October 2007
The Guy Ben posted a quote from Tim O’Reilly:“Power users are a minority, and while they point the way to the future, they tend to be disappointed when the rest of the market catches up with an inferior product that has a lower barrier to new users”To which Ben added: Really, this explains so many things: why car dudes are dismayed that most everything is front-wheel drive; why most everyone...
“‘Tis a girl! [This morning] we found out that the baby-geek-to-be is a...”
– The Feminist Pessimist (The “we” is my best friend and me. - ToK(oT))
Firefox: Mac PPC Optimized Builds →
Ben tumbled about the Intel builds, but the G4 build is pretty sweet. I really push Firefox pretty hard (lots of extensions, tabs, AJAX-y web apps) on a regular basis, and consequently peg my 1.67GHz G4. So far the PPC build seems to take it a little easier on the processor. Renders, scrolling, and tab switches are noticeably faster.
Anyone running Leopard on 17" Powerbook G4...
I’ve been holding off mostly to see what the performance reports on similar laptops would be, but now I see that a few PB G4 users are getting bricked by upgrades. So far only 15” models are mentioned, though.
Dead Horse, Flogging Of (formerly New Idea For...
In response to the commenting issue,
Brian asked “Why not have them use haiku?” Marco pitched five
for limiting jive
But limericks could handle that job, too.
On The Other Hand →
Rod Knowlton’s journal of carpal tunnel surgery and recovery.
Hit & Run > Happy Birthday, PATRIOT Act! →
“On this day in 2001, President Bush signed the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act into law.”
Fake Internet Names (And The First-Person Singular... →
Brian says: Please allow me to introduce myself. I’m Brian Rodewald.Pleased to meet you, Brian. I, too, am an advocate of using a handle but making no attempt to hide your real identity. I kind of have to be. If (as) more people do this, maybe we’ll see the emergence of The Civil Web®: a space in which people accept responsibility for their own online actions. Having both your name and...
“Just spent 5 minutes wondering why the sound quality was so tinny and bad on...”
– Travors.com ( You’re not the only person to ever do this, brother. - ToK(oT))
“I think Microsoft would be wise to remember that trying to buy cool has a...”
– DHH - Can Microsoft buy cool from Facebook? - (37signals)
New idea for blog comments
Marco:What if they were limited to 5 words?(Five words? For complete responses? - ToK(oT))
“The great thing about charity as a tool is you can’t overuse it or wear it out....”
– Mike Lee - The Power of Charity
Unclutterer » Uncluttering your digital music... →
links to online articles discussing ways to unclutter your iTunes and digital music libraries
J. Robert Lennon: The Cat Text (a story using only... →
“My mother was gone. It was a bump on her head, a big bump. I did not know; mother did not tell me. When she did, I fell. “No,” I said. “No, not you! Do not go!” But there was no way. She sank fast, that was good. I let her go.” (via kottke)
WatchThey Might Be Giants - The Mesopotamians (via Drawn!)
“The people who buy enterprise software aren’t the people who use enterprise...”
– Jason Fried - Why Enterprise Software Sucks - (37signals)
Usufruct - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
Usufruct is the legal right to use and derive profit or benefit from property that belongs to another person, as long as the property is not damaged. In many legal systems of property, buyers of property may only purchase the usufruct of the property.
“On the downside, your teeth rot out, your skin itches until you scratch it off,...”
– The Dilbert Blog: Why You Can’t Take Me Anywhere
Career Distinction: Online Identity Calculator →
What’s your GQ (Google Quotient)?
Gmail gets IMAP - Download Squad →
(Super-sweet if true. Reblogged from sammelsurium)
Tumblr Follower Mode – Userscripts.org →
GMail has a Mute button! →
(via 43 Folders)
CNN's Glenn Beck: "people who hate America" losing... →
Xeni Jardin:Nothing more America-loving than sneering at your fellow countrymen while they run fleeing with their children and families from giant wildfires destroying their homes.
“7:55: Sean Hannity bashes Hillary Clinton (“she’ll promise all of...”
– David Weigel - Hit & Run > Republican Debate VI: The Fooferah in Florida
“That’s handy. It would be useful if it could do the same on...”
– Kiyo, re: Tumblr Follower Mode (The current version is a total accretion-fest, and not really positioned for modification. I’m planning on re-factoring the script some time this week, in anticipation of Tumblr v3.0. If the Tumblr update itself doesn’t obsolete the script’s...
Knowlton's Law of Information Security Audits
The quality of Information Security audits is inversely proportional to the demand for Information Security implementors.
“The Engineer, delightful and rational fellow that he is, made it clear that he...”
– Inkling Magazine - The Calculus of Saying “I Love You” (via Anarchaia)
