Archives for February, 2005
2005.02.28 (Mon)
The evolution of the curmudgeonly spirit
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Pretentious self-preservation thought of the day: The curmudgeonly spirit evolves to act as a sort of brake on impulses or behaviour that while possibly beneficial in the short-term, are not in our long-term interests. It’s there to keep an eye on the marginalia which are usually subordinate to bald economic concerns.
Kyoto to try to preserve town houses
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I hope this helps to raise awareness of preservation efforts throughout the country.
Edward Burtynsky wins TED Prize
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Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky has won one of three inaugural TED Prizes and will be working with WorldChanging.com to “encourage a massive and productive worldwide conversation about sustainable living.”
Jef Raskin dies
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Jef Raskin, one of the key figures in the development of the Macintosh computer, died Saturday.
2005.02.25 (Fri)
Afterlife
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Spent the morning and early afternoon photographing the foreign section of Aoyama Bochi* with the friends who are trying to sensibly preserve it.
A sucker for snow
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I’ve never really lived with it, never had to shovel drives wait-deep of the stuff, never had a roof collapse from too much of it, but, gee, I love snow.
2005.02.23 (Wed)
Happy birthday, waferbaby!
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Happy 10th to waferbaby
2005.02.22 (Tue)
Beware of incompetent people
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They have fewer options for self-preservation than the rest of us…
2005.02.21 (Mon)
Mojtaba Saminejad and Arash Sigarchi
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The Committee to Protect Bloggers has nominated today as “Free Mojtaba and Arash Day.” Post a link, display a banner, write a letter, make a noise. Free speech is a precious thing.
Hunter S. Thompson dead at 65
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ASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Hunter S. Thompson, the acerbic counterculture writer who popularized a new form of journalism in books like *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,* fatally shot himself Sunday night at his Aspen-area home, his son said. He was 67.
2005.02.20 (Sun)
Muji house
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Behold, the Muji house.
2005.02.19 (Sat)
Save Aoyama Cemetery
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There was a story in the Yomiuri the other day about removing graves from Aoyama Cemetery because no one’s paying the upkeep (¥590 per square metre per year) on the plots. Quite a few foreign graves have been marked for removal.
Life Editions: creators of fine books
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Life Editions is a bindery in my old town of Fremantle, Western Australia, which produces some incredibly beautiful-looking work.
Paper insulation against the cold
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Luckily a big box of books arrived yesterday so I can stay inside and insulate myself against the cold with paper. Here’s a look at what was in the box.
2005.02.17 (Thu)
It’s a girl!
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My sister has had a baby girl! Mother and daughter both fine. Uncle pouring himself another glass of wine.
Fired for not blogging
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I wonder how long it will be before we hear of people being fired for *not* blogging.
2005.02.14 (Mon)
Instant house
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I should have set up the web camera to take a time lapse movie of the day … but there just wasn’t time. Before I’d remembered that this was something I could do, the house had pretty much been built.
SlideShowPro
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Congratulations to Todd Dominey on the launch of SlideShowPro.
2005.02.13 (Sun)
Medicine packages
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The nostalgia industry embraces all things: old-fashioned medicine on display in a chemist’s shop.
2005.02.11 (Fri)
Programming from the interface
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Terrific, thought-provoking article from Jason Fried at 37 Signals about doing away with functional specs and programming form the interface.
Comments: some tweaking
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If I believed in heaven, and thought I would go there when I die, my idea of it right now would be me with a high-voltage cattle prod and a 9mm pistol standing before all the spammers of the world. They would be kneeling in a dusty courtyard, already tearful and bloody from savage beatings, and then it would be my turn.
2005.02.10 (Thu)
Fuji at a bath-house
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Public baths traditionally have a mural on the wall above the baths, and that mural often depicts Fuji-san. This picture was taken at the bath-house that supposedly inspired the one that appeared in Hayao Miyazaki’s film “Spirited Away.” Desktop versions posted.
Now comments are screwed up, too
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It never rains, but it pours.
2005.02.09 (Wed)
A farewell to Trackback
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Talk about poisoning the well…
I don’t know why it took me so long to cotton on to John Gruber’s Markdown, but it absolutely rocketh.
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