June 2002
Symbols of Power
Posted by on Sunday, June 30, 2002
There's an interesting article, Push Here to Save Energy, in MIT's Technology Review about the work of Bruce Nordman of the L. Berkeley National Laboratory. • Nordman is on something of a crusade to standardize the mess of office equipment power statuses - on, off, hibernate, sleep, power-saving …
I'm friends with a laywer?
Posted by on Friday, June 28, 2002 - 6 comments
A regular reader (and replier) on this site, our good friend Alan McLeod has won a major legal victory for the intelligent and honest people of Canada. Hopefully, the decision will be a long overdue step away from the absurd cycle of political patronage here on Prince Edward Island - where …
Northern Exposure petition update
Posted by on Friday, June 21, 2002 - 14 comments
Wow – well over 100 names on the Northern Exposure petition already. I'm pleasantly surprised by the reaction. • A few updates: • I did get one email from someone who claimed to have spoken to Universal employees. He suggested that a release of the show on DVD would never happen. However, I …
overheard at the grocery store
Posted by on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 - 9 comments
A snippet of a conversation overheard in line at the grocery store - one annoyed girl says to another: • “ • "...and I was like, Andrew, I can't be snoring. I'm awake." • ”
Sign the petition for the release of the complete Northern Exposure series
Posted by on Saturday, June 8, 2002 - 1,010 comments
Regular readers please forgive me as I use this space to promote one of my few fanaticisms. • I wish that I could buy the entire series of Northern Exposure on DVD (or at all). A few select episodes are available on VHS, but nothing close to the complete series sets available for other shows …
it's here
Posted by on Wednesday, June 5, 2002 - 8 comments
Five long years after the release of Netscape 4, it has finally arrived: Mozilla 1.0.
Triumph the insult comic dog
Posted by on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 - 8 comments
A few videos of Triumph the insult comic dog from Conan O'Brien found on MetaFilter: • Triumph on Hollywood Squares • New Jersey Fans of Bon Jovi Mocked by Triumph the Sock Dog • Truimp mocks Star Wars fans • Some people might find these somewhat offensive, but they are remarkably funny.
God save our gracious dictator
Posted by on Monday, June 3, 2002 - 3 comments
In the last month, I've seen both Cuba and Iraq criticised on American television news for their state-sponsored celebrations of their government and leaders. The term state-sponsored is used as an insult - you know, those backwards countries where the government throws parties for themselves …
Jakob Nielsen on Flash
Posted by on Monday, June 3, 2002 in - 5 comments
After his now infamous (and totally fair) October, 2000 column, Flash: 99% Bad, usability dude Jakob Nielsen and his Nielsen Norman Group, are joining up with MacroMedia to help product usability guidelines for Flash developers (see the press release). • Jakob cites usability improvements in the …