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What Was The Future of Web Apps? 5 Dec 2012 | 05:12 am
I went to either the first or second Carsonified Future of Web Apps/Design conferences -- I think it was back in 2005, so over seven years ago now. I've been thinking a lot about that time and the thi...
Silent Running 7 Nov 2012 | 05:11 am
I have a limited edition Masters of Cinema SteelBook edition of Silent Running. I'm not a big collector of films, but Silent Running is special. This particular edition has been beautifully transferre...
The Open Tsunami 4 Nov 2012 | 04:11 am
I had a G3 iBook (PowerPC 750FX, mid 2002), and buying it stretched my finances to say the least. During my university years I became an open source zealot, using FreeBSD and Linux on my computers and...
Eighteen Months 24 Oct 2012 | 06:10 am
"I like your computer," she said. "It looks like it was made by Indians or something." Chia looked down at her sandbenders. Turned off the red switch. "Coral," she said. "These are turquoise. The one...
More Programming Languages 17 Oct 2012 | 06:10 am
We should not be supporting more programming languages. We should be killing them. All these bullshit projects are confusing people. — ryah (@ryah) October 17, 2012 Picture Mark Zuckerberg sitting d...
The Technological John Peel 10 Oct 2012 | 06:10 am
When I was a teenager I regularly listened to John Peel's Radio 1 show. Peel is credited as breaking entire genres, as well as bands. He was one of the first broadcasters to play progressive rock in t...
DailyJS: Sponsored Content 12 Sep 2012 | 06:09 am
Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver. I'm trying out an experiment on DailyJS called Sponsored Content. Rather than offering traditional...
Put Your Smallest Clients First 13 Jul 2012 | 09:07 am
I've been freelancing since 2005, which means I've been doing it just a shade longer than regular employment (whatever that means). At this point I feel somewhat qualified to talk about how to survive...
Put Your Smallest Clients First 13 Jul 2012 | 06:07 am
I've been freelancing since 2005, which means I've been doing it just a shade longer than regular employment (whatever that means). At this point I feel somewhat qualified to talk about how to survive...
Researching for Technical Writing 25 May 2012 | 01:05 pm
How are technical articles and books written? It all comes down to research. Every editor I've worked for has always extolled the importance of research, and a well-researched article is certainly mor...
