§ Humour
Goatseeker: all goats, all the time. The internet never ceases to amaze. My initial reaction, after stumbling upon the site from the drupal showcase, was that this had to be a gag site. I mean, it’s billed as a site for goat lovers and it features goat classifieds! Sure, there are probably a fair amount of people who would be... more
§ Web
I’m always interested and usually pleased when Google offers some new API such as their recent Ajax framework. Google makes some damn good software. Yet, as excited as I am over the possibilty of implementing these technologies, a terrifying thought grips me for a fleeting moment: Is this what people felt like when Microsoft was gaining a stranglehold upon developer... more
§ Web
Telus, western Canada’s largest telecom ad ADSL provider spends so much money on marketing hoopla to make itself appear to be a more benevolent entity (“the future is friendly”) than is realistically possible in the cut-throat world of monopolistic telecom giants. However, Telus has now blocked access to two websites representing the Telecommunications Workers Union. Basically, if you use Telus... more
§ Web
According to The Inquirer, pope squatter Rogers Cadenhead did some research during the recent papal interregnum, picked the names “Benedict XVI, Clement XV, Innocent XIV, Leo XIV, Paul VII, Pius XIII and registered the lot as dot.com domain names.” I only wish I could have had the same initiative… or that I could have convinced the former Cardinal Ratzinger to... more
§ Web
Installing a local version of Apache HTTP Server should have been easy. I had done it a few times before and the process had always been a breeze. Yet, this time I was at the point of despair. Why wouldn't Apache serve me up its default page once I had installed it properly? Apache seemed to run fine, yet troubleshooting... more
§ Politics
In Canada, we have a quaint election law that prevents media from releasing poll results until everyone has voted. The CBC reports that Paul Bryan, a BC based programmer who posted East Coast results to his website before West Coast polls closed, has had Elections Canada's case against him reserved for judgement. What does this mean? Basically, more litigation shall... more
§ Web
I gave up web browser evangilism a long time ago. Whether I like it or not, Internet Explorer dominates the web experience found on most Wintel machines. Any webpage I design needs to function inside IE’s quirky rendering engine and I still need to frequently access my desktop’s blue ‘e’ icon. But, I do find that my resentment towards IE’s... more
§ Web
It's always interesting when someone you know from meatspace--how's that for a jarring but useful term from webspeak--develops their own presence on the internet by way of their own blog. Steve, my favourite neighbourhood legomaniac, has recently started posting to Livejournal at Bumbot: The Bloggering. Hopefully I can now comment as thoughtfuly on Steve's blog as he has on my... more
§ Geeky
Why do I love Google? It's not due to the pleasing lack of banner advertising in its search results. It's not for how Google motivates better semantic markup. It's not because of Google's fundamental guideline: "Don't Be Evil." It's even only fractionaly the result of how accurately Google's algorithms can interpret my queries. I love Google because when you type... more