Tag: Misc

  • Blog Search Engines, Directories, and Listings

    I’d love to come up with a comprehensive list of sites that are weblog search engines, directories, listings, trackers, and major aggregation points. Here’s the group so far. Blogarama, Blogdex, Bloglines, Blogsnow, Blogstreet, Blogwise, Daypop, Feedster,…

  • *spark-online Version 2.0 Brainstorming

    *spark-online Version 2.0 Brainstorming

    Lots of you are probably already involved and helping out, but for those of you who aren’t, we’re in the process of breathing some life back into *spark-online. We’re really early in the game so far,…

  • Design and your strategy

    A great new article posted today by Design Council. Design runs deeper than look and feel – it can help you decide what you do and how you do it. What comes to mind when you…

  • Web Design: The Usual Suspects

    Cameron takes us through the development of his current site design. Good job articulating his internal thought process. Jason and half the frickin’ internet discuss CSS, XHTML and standards. Again! This one is a good intro…

  • George W. Bush – Negative Capability

    The following assertions were collected from public statements made by George W. Bush and his official spokesmen since 1997. Originally from Harper’s Magazine, May 2004. The President of the United States is not a fact-checker. I’m…

  • McSweeney’s Lists

    McSweeney’s lists crack me up. Here’s a couple of a favorites and a link to the archives. Titles of B-Movie Westerns That Give the Impression the West was Wilder Than Previously Imagined Three in a Saddle…

  • Shout-outs. Vancouver Edition.

    Time for some shout-outs. It’s been way too long. My friend Cris is now a rockstar. Josh’s company Burnkit redesigned. Boris is working hard at urbanvancouver.com. Cameron took a wicked Marketing job with Playground. Mr. X…

  • OMG!!!

    Yeah… I build my webpages for like 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution. Heh! Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.

  • Supermodel Personal Ads

    Here are a few of my favs… check Tara’s site for the latest and greatest. Adorable ski-bunny needs someone to keep me warm. I don’t really snowboard, but look how cute I am in this furry…

  • Some Big-Ass Comanies!

    Of the world’s 100 largest economic entities, 51 are now corporations and 49 are countries. Part of the Web and Early Blog archive collection. See also: Building AI Companions w/ John Anthony Hartman of IHAVEROBOTS.

  • Gmail Invitation Prices Crash

    I didn’t even think of selling my Gmail invites on eBay. I still have 2 available and would be happy to share with friends. Especially since they aren’t going for $100 bucks a piece anymore. *smirk*…

  • Redwood Coast – ROADTRIP

    I spent this weekend and Monday lounging around the Northern California coastline with my best friend Donald. He and I have been buddies since we were about 7 years old and played on a kiddie soccer…

  • Transcendent Materialist

    I’ve been told I’m hard to shop for. I’ve never been able to figure this out… ’cause to me it feels more like I want *everything*. I think the real problem is that the people buying…

  • Lexicon

    Making up new words is so much fun. Check out some of my favorites from DailyCandy… blamestorming:(n.) A meeting whose sole purpose is to discuss why a deadline was missed or a project failed and who…

  • Purveyor of Cool?

    rox! sux! NewsGator NewsGroups Wakes Funerals Linkage Plagerism Amy Lee Jessica Simpson Farscape Star Trek XML XXX Vancouver LA Flea markets eBay Alcohol Soft drinks Voting Voting for Bush Part of the Vancouver AI Ecosystem collection.…

  • The Lord of the Rings Drinking Game

    Well, I finally saw return of the king last night. I thought it was (predictably) great, and I (predictably) kicked myself for having not seeing it on the big screen. I’ll probably watch it again tonight…

  • The Business of Design

    From time to time inevitably everyone has to justify their existence within a corporation. “What do you do exactly?” “What value do you provide the organization?” “What impact would it have on ‘us’ if ‘we’ didn’t…