October 2002
Hiding in the FedEx logo
Posted by on Saturday, October 26, 2002 in - 25 comments
I'm sure that most of those of you that will care will already have noticed this, but for the few, like me, who hadn't: the FedEx logo contains an arrow in the negative space created by the E and the x. Beautiful. • I guess that's why I've always thought that FedEx was a progressive and …
Healthy Halloween
Posted by on Saturday, October 26, 2002 - 39 comments
This coming Halloween will be my first living in a trick-or-treat accessible building. I'm new in the neighbourhood and I want to impress the local kids (do kids still get impressed these days?). • When I was growing up, there was a house in our neighbourhood that gave out cans of pop and …
1000 Northern Exposure fans can't be wrong
Posted by on Wednesday, October 23, 2002 - 29 comments
After an interesting four months, I'm going to close off the Northern Exposure DVD petition at 1000 signatures. This should only take another day or two - so sign up now. After I close the petition, I'll post an overview of what happened and what will become of it.
Brandstorming
Posted by on Sunday, October 20, 2002 - 18 comments
Mammoth consulting firm KPMG has changed their name to BearingPoint. They are trying to dodge the accounting scandal stigma by separating their consulting from their auditing components. • Enjoy a few highlights from a corporate video on the re-branding: • “ • "We make things happen. We …
The bias of the machine
Posted by on Thursday, October 17, 2002 - 6 comments
Search Google for "MSSQL" and it will ask you: • “ • "Did you mean: MYSQL" • ” • See a screenshot.
An exchange with a vending machine
Posted by on Wednesday, October 16, 2002 in - 15 comments
Human: Puts $2 coin1 in machine - requests item that costs $1.25. • Machine: "EXACT CHANGE ONLY" • Human: With no $1 coin on hand, puts in a quarter. • Machine: "EXACT CHANGE ONLY" • Machine: Stares silently. • Human: Presses the button to return change. • Machine: Returns $2.25 in the …
Wired sets the standard(s)
Posted by on Friday, October 11, 2002 in - 10 comments
I'm sure you'll see this on every weblog around in the next few days, but I thought it was worth posting here in light of my open letter on CSS and the response it got. Wired News has completely redesigned their entire in standards compliant XHTML/CSS. It looks great, you can re-size the fonts in …
Commercial WIRED musings revisited
Posted by on Saturday, October 5, 2002 - 7 comments
About two years ago, I wrote about how Wired Magazine was so heavy with advertising. I thought I would update the stats and compare the November 2000 issue with the current, October 2002 issue. • Nov 2000 • Oct 2002 • Advertising: • 200 (54%) • 76 (45%) • Editorial: • 166 (46 …
Hardware and Software: It's the same thing!
Posted by on Saturday, October 5, 2002 - 18 comments
The distinction between hardware and software is artificial. The difference between the two is only one of scale: hardware works in the world of matter, software works in the world of energy1. However, whether you're manipulating atoms, or electrons, you're still just using the 'rearranging of the …