@AisleOne thanks, updating for now. I’m still going to switch, I actually paid for Newsfire, so I’d rather give it my love.
And The Deck, sudo premier…
And The Deck, sudo premier ad-network are douches for participating in this NetNewsWire crap.
When did NetNewsWire start showing…
When did NetNewsWire start showing ads, what the fuck. Back to Newsfire or Google for me, bullshit.
OS X history
Here’s a look at OS X over the years. I started using a mac back in 2002 with version 10.1.5, it’s come along way since then. If you’ve got some time on your hands, you can take a peek at John Siracusa’s 26-page review of Snow Leopard, Apple’s latest iteration of the operating system.
World Digital Library
The World Digital Library provides a significant number “primary materials” free of charge to the general public. This includes maps, manuscripts and other ephemera to promote intercultural understanding.
Tetris on the brain
The girls who practiced showed greater brain efficiency, consistent with earlier studies. Compared to controls, the girls that practiced also had a thicker cortex, but not in the same brain areas where efficiency occurred.
I think it’s time to dust-off my old Game Boy and increase the girth of my cortex.
Snow Leopard is a go….
Snow Leopard is a go. I think glims is the only thing not working for me, missing saved tabs on opening Safari.
The perfect shave
How to get that perfect shave. It comes down to using the timeless shaving brush and double edged safety razor. My preferred method for avoiding cuts, razor burn, etc., is called a beard.
Edward Rondthaler dies
Edward Rondthaler has passed away at the age of 104. He was a founder of ITC and one of the early developers of phototypesetting. There’s a more type-centric obituary up at FontFeed.
System backup complete, time for…
System backup complete, time for Snow Leopard.
Mountains and molehills
Information is Beautiful has a number of cool information visualizations posted on their site. I particularly like the timeline of global media scare stories.
Disappointed that my copy of…
Disappointed that my copy of Snow Leopard didn’t arrive today, but pleased to find a copy of the book I designed in Belfast in my mailbox.