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Poverty on the rise… in the burbs

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Karl

Cities, for the first time in 100 years, are growing faster than the suburbs. Meanwhile, poverty has grown everywhere rapidly, even in places not thought possible: While the overall suburban population grew slightly during the previous decade, the number of … Continue reading →

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Beginner’s Eyes: on storytelling and growth

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Karl

John D. Cook, in a short, poetic post, describes how experts end up where they started, as beginners, and why, in his blog post “Coming full circle”. A few folks in his comments thread make the connection with Zen’s concept … Continue reading →

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“Hands that Feed Us” was fantastic and so were the custom motorcycles

Posted on July 3, 2011 by Karl

Friday night I made it down to Fishtown to check out Albert Yee’s show at Gravy, “Hands that Feed Us” a photo exploration and celebration of those working across the region in agriculture and produce. There are many ‘behind the … Continue reading →

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First post from WordPress

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Karl

Recent happenings with Six Apart and the momentum behind WordPress convinced me to migrate paradox1x.org. I used to migrate this blog every few months to a new platform during blogging’s early period; Userland Frontier, EditThisPage, Userland Radio, Nuke, PostNuke, GreyMatter, … Continue reading →

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Blog posts, and presentations, are best kept short

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Karl

Broke my own rule with that last post. I’m working on a presentation on something where I’m working not to do that.

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Upgrades are fun

Posted on May 1, 2010 by Karl

Well no. Not really. But so far so good. A few more adjustments to make.blo

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Happy Birthday Richelle

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Karl

Happy 35th sweetie. I feel so blessed that you were born, that we became part of each other’s life. Emma, feels the same – you’re the best mommy a daughter can have

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‘Perfectly proportioned’ websites may be the worst

Posted on April 22, 2006 by Karl

New Scientist: …a study by Paul van Schaik at the University of Teesside, UK, has found that the golden ratio does not benefit all designs. Websites with golden proportions can be harder to extract information from, he says. Van Schaik … Continue reading →

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Please help me test a CSS menu

Posted on April 5, 2006 by Karl

I’m testing a css drop down menu for use here and for use at Philly Future. Can you help me by letting me know if this works for you and what browser/browser version/OS you are running? The menu appears as … Continue reading →

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Spread the word: Albert’s running for Committee person!

Posted on March 3, 2006 by Karl

Philly Future and Chuck Pennacchio volunteer, photographer and blogger extraordinaire, Albert Yee is running for committee person in Ward 5 Division 8! Ward 5 Division 8 is a rectangle from 12th St to 9th St from Pine St to South … Continue reading →

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