July 2008
The Orwell Prize | Orwell Diaries - blog →
The Orwell Prize is delighted to announce that, to mark the 70th anniversary of the diaries, each diary entry will be published on this blog exactly seventy years after it was written, allowing you to follow Orwell’s recuperation in Morocco, his return to the UK, and his opinions on the descent of Europe into war in real time. The diaries end in 1942, three years into the conflict.
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Lazyweb: Where Are The Gender Neutral Toddler...
Amanda states the issue better than I could, but essentially we’d like to find some gender neutral clothes for Emerson to wear. Emerson’s free to choose to be a Princess once she reaches the age of reason, but we don’t want to stack the deck (at least not in a pro-Princess way :-)).
If you know of a good source, please leave info in the comments. Thanks.
Amazon's Universal Wish List →
Go to any online store, and when you see something you want, click the “Add to Wish List” button in your Bookmark Toolbar. Unless you need to quickly log in, that’s all it takes to add it to your Amazon Wish List.
I’ve seen at least one site dedicated to this sort of thing, but integration with my existing Amazon Wish List is so much cooler.
System Administrator Appreciation Day →
Nobody at work noticed, for the ninth and final time (I’m moving from sysadmin to development in the near future).
“programming is an intense creative pleasure, a perfect mixture of puzzles,...”
– Lucky to be a Programmer : Gustavo Duarte (via Gus Mueller)
“Despite the utter-bullshit so much of Anderson’s long tail has proven to be, the...”
– Big Contrarian → Tacky.
UI Change for the Sake of Change
If the latest operating systems and our new microwave are indications of the state of User Interface Design, the shutter button for my next camera will be in the center of the back (so it doesn’t look too much like the old product).
If the UI change you’re considering is even the slightest bit more about differentiation from other products than improving the user experience,...
