In addition to being a vital part of management and maintenance of a website, examining server activity logs provides me with oodles of geeky entertainment. It appeals to the inner statistician I try so hard to suppress. I like finding clues and tracking someone’s path through the site, and sometimes trying to sort out who… Continue reading Fun With Server Logs
Category: General Geekery
In-Flight Logo Quiz
Winging my way to SXSW, I was thumbing through the March issue of American Way, the American Airlines in-flight magazine. Amidst the numerous ads for Argentinian barbecue restaurants (what’s up with that anyway?) I came across this splash graphic introducing an article on how corporate sponsorships are ruining professional sports… or something like that. I… Continue reading In-Flight Logo Quiz
Nightmare on Memory Lane
Today, in an admirably bold move, Jon Hicks ripped the dust covers off his skeletons and revealed his sordid past. I commend Jon’s bravery, his honesty, his willingness to subject himself to the ridicule of the standardistas. I mean, seriously Jon, Tripod!? Tsk tsk. Everybody knows real designers use GeoCities. But, not wishing to leave… Continue reading Nightmare on Memory Lane
Where’s Ethan?
Just when you thought it had all gone away… Durstan has been located but now Ethan‘s gone missing from the cover. I swear this is my last contribution to this meme (unless it gets funny again, then I’ll probably beat the horse to jelly). But, it being April 1st and all, I simply couldn’t let… Continue reading Where’s Ethan?
Where’s Durstan? (pt. II)
After a hard day’s work at Apple UK, Durstan and the lads unwind with a friendly cricket match.
Where’s Durstan?
Obligatory Reflections-on-Suckswuh Post
A year ago I read on numerous blogs about how great the South by Southwest interactive conference was. How the attendees were so warm and lacking in pretension. How the panels were so informative and stimulating. How the parties were so raucous and energetic. It had solidified its position as the place to be to… Continue reading Obligatory Reflections-on-Suckswuh Post
Lunch Group (Suckswuh Day 3)
After two excellent sessions — Emergent Semantics and How to be Beautiful: More Hi-Fi Design With CSS — a large and diverse group coalesced and embarked in search of food. At some point the group split into two factions, with the group I was in falling behind, losing track of the leading group, and finally… Continue reading Lunch Group (Suckswuh Day 3)
Obligatory SXSW Day One Post
Highlights of the day were Jeffrey Zeldman’s opening remarks and a panel entitled “How to Bluff Your Way in CSS“, as presented by Jeremy Keith and Andy Budd. But of course things really start to roll after sunset. I had no evening plans at all, and was fully expecting to spend it in my hotel… Continue reading Obligatory SXSW Day One Post
Arrival
After seven total hours in the air (with a two hour layover in Dallas), I have arrived in Austin with my geek-branded luggage. My carry-on bag is pimping Vignette, a high-dollar content management system which I have never used. My laptop bag is from Java One, a conference I have never been to because I… Continue reading Arrival