Archives for April, 2002
2002.04.30 (Tue)
The State of Things (a maudlin poem in headlines)
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A quick look through the headlines at News on Japan paints a rosy picture: Toyota faces an uncertain market in…
Extremely Tidy Desktop
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I’ve turned off the Desktop to test whether a recent tip on MacOSXHints works; that doing this results in…
2002.04.29 (Mon)
Barbie Creator Dead
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From the NYTimes: Handler, Creator of Barbie Doll, Dies Ruth Handler, who created Barbie, the world’s most popular doll and…
2002.04.28 (Sun)
The Colour of the Numbers
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More than 10 years ago I sat in a café in Shimokitazawa, talking with a couple of friends. We were…
2002.04.27 (Sat)
Murcutt Wins the Pritzker
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Australian architect Glenn Murcutt has won the 2002 Pritzker Prize. The NYTimes has a story. Mr. Murcutt is that rare…
2002.04.25 (Thu)
One of the utilities I miss most, having made the move to OS X, is FinderPop, specifically the ability to…
Jay Chiat, 1932 – 2002
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From MacCentral just now (haven’t seen this anywhere else yet): Ad agency exec Jay Chiat dead at 70Peter Cohen Jay…
2002.04.24 (Wed)
Pastoralia
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You don’t get enthusiastically blurbed by Thomas Pynchon, Michiko Kakutani and Garrison Keillor for no good reason, so a…
Galleries Online
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Some people get the picture… welcome to Antipicture. The gallery pages are pretty much done and have been uploaded….
The Weight of the Past (& Lost Negatives)
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The past is a mighty tree forever growing out of the soil of the present (the future lies buried underground)….
CSS-blindness
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Been more than a little preoccupied this last week as I plumb the quirks and mysteries of CSS for these…
2002.04.18 (Thu)
Around the Neighbourhood
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Been going for walks, too. Walks are good for keeping you away from computers….
Something’s wigging out here. The right margin has sprung a leak and is sinking to the bottom of the page….
Photos On Their Way
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Spent the last couple of days getting a gallery section together – something I’ve been meaning to do for a…
Congratulations to Shinobu Fukutake, whose amazing ladybug icons won the People’s Choice Award for Pixelpalooza 2002. Pretty obvious that these…
2002.04.13 (Sat)
Pacific Coral Killed By Warmer Oceans
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A new El Niño developing in the Pacific is expected to produce mild to moderate effects. Combined with global warming,…
2002.04.10 (Wed)
More Good News ;-)
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The good news just keeps on coming… Marijuana does not dent IQ permanentlyNew Scientist Smoking marijuana does not have a…
2002.04.09 (Tue)
Back in the Pool
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Ah, the joys of idleness. Started swimming again yesterday, something I hadn’t been able to do for a while due…
2002.04.08 (Mon)
Ikeya-Zhang
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Went outside with Jun tonight to the top of an apartment block near our house to try to see…
Another Benefit of Joblessness
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You’ll be thrilled to hear that you can expect the number of posts here to increase now that I actually…
No End to the Big News This Week
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It’s been a week for big news alright. I’m now jobless. The company couldn’t afford to make good on…
2002.04.05 (Fri)
True History of the Kelly Gang
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Yesterday’s good news seems to be true: Miyagi-san is going to translate Peter Carey’s True History of the Kelly…
It’s not the latest Harry Potter. ;-)…
Good News…?
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Had some awfully good news tonight which I have to confirm tomorrow, so won’t spill the beans just yet. For…
2002.04.03 (Wed)
The Day’s Music
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A general death, dissolution & despair theme seemed to be the order of the day. I started out with Agnes…
Just Because You Can
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…doesn’t mean you should. Speaking of icons, most of the OS X icons I’ve seen remind me of a line…
2002.04.01 (Mon)
Fukutake’s Ladybugs
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I was looking at some of the entries for this year’s Pixelpalooza contest over at the IconFactory and saw…
Fizzer of an April 1st
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Bit of a fizzer as far as April Fool’s tricks go this year. Nothing happened! I’m relying on the internet…
One More Degree of Control Over One’s Life
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An important step in regaining control over our lives. Hopefully other countries will follow suit. The Netherlands seems like just…
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