The End of Wank

I recently wanted to link to some thoughts I'd posted previously, and it was shocking to realize just much my writing and attitudes have changed in the last year.  I've been disinterested in the drama that seems to follow WordPress around.  I made ...

downhill orgy

so, let me get this straight, ozzfest announces that they're fighting rising ticket prices by making theirs free, apple attempts to shame the music industry by coming out against DRM, and microsoft becomes one of the biggest proponents of OpenID.  i must be dreaming.  this is too ...

Raising the Architect from the dead

Danah Boyd has a nice post about architecture as persistant beta, and how buildings might be fashioned like websites, fitted with a benevolent dictator, as a participant in the building's evolution.  she asks:
"Should the architect support the aging of the house to allow it to become eccentric?"
It's certainly an ...

Free Software for Windows

i've been asked about this a bit lately, so i'm going to lay this out in one place, so i don't have to repeat myself. Ever since i switched back to windows, it's been my goal to not depend on pay-for software. there are 3 programs i ...