Archive for October 2009

Random nitpick about television

I can’t stand those graphics advertising either the current show or the next show that appear over the current show. They’re distracting in the same way that moving billboards are. And don’t get me started on commercials…

John Boehner is either an idiot or a liar

Do I really need to say more? See Steve Benin for more commentary. I saw this on Countdown last night and was appalled. It is simply impossible for him to literally have never met anyone outside of paid liberal lobbyists and members of Congress who is in favor of the “public option”. Approximately two-thirds of [...]

More back story on Sea Glass

I had originally been thinking of a very iApp-like look and feel. I would have called it Aqvavit, for the play on Aqua, the Mac look and feel, and also because Aqvavit is fairly strong stuff. Ken came up with the idea of using sea glass, with its matte finish and generally soft colors (though [...]

Okay, Digby is also always correct

See Doomed to Repeat It. And what’s the matter with Texas? And South Carolina, for that matter? I live in Kansas, but despite Tom Franks’ book, we still think we’re living in the United States, at least the last time I checked.

Politics

I’ll add something when I have something to say other than, “Paul Krugman is correct.”

Sea Glass Look and Feel

I’ve teamed up with Ken Orr on a new look and feel for Java we’re calling “Sea Glass”. The look was inspired by the following image: I’ve been working on the programming, while Ken has been doing the hard part of constructing the artwork. We’ve only just begun the project, so there is much yet [...]

I’ve started a blog

I’ve started a blog, not that I have that much to say. I’ll likely be ranting about UI design, coding standards, bad package design, politics, and philosophy. I’ll keep the politics separate from everything else in a separate page. Update: I’ll also be migrating some of my static website here and backdating the posts to [...]