Entries from April 2003

Star Wars Episode Three; with a mere two years until its release, lets start the hype early.Has anyone seen the movie Clerks? It came out back in around 1994, I think. Just how does Clerks relate to Star Wars, you wonder? Those who saw it would recall the scene where some of the cast were discussing the apparently poor morals ... Read full entry

Cool URI's do not change. It's true. Another interesting read from the almost infinite resources of the W3C. This must mean my URI's are not all that cool, given the number of times they change.Well, I do have a few excuses though. The first being that I have changed domain names a few times, first there was disassociated.com.au ... Read full entry

Hell, the way some people spend their time, huh? I've just spent the last little while reading what could only be described as highly informative writing... on light bulbs?Hello? Who cares how long a damn light bulb lasts?Dude, you really need to get out of that studio of yours, and about a bit more often.As for me I just spent the last few days mixing up some of ... Read full entry

I'm sure we agree that blogs (or web logs) are a great way to pry into the personal life of a total and complete stranger.Now hopefully I don't seem too metaphorical when I say that I am amazed by the amount of detail some people go to in their blog.For example, some people offer in depth descriptions of what they cooked for tea, and how they sourced the ingredients, even ... Read full entry

In a similar vein to my earlier diatribe on extended life light bulbs, I was telling a friend (raving in fact) about how fantastic they were, when he pointed out that, according to its package, the light bulb came with a lifetime guarantee.Sounds like more slippery turf to me; just what exactly is a lifetime guarantee? And how do we determine what constitutes "lifetime"?Is this period mine, or the ... Read full entry

I went along to an INformal INfront drinks gathering at Justin Fox's place last night. (Aren't I proper?) These days I kind of sit outside of the web design circle (for obvious work related reasons) but it is fun to go and catch up with old pals.Justin, for those who don't know, is a super connected type of person. ... Read full entry

I missed the inaugural Semi Permanent design conference and street art exhibition convened by Andrew Johnstone of Design is Kinky over the last weekend (April 11 and 12), at Sydney's Darling Harbour.It was a great success from what I have heard, with about 2,500 people attending, and Andrew hopes to make it an annual event. I also ... Read full entry