…
Sorry Al, but Safari 3.1.2 may be my new browser love interest. It’s fast, crisp, handles text just beautifully - it’s an absolute pleasure to use.
Firefox and I can still be friends though… I’ll call, I swear.
Public and Private
Look - if you insist on having your private conversation in a public location, don’t get all miffed when people listen in. Yes, I’m talking to you:
People gossiping in the hallway
People talking loudly on your cell phones
People standing just outside my cube
And I reserve the right to stare at you intently as I pay careful attention to your conversation. A bit disconcerting for you? Perhaps - as uncomfortable as it is for everyone else around you who has to try to pretend they can’t hear you blathering on about how much you drank last night and what you might have done? Probably not.
True Story.
Action Figures!
mood: Kung-fu Grippy
I used to have tons of “action figures” growing up in the 70’s. There was Batman, Robin, Superman, Iron Man… the whole gang. I had all the Superfriends, and then some. They were great. For whatever reason, I was thinking about them earlier today, and all they represented. They stand in my memory 8 or 9 inch tall bastions of all that was good, strong and right in the world… all wrapped up in brightly colored polyester bodysuits.
So on a whim I went searching the internet for current action figures. More »
Developer or Designer?
This question seems ubiquitous lately, and I’ve seen some really surprising answers to it. The following is my own opinion only, and serves to let you know what to expect from me, and anyone working for pearible.
Web Designers absolutely MUST know xHTML and CSS - no exceptions. More »
Writing Process
Recently I read an academic paper on writing processes. Overall I found the premise flawed and indulgent, but I did manage to take something away from it - there are people for whom writing itself is a transformative event. It molds their thinking as they write, sometimes changing it drastically. They think of themselves as “writers” and feel a deep need to express themselves in the written word.
I’m not one of them. More »