Monthly Archives: April 2004

Yesterday Thousands Took A Stand Against Violence

Posted on April 11, 2004 by Karl

…The March to Save the Children, a gathering of people from different races, ages, and walks of life, began at Cecil B. Moore Park at 20th Street and Lehigh Avenue and ended in a rally outside Faheem’s school, T.M. Peirce … Continue reading →

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What Is Easter To Me?

Posted on April 10, 2004 by Karl

Easter is possibly the greatest holiday of the year for me. While almost everyone knows the outline of events (Sunday School Lessons), it’s the metaphors they represent that mean so much. They embody facing terrible dark times, making impossible choices, … Continue reading →

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Monday was the anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death

Posted on April 8, 2004 by Karl

It didn’t surprise me when I heard the news, I always expected Axl Rose to go first, but there were plenty of signs laid all over Nirvana’s music. And that’s the rub. When a musician lets you inside, no matter … Continue reading →

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“Humans are failure machines”

Posted on April 7, 2004 by Karl

…Humans are failure machines. We’re not success machines. We’re failure machines. We fail all the time. And it’s only through processing the feedback of our failure that we learn how to correct for them and do better. That is why … Continue reading →

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Forget The Politics – WiX Looks Very Useful

Posted on April 7, 2004 by Karl

Microsoft released a toolset to build Windows installer packages at SourceForge. Predictably, Slashdot was full of paranoia. Alex nails the thread there. What is Channel 9? Related Slashdot thread. Ahh, Scripting News has more on Channel 9. Sounds like a … Continue reading →

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On The Delaware River, Citizens Bank, and Slings And Arrows

Posted on April 6, 2004 by Karl

Slactivist exposes some little known information: They are planning to dump nerve gas waste into the Delaware River! There has to be some other option. I have not read about this anywhere else. Uncle Horn Head reviews the Phillies new … Continue reading →

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Google’s Real Direction

Posted on April 5, 2004 by Karl

The Topix.net weblog has a nice bit on Google’s power. It illuminates an earlier post of mine: The Big Hard Drive In The Sky. More in this Slashdot thread.

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Mac vs. Windows vs. Linux: Usability and Design

Posted on April 4, 2004 by Karl

There is just too much goodness to share in this essay at Daring Fireball (source rc3.org). Some things are worth repeating: UI development is the hard part. UI development isn’t cheap. Windows and Mac trump Linux in usability because they … Continue reading →

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Newsmap

Posted on April 4, 2004 by Karl

Newsmap is a visual way to see the news gathered from news.google.com. It works pretty well and is now a regular visit for me.

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Life In The Fast Lane And Taking Time To Listen

Posted on April 4, 2004 by Karl

…The supermarket is a great place to study human behavior, Trinkaus says. In a 1993 report, he described 75 visits in which he watched the same checkout lane for 15-minute stints. …”all my studies point in the same direction?that things … Continue reading →

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