Links » August 2004
Tricks of the trade. # A must read. A treasure trove of wisdom. My favorite is the acronym 'PEBKAC' used by Computer Support to signify 'Problem Exists Between Keyboard and Chair'. (in Miscellany)
How to fold a shirt. # Yes! Finally! I've been in search of this knowledge for years. It still looks like magic though. (in Miscellany)
Collection of Apple Commercials. # Check out the Will Ferrell Ads. (in Mac)
Latin Phrases. # viz. timeo Danaos et dona ferentis (in Resource)
Find your inner dork. # Well-written commentary by Paul Ford (of ftrain.com) (in Culture)
An array of articles on Apple. # (With as much alliteration I can aspire to include in this anecdote.) (in Mac)
Escher Audi. # This quicktime advertisement for the car maker borrows heavily from M.C. Escher. It is beautiful to watch. (in Miscellany)
A compelling discussion of pornography in design. # This is a well-written article about the ethical roles of designers given the burgeoning porn industry. The discussion that follows is even more interesting. (in Design)
Hip Daddy. # Funny entry of a Dad taking his daughters to an Usher concert. (in Culture)
Aerial Photography. # Amazing. (in Design)
Company Name Origins # Example: Apache got its name because its founders got started by applying patches to code written for NCSA's httpd daemon. The result was 'a patchy' server—thus, the name Apache. (in Miscellany)
Ten Recurring Economic Fallacies. # Why do we continue in this Catch-22? Both parties are responsible for the promulgation of these bad ideas, yet they are so seductive to the ignoramuses that politicians can't help use them for votes. (in Politick)
Record of recovery. # Short but sweet. Charts speak much louder than words. (in Politick)
Good-Tutorials.com # Thousands of Photoshop tutorials. (in Design)
New functions available in PHP5. # (in Code)
Numerical Recipes in C. # I am a total hack compared to the sophisticated code to be found here. Well worth reading. (in Code)
Seven habits of highly effective Vimming. # Well worth the read, although I have some issues with the guy's haircut. (in Code)
Vim Quick Reference. # Whether or not you want to (I do), you need to understand how to use vi quickly and efficiently if you do anything nixey. (in Code)
Jeff Bezos. # A lengthy and good article. (in News)
Icaza. # I wish I was him. (in Tech)
Blend in. # Explanation of the different photoshop blending modes. (in Design)
Programming epigrams. # My favorites: "Syntactic sugar causes cancer of the semi-colons." "It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one." "Everything should be built top-down, except the first time." (in Code)
How to surf at work. # Because big brother is always watching. (in Tech)
Sheet Music Typography. # Fascinating glimpse of typography from the 1850's to the 1920's. (in Design)