Archive for October, 2005

Misc.

Monday, October 31st, 2005

Still no word on my mysterious numbness, which symptom, fortunately, has passed, and my others are relatively quiet as well. In other news, LibraryThing finally now has ratings (hopefully these will be factored into suggestions soon)...

Also, I may be getting a slightly-delayed birthday video iPod.

New MMKCast up

Sunday, October 30th, 2005

Here.

Light

Sunday, October 30th, 2005

I have to say, I wasn’t as impressed by Light as I believe some people were. It seemed like a lot of high-end flourishes set up around an approximately empty structure, free of all but a smidgen of content. I mean it was clever, and amusing, and not a pain to read, but I was [...]

Oooh, nifty status page plugin

Friday, October 28th, 2005

I think Merlin at 43Folders is right that everyone needs a status page; even more so now that he’s pointed us towards a nifty WP plugin that simplifies the process of updating one.

Is it wrong that I badly want this to either import or output FOAF data? Yes, yes it is.

You’ll find my status at [...]

Fujitsu concept keyboards redefine ergonomics - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Oooh, more keyboard prototype porn! If the superflat one is actually arbitrarily configurable, I want one. I’m inclined to think you could make typing on one more ergonomic than typing on a physical keyboard where you have to actually exert force and all—but you’d have to lay it out a little differently (bigger key targets, [...]

Wired News: Space Geeks Seek Wireless Power

Friday, October 28th, 2005

Wait….broadcast power is a real thing? Sweet.

Boing Boing: Small press publisher on AAP’s anti-Google suit

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

“Richard Nash, the publisher of the excellent small press publisher Soft Skull Press, has published…”

Someone clearly stole Cory Doctorow’s thesaurus.