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Mirror Project

Dec192001

For a while now, I’ve been meaning to contribute a picture to the Mirror Project. I finally got around to it. If you’re interested, you can see my first attempt.

Don’t Call Me a Fruitcake

Dec182001

“You can stick a fruitcake, or for that matter any cake in a bag, leave it on the shelf for three to four years, come back to it and make it better than ever,” contends Barham, a physicist at the University of Bristol in England and author of the book The Science of Cooking.

I Need This Now

Dec182001

Several months away? Dammit, if they’ve got a cure for the common cold, I want it NOW! I’ve had a sore throat since yesterday. Bleah.

ICQ Lite

Dec142001

What’s that — your company policy doesn’t allow you to install ICQ on your work PC? No problem! Just point your browser at ICQ Lite!

My Cat Hates You

Dec142001

Well, not really. He’s just cranky. But if you want to see lots of hateful cats, try mycathatesyou.com. (via randomWalks)

Design Rant

Dec132001

I’ve seen this linked from a few other sites already, but it’s a pet topic of mine, so I’ll link to it as well. Check out the Design Rant by Owen Riggs. It’s a well-spoken essay about that oft-seen idea of “separation of style and content”.

I Before E

Dec122001

We all learned in school, “I before E, except after C, or when sounded like A, as in ‘neighbor’ or ‘weigh’.” That rule stuck in my brain somewhere around seventh grade, and has served me in good faith for many years. So why is the word “weird” so weird? Shouldn’t it be “wierd“? But of course, if you spell it that way, it looks weird.