Archive: December, 2003
Game on
I’ve been having a nice relaxing christmas time here in Arizona. The only fly in the holiday ointment is a case of the sniffles I appear to have picked up. I just hope it doesn’t interfere with my ability to taste all the regional southwest go
Wednesday, December 31st, 2003 5:42pm
Al Cow-eda
Here in the States right now the Homeland Security threat level is a warm orange colour which roughly translates to “be afraid, be very afraid… but not completely terrified just yet”.
Thursday, December 25th, 2003 6:53am
Merry Christmas
Nollaig Shona dhiabh, Feliz Navidad, Frohe Weinachten, Glaedelig Jul, Buon Natale, Joyeux Noel…
Wednesday, December 24th, 2003 6:49pm
Christmas starts here
I’m in Arizona.
Sunday, December 21st, 2003 8:59pm
The Return Of The King
I went to see it last night.
Friday, December 19th, 2003 7:58pm
Patent madness
Here’s a great piece by Maciej Ceglowski celebrating the scientific achievements of the Wright brothers but decrying the intellectual bankruptcy of the patent system that so obsessed them:
Thursday, December 18th, 2003 9:59am
The long debate
It looks like a well-worn chestnut is being resurrected in web design circles (if I may horribly mangle my metaphors).
Monday, December 15th, 2003 11:59pm
BBEditing PHP
John Gruber has published what is quite possibly the single most useful Applescript I could wish for: PHP Syntax Checking in BBEdit.
Sunday, December 14th, 2003 10:37pm
Museum of Middle Earth
Jessica and I went to The Lord Of The Rings exhibition at the Science Museum in London today.
Thursday, December 11th, 2003 11:47pm
Do I have to draw a picture?
I always feel a little funny when I write here about watching DVDs and other domestic activities. After all, many of you haven’t yet had the opportunity to visit my humble abode (but if you’re ever in the neighbourhood, do drop by).
Tuesday, December 9th, 2003 9:23pm
Primitive Piracy
As I mentioned earlier, I’ve been enjoying the extended edition DVD of The Two Towers. I’ve also previously made mention of the fact that I’ve been using my iSight as a webcam.
Monday, December 8th, 2003 10:00pm
Flash Fun
Stick these in your fat pipe and smoke ‘em:
Saturday, December 6th, 2003 1:43pm
We loves it forever
While my days are filled with PHP coding over at Message, I’ve been escaping in the evenings into the world of Middle Earth.
Friday, December 5th, 2003 9:13pm
Bad web whuffie
Here’s a message I sent earlier through the contact page at Macoholics:
Monday, December 1st, 2003 11:25pm
Renaissance theme
One week ago I was in Bologna. I was walking through cobblestoned streets lined with red-roofed old buildings. Many of the buildings were painted in the typical Renaissance style of yellows, browns and oranges.
Monday, December 1st, 2003 1:40am
