November 2003
Acts of Volition Radio: Session One
Posted by on Saturday, November 29, 2003 in - 34 comments
I’ve had the idea of doing a weekly radio show on the web floating around in my head since the Acts of Volition website started over three years ago. I like the idea of assembling a bit of music, talking about who it is and why I like it, and making it available for download. An hour show could be …
Notes from New England
Posted by on Friday, November 28, 2003 - 3 comments
Having recently returned from a quick road trip to New Hampshire and Boston with a few co-workers, I have a few observations: • Trip highlight #1: Early into the trip, Isaac looks up from his Globe & Mail crossword puzzle and asks, thoughtfully, “How do you spell thar, as in ‘Thar she blows …
DeltaTangoBravo.com? Roger that.
Posted by on Wednesday, November 19, 2003 in - 1 comment
Though I’m usually glad to take most of the credit, much of my professional and personal design work is often the better for having been subject to collaboration and criticism from my co-workers. • After much teasing/coaxing/punching, my professional better half at silverorange, Daniel Burka …
Armchair Engineering: Apple should go High-Res
Posted by on Saturday, November 15, 2003 in - 7 comments
I have some unsolicited advice from an armchair engineer to Apple. • Microsoft is planning for the eventual advent of much higher-resolution LCD panels that we currently have. Their next major operating system release will be entirely vector-based, not tied to the pixel or any specific …
Those Sheep Sound like Sheep on TV!
Posted by on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 in - 10 comments
Editorial Note: However cliché it may be, I have to point out that this post was first written on two sides of a (thankfully unused) barf-bag on a plane. • On a recent flight from one boring city to another, I had a minor revelation. As we took off and gained altitude, I had a clear view of the …
Dan James documents a quarter-life crisis in the mountains
Posted by on Wednesday, November 5, 2003
My friend and co-worker Dan James is writing a day-by-day account of his 21-day adventure in the mountains of British Columbia. He’s on day 3 of 21 so far and it is a compelling (and often hilarious) read. • A nerdly side-note: a little known feature of our weblog platform provides RSS feeds for …
The Theory of Everything - Now on Video!
Posted by on Tuesday, November 4, 2003 in
Having gotten so much from Brian Greene’s book, The Elegant Universe, I was pleased to learn (via kottke.org) that it was to be the subject of a documentary of the same name on PBS. • The entire three hour program is available to view in streaming video. Taking a three hour program to the web is …
Paying for Fewer Features
Posted by on Sunday, November 2, 2003 in - 9 comments
I’ve heard many people complain that Apple is charging too much (or that they shouldn’t be charging at all) for the “point releases” (10.2, 10.3, etc.). I completely sympathize with these complaints. The last two point-releases, 10.2 and 10.3, each costs $129 US ($179 Canadian). • However, I …