The Airport Security Follies. “And rather than rethink our policies, the best we’ve come up with is a way to skirt them – for a fee, naturally – via schemes like Registered Traveler.”
Category Archives: Quote
Kindle Easter Eggs
Kindle Easter Eggs: We have GPS. (Sort of.) I’ve been using my Kindle heavily for a few weeks now and have a mini-review forthcoming.
Infinitely Extensible
WordPress is Infinitely Extensible. “And that’s coming from a guy who’s usually happy to start his projects from scratch.”
Homegrown CMSes
Jerusalem Syndrome
Apparently a number of people who visit Jerusalem are so affected they dress up in biblical garb, preach at holy sites, and then days later don’t remember a thing.
Why Give to Wikimedia?
Why Give to Wikimedia? is a new fundraiser blog for the Wikimedia Foundation that is actually quite good. (And powered by WordPress.)
Random Bits Podcast
Pelican Point
On the epic road trip, we stopped at some random hotel near Pelican Point, this was the view in the morning. Foggy and a million birds.
Mark All as Read
I have finally embraced the freedom afforded by “mark all as read.”
Zeldman on Hype
Jumpstart
Global Test
Now you too can take “The Global Test”.
Bloglines Trouble
I just got this at Bloglines: “There is a problem with the database. Please try again later.” Uh oh. I wonder if they’re going to hit the same growing pains Technorati went through.
Podium Heights
Software Appeal
“WordPress is sexy.” Well if anyone could, Kitta would know.
Jason Mraz
“I’m just a curbside prophet with my hand in my pocket”
Plageurism
Weblog Tools Collection — Plageurism in blogging, now we just need “spellchecking in blogging.” Good article nonetheless. (Anyone who copies and pastes it into my comments doesn’t get a cookie.)
Commercial Strikes Back
If “Empire Strikes Back” came out today… (This drives me crazy.)
Yellow Taxi
“Late last night I heard the screen door sway, and a big yellow taxi took my girl away.” Taking a break.
Codex Guidelines
Codex Guidelines, some tips on writing for the new WordPress wiki. (Not “live” yet.)