Archive: February, 2003
Brains of Brighton
We are smart because we are Jedi:
Friday, February 28th, 2003 9:02pm
The Horror of Blimps
The story of one man’s encounter with horror itself, made manifest in the form of a radio controlled indoor blimp.
Friday, February 28th, 2003 12:27pm
Busking
Before I discovered the web (heck, before the web was even invented), I was a busker.
Wednesday, February 26th, 2003 10:57pm
Jeremy the bear
When I was growing up in Ireland, this television programme used to be on.
Wednesday, February 26th, 2003 12:16am
Happy birthday to me
Today is my birthday, mein Geburtstag, mi cumpleanos, mo bhreathlá.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2003 10:39pm
CSS round-up
It’s been a busy week for Cascading StyleSheets.
Sunday, February 23rd, 2003 9:47pm
Wonderful Days
Earlier this week, I mentioned the trailers for the book Robota.
Friday, February 21st, 2003 9:18pm
Voice Box
In some ways, Voice Box is a pretty neat application. It downloads RSS feeds and turns them into sound files that you can save (and even sync to your iPod).
Friday, February 21st, 2003 8:08pm
Fun with corporate speak
I sometimes find myself working on websites for typically corporate businesses.
Thursday, February 20th, 2003 12:50am
Planes, trains and broadband
This live, literally on-air, description of Lufthansa’s experimental flights with broadband access mirrors my own frustrations with the ludicrous idea of using a pop-up window as a control mechanism:
Wednesday, February 19th, 2003 1:20pm
I wonder...
If there was a fight between Angry Robot and Strong Bad, who would win?
Tuesday, February 18th, 2003 12:28pm
BBC - CNN = 866
Here is the BBC transcript of Hans Blix’s presentation to the UN security council.
Monday, February 17th, 2003 2:57am
Robota
Here’s something a little bit different: a trailer for a book.
Monday, February 17th, 2003 2:44am
Cre@teOnline Ce@sesCirculation
The editor of Cre@teOnline explains why the magazine is closing.
Friday, February 14th, 2003 4:44pm
Netscape DevEdge Redesigns As Standards Showcase
Eric Meyer and the gang have revamped the Netscape DevEdge site with Cascading Style Sheets.
Friday, February 14th, 2003 12:41pm
Jedi Town
I sense a disturbance in The Force. Census data released today shows an unusually high concentration of Jedi in a certain seaside city:
Thursday, February 13th, 2003 3:03pm
Darwin Day
Happy Darwin Day!
Wednesday, February 12th, 2003 10:18pm
100 stories of unfamous people
Mark Pilgrim has started publishing a series of stories, to number one hundred when they’re all finished.
Tuesday, February 11th, 2003 1:38pm
iChat country
I just had a chat with Jamie from Message where we went from the Pixies to EmmyLou Harris in just a few degrees of separation.
Tuesday, February 11th, 2003 1:28pm
Konfabulator!
Konfabulator is just about the coolest OS X application I’ve seen in a long while.
Tuesday, February 11th, 2003 2:54am
Music for the masses
I’m back from a day in London where I enjoyed the closest thing a geek like me is going to get to culture.
Monday, February 10th, 2003 12:49am
Don't talk crazy
I had no idea that I had such a crazed look on my face while I was giving my talk the other night.
Friday, February 7th, 2003 1:24pm
He likes it, he likes it
Eric Meyer likes my site:
Friday, February 7th, 2003 1:18pm
Palace Pire
Here are those pictures of the Palace Pier burning taken by Jamie over at Message.
Thursday, February 6th, 2003 1:04am
Yet another pier disaster
Brighton’s Palace Pier caught fire tonight. It was quite spectacular but luckily nobody was injured.
Wednesday, February 5th, 2003 12:33am
Public Speaking
It looks like I’m going to be taking part in a talk/discussion/chat type thing tonight at the Sussex Arts Club in Brighton.
Tuesday, February 4th, 2003 4:46pm
Bush Whacked
For those of you who missed the state of the union address, here’s the audio update.
Tuesday, February 4th, 2003 2:18pm
Photoshop Funny
What really happened to the West Pier.
Monday, February 3rd, 2003 3:31pm
Pattern Recognition
A new book by William Gibson is always a cause for celebration. I’ll grab myself a copy as soon as I’m done with Cryptonomicon.
Monday, February 3rd, 2003 2:53pm
London kills me
Jessica is very kindly treating me to a day of music in London.
Monday, February 3rd, 2003 12:55pm
Lone Star
I’m back in Brighton.
Saturday, February 1st, 2003 9:03pm
