Monthly Archives: April 2008

Great NYTimes article reveals a little about their Web production process

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Karl

.It was both educational and fun to read the NYTimes interview with Khoi Vinh, their Design Director.

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New Balance 992s – Not good for lower back pain

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Karl

Many folks who suffer from lower back pain are told – “buy New Balance sneakers”. The mistake comes in where folks follow the hype and buy what is a terrific running sneaker – New Balance’s 992s. I can understand why. … Continue reading →

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High Self Esteem not the same as Good Self Esteem

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Karl

These three articles explain a lot about folks who refuse to hear any feedback/advice/criticism given in good will. It’s true it turns out – they are, most likely, dealing with a self esteem issue. But not the kind you think. … Continue reading →

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Transitions

Posted on April 24, 2008 by Karl

It’s a sad day as Shelley Powers closes down her home on the web to concentrate on other projects. Her blog was host to some of the best online conversations I’ve ever participated in. The people who connected there were … Continue reading →

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Had the 2nd of 2 epidurals last night

Posted on April 17, 2008 by Karl

So far so good. The last steroid injection, taken back April 2nd, was a tremendous success. Whereas the three I received last year had benefits that were tenuous and short lasting these seem to be helping me progress towards a … Continue reading →

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Got my Mac Book Pro at work

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Karl

Many of us at work are migrating to OS-X. It’s logical since our deployment environment is a Unix variant, Solaris, and most of us on Windows run Cygwin to create a developer environment that resembles a Unix-like environment. Now I’m … Continue reading →

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I Upgraded to Movable Type 4.1 Open Source

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Karl

I’m happy I finally got around to upgrading my personal blog to the latest and greatest Movable Type. It’s clear that open sourcing the software has been good for SixApart and that MT can again be considered a viable alternative … Continue reading →

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Interesting Programming Reads

Posted on April 5, 2008 by Karl

Blog at trepca.si: Java, Python and defaults – Sure is true enough. Code To Joy: Open-Source group announces jJavaM – It was an April fools, but a good one for the sarcasm. Python-by-example – Will come in handy. Better Programming … Continue reading →

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