Last week Dustin Diaz proposed the First Annual Naked Day, wherein one temporarily removes all author CSS, exposing the pure HTML to demonstrate the separation of content from presentation. A well-structured site should remain fully functional and usable, even with default browser styling. So, on a lark and at the last minute, I jumped on… Continue reading Going Naked
Year: 2006
Rejoining the Cult
Well I finally did it. I bought a Mac. A 15.4″ 1.83GHz MacBook Pro, to be precise. It’s the first Mac I’ve owned since 1995, the first I’ve owned to run OS X, and my very first Apple notebook. I’ve had it for six days now, which was five days longer than it took to… Continue reading Rejoining the Cult
Obligatory SXSW06 Retrospective
With all the Suckswuh-related blogging and Flickring and podcasting permeating the internets this week, it almost seems like actual attendance is optional. This is, of course, not true. While one may attempt to live vicariously through a feed reader and a photo stream, it’s a poor substitute for actually being there. It’s been said before… Continue reading Obligatory SXSW06 Retrospective
Penciled In
About 10 months ago I started working on a redesign of Focal Curve. It was to be inspired by two things I love: science fiction and comics. It was to be drastic and fresh and cool, rich in color and detail. It was to bring with it technological advancements, enhanced functionality and long-desired features I… Continue reading Penciled In
SXSW Pre-Flight Checklist
To do before leaving home: Pay all bills due between 3/9 and 3/20 Take out trash Remove dishes from sink, perhaps to clean Consume or otherwise dispose of highly perishable food items Set to record 24 (Fox, Monday March 13, 9-10PM) Turn off bedroom alarm clock in consideration of neighbors Leave a light on To… Continue reading SXSW Pre-Flight Checklist
De-Lurk for an Obligatory Year-In-Review
First Veerle outed her lurkers, now Colly is doing the same. Since I shall leave no bandwagon unjumped, I’m calling olly olly oxen free on my own lurkers. Site stats show that the vast majority of my traffic comes from search engines — mostly one-timers searching for “Guerra Communications” and related topics — but I… Continue reading De-Lurk for an Obligatory Year-In-Review