Monthly Archives: July 2004

Pizza Delievery Order Gone Wrong

Posted on July 31, 2004 by Karl

Check out this ACLU produced Flash movie that is so close to reality, it’s scary. You can do almost all of this today without the national ID number, I would have omitted that.

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Architecture of the World Wide Web

Posted on July 31, 2004 by Karl

If you do web development, you should take the time to read this W3C Working Draft.

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Apple’s Knowledge Navigator

Posted on July 31, 2004 by Karl

Back in 2003 Jon Udell shared a download to an Apple produced movie made way back in 1988 that attempted to predict where we would be on the road towards having a true information appliance. We’ve come a long way … Continue reading →

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Will Ferrell as George W. Bush in ACT Commercial

Posted on July 31, 2004 by Karl

The sad thing is, while this is hilarious, can’t you imagine it being all too real?

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One America Redux

Posted on July 30, 2004 by Karl

Kerry’s speech last night not only hit all the right notes, but did so with force. I got scared initially when he took his time taking control of the crowd. TV audiences have short attention spans. But once he did, … Continue reading →

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There’s a bounce

Posted on July 30, 2004 by Karl

Looks like women overwhelmingly have chosen Kerry over Bush. All areas of the country are leaning towards Kerry except for the Midwest: The Polling Report has the goods.

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One America

Posted on July 29, 2004 by Karl

John Edwards gave a terrific speech last night furthering a major theme in the convention: it’s time for unity. Little talked about in the news is just how great his wife, Elizabeth’s, introduction was. So much is not being seen … Continue reading →

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2nd Night Of Convention

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Karl

I had to tune in late tonight but what I did catch caught me by surprise: Tom Daschle sounded dull and the crowd looked restless while he spoke. Barack Obama not only meets the hype, he exceeds it. He shared … Continue reading →

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Computerized Vote in ’02 Florida Race Raises ’04 Concern

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Karl

Read about it in the NYTimes.

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Eclipse is harder than it looks

Posted on July 28, 2004 by Karl

Rafe shares his experience helping a coworker get started and discovers (rediscovers) how difficult it can be. If it wasn’t for others in the office, I’d probably still be using one of my favorite text editors. The initial investment in … Continue reading →

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