And so it begins. We are attacking.
The Halloween Dock App. “An animated hallo-weenie pumpkin for your dock.” (Mac OS X only)
Coding a search engine that allows the user to search several databases of Web content as well as binary data stored in the file system is not as much fun as it looks, I’m afraid. I’ve been working through the weekend, and I’m not too happy about it. However, I did manage to sneak in some yard work “fun” this afternoon. I’ll be happy when it’s all over.
I forgot to mention how floored and excited I was by the Fellowship of The Ring Trailer. Is it sad, in fact, that I knew the exact moment of each of the pieces within the context of the book upon seeing them? Can you name the one reallly obvious plot difference shown in the trailer?
WriteTheWeb: Introducing MovableType Of course, if you haven’t heard of movabletype, you should go here first.
Student Suspended Over Suspected Use of PHP “A teacher overheard him say that he was using PHP, and as part of our Zero-Tolerance policy against drug use, he was immediately suspended.”
The Weblogger User Group : Announcing the Weblogger User Group I’m going to try and organize whatever Atlanta chapter there is going to be. If you are an Atlanta blogger and interested in meeting other Atlanta bloggers, email me. Please also know what nights are best for you and where you live in Atlanta.
My gym has moved into the Internet era and I can finally look to see what classes are being offered each day online. Not very exciting for anyone else, I would guess, but exciting for me.
Wired: Onion’s Bitter Tears of Irony “There is no upside to this, except in making people think about how far up their asses their heads have been.”
www.5inch.com custom designed cdr’s and cases. ( I do, however, doubt that many American men will be buying the shirts they are selling that have a huge 5" on the chest.)
Why Compaq’s iPaq won’t dominate new Pocket PCs “The seeming domination of Compaq’s iPAQ over all things Pocket PC probably comes to an end this week.”
Salman Rushdie: Fighting the Forces of Invisibility. To be fair, I’ve seen this article linked on a variety of sites, but I think it’s important enough to point to it from here as well. I think this quote says it all: “To excuse such an atrocity by blaming U.S. government policies is to deny the basic idea of all morality: that individuals are responsible for their actions.”
tweaker is Nine Inch Nails founding member Chris Vrenna. Quirky and rewarding, in my opinion, the song with David Sylvian, which you can download, is really good.
They Might Be Giants new CD, Mink Car, delights as they always seem to. “You’re older than you’ve ever been, and now you’re even older.”
OS X 10.1 includes support for Java WebStart I noticed this last night, but wasn’t quite sure what it meant and if it was really something I would find interesting. Now, I think it is. This page has some interesting demos.
Easy Web Content Management with XMLcmNOW “XMLcmNOW is a content management system based on XML and XSLT technology.” (via dangerous meta)
Subversion Project Home Page “The goal of the Subversion project is to build a version control system that is a compelling replacement for CVS in the open source community.”
Conflict on the horizon. “…they were holding the Saudi-born millionaire and hiding him in secret for his own safety.” I’m having a hard time understanding the tactical position that the Taliban, and even Bin Laden himself, are taking here. It’s clear, despite the difficulty of waging a conventional land war in Afghanistan, that the deck is so completely stacked against them that there is only one way in which they can even stay in power. So, wouldn’t it be better to hand over this person, and maintain power in the country? I’m sure they could then talk the US into economic aid. It seems that, regardless of their current position, they are choosing to try and win this one very small battle rather than looking long term. Knowing this, there is only one explanantion that makes any sense, which is that Bin Laden is the one really running things there. By not having an official position in the government he manipulates our current system of world nation state relations and poses a sort of Catch 22 situation. From a PR perspective, it is necessary for our country to eliminate the confusion about his role in Afghanistan.
I have upgraded to Mac OS X 10.1 this morning. Real smooth, and many of the changes made were obviously based primarily on end user feedback. Many things that bothered me have been changed or enhanced in ways that make them more better. I like it when things are more better.
Weekends too short, repeat weekends too short.
Recently, perhaps as a result of the giant emotional upheaval that I, and the rest of our country have been through, I have a real visual focus kicking in. Perhaps also spurred by photographs over at exitwound and harrumph. I have a sudden urge to make beautiful interesting things that some might call inspiration.
Microsoft stands by IIS, despite Gartner recommendation “Microsoft says its Internet Information Server (IIS) is as secure as comparable products from other vendors.” Well, in that case, Microsoft lies. It’s not as secure.