Link archive: January, 2006

"wankr will be a place for web 2.0 people to gather together in one humongous circlejerk so they can masturbate each other into a sticky frenzy over useless, meaningless bullshit."

Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | This is a bubble that won't burst

"Not only did the head of Waterstone's underestimate the internet. Even Rupert Murdoch was caught out"

Digital Web Magazine - CSS Typography

Garret Dimon runs through some of the options available when using CSS to improve readability.

Burninating 3 Candles!

Happy Trogday! All your burnination are belong to us.

Sunday, January 15th, 2006

David Seah : FYI, I am Not Dave Shea

With a name like Dave Seah, misunderstandings are bound to occur.

Saturday, January 14th, 2006

news @ nature.com - Web users judge sites in the blink of an eye - Potential readers can make snap decisions in just 50 milliseconds.

People enjoy being right, so continuing to use a website that gave a good first impression helps to 'prove' to themselves that they made a good initial decision.

Thursday, January 12th, 2006

The Sysadmin Song

Geeky but good.

Wednesday, January 11th, 2006

iIR: img Image Replacement

Aaron uses image replacement on an image to provide one image for screen and another print. Very clever.

Create an e-annoyance, go to jail | Perspectives | CNET News.com

Unbelievable. Annoying someone via the Internet is now a federal crime in the USA. Bye, bye, whistle blowers.

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006

Foundphotos

This is fascinating in a voyeuristic way - photographs found on peer to peer networks from people who are (perhaps accidentally) sharing their entire home folder.

Buzzword Hell

Am I buzzword or not?

Friday, January 6th, 2006

The Patent Epidemic

An article delving into the crazy, crazy world of the US Patent Office.

The Mystery of Dinner for One - How an obscure British skit has become Germany's most popular New Year's tradition. By Jude Stewart

This is all true. When I lived in Germany, nobody there believed me when I told them that this skit wasn't shown on television... on New Year's Eve... Every. Single. Year!