Journalists and public discourse
2006 September 29
I was involved in a discussion recently about whether journalists should be allowed to comment on news stories. My employer, the Journal-World, allows the public to comment on online stories. Quick note: while I may work for the newspaper my experience with journalism at the time of this post is very informal. I am a member of the public, which in my opinion makes this opinion just as valid as any.
Damn you Starbucks
2006 September 22
I despise you and your cranberry oatmeal mountain bars and tall house coffees with room for cream. Your sirens whispering sweet nothings into innocent passerby's. You mock my town by cloaking yourself in local establishments and yet you still survive.
Piercing my tongue
2006 September 15
I just bought a new nano and Nike+ kit but I didn't want the Nike shoes nor did I care for the recent 'velcro' hack. Instead of looking like a huge geek with a transmitter in my laces, I decided to surgically insert the transmitter into my shoe tongue.
Nostalgic four years
2006 September 14
Last night I was doing a little house cleaning and drifted off to reminiscing mode. I didn't realize how many redesigns I've gone through and the ones that never made the cut. In some cases I kinda wish they did. So as a follow up to "Slightly neurotic on change" I'll prove this neurosis with the following dusty relics from the past:
Switching from Rails to Django
2006 September 11
So back in the Fall of 2005 I launched my foray into the world of Rails like every other designer wannabe programmer. I'll be honest, I did it because everyone else was. Looking back I don't really know why, I just followed the "if it feels good, do it" principle.
Fun with Beautiful Soup
2006 September 09
So how easy is it to yank out all links in a post and display them as a list on their own? Well with a little Python love and some Django filters it's easy as microwave burritos. Before we get started you'll need a fresh copy of ElementTree and BeautifulSoup.
Warming up to context.
2006 September 08
Context can be described as, "the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed." Context plays an important role in communication and I'd like start by providing better context to posts.
Slightly neurotic on change.
2006 September 04
Always tweaking here and there. Today marks a big tweak including a name change, site realignment, and a fun little visualization project. Welcome to Domaki (pronounced Du•mock•eee), formerly "You know where you are" and formally "Playground Blues." I am your host, Nathan Borror.