Acts of Volition

While aov rages with debate about web standards and development techniques, a regular reader speaks up for those who aren't enthralled by cascading style sheets and asks us to throw them a conversational bone. Fair enough, how's general relativity for a Sunday conversation topic?  •  Brian …

“  •  Update - May 31, 2003: It's been over a year since I wrote this and a lot has changed, this post about web standards better reflects by current view.  •  ”  •  “  •  This article assumes a basic knowledge of web standards and languages, including HTML, XHTML, and most importantly Cascading …

The low-level brain rumblings of an Acts of Volition re-development are underway. I call it a re-development because it's not really going to be a re-design - I'm pretty happy with the way aov looks right now. However, it's going to be completely overhauled from the back-end (snicker).  •  Here's …

Apparently Acts of Volition was discussed along with Reinvented.net on this afternoon's edition of Mainstreet on CBC Radio.  •  Unfortunately, some kind of Olympic conspiracy seems to be preventing RealAudio archiving of CBC radio content, so we can't link to it (you can always amuse yourself …

I use either my credit card or debit card for almost everything purchase I make (curse Tim Horton's for their cash-only policy!). It follows that somewhere, a robot (also known by its more innocuous name, ‘computer') knows what I've bought, when and where I've bought it, and how much it cost …

Rob and I have been toying around with an idea on and off for the past year (read: we've written a few emails). The idea, which would be called the Open Music Project, if the name wasn't already taken, is basically open source music.  •  The raw, isolated tracks of a recording can be compared to …

My clearest memories my high school days have little to do with high school itself. I remember the days we skipped school, driving in my parents Saturn and listening to Poor Old Lu.  •  That's not to say I didn't leave high school having learned some valuable lessons. I had a few fantastic …

I'll always remember that day years ago in high school math class. The class was quiet; everyone was working on their assignments. Then, suddenly, a horrible crash and clang of metal on metal came hurtling down the hall towards us. My friend ffoeg, always able to bend a moment to his liking to the …

I've already confessed to being a web stats junkie. There has been no improvement in this area since my confession. Rather, as the statistics get more interesting, my addiction grows ever worse. In fact, my web stats have become one of my primary means of finding new and interesting websites. I …