A series of posters detailing different aspects of the original Macintosh, and just what made it so revolutionary.
FireWalkWithMe
So, my PowerBook (just recently saved from disfigurement by the fine folks at MBS) being named FireBook, and my recently acquired portable hard drive being named FireWalkWithMe, I decided to create a custom icon for it. With a little help from GIS and IconBuilder, I came up with this quick and dirty Laura Palmer icon….
Paypal Fraud
So, I got a series of emails yesterday that seem at once like the recent Paypal spoof crap and also perhaps legit, if only because they don’t include the usual link “click here to verify your account, and enter your information on our fraudulent website.” One of them said that I may have been in…
Comment Spam, new twist
Just in the past few days, I’ve been seeing a new form of comment spam coming through, and making it past my spam filters. Instead of using the words that they know I will probably have on my block list, I instead get a string of HTML codes like: internetcasinos …which ends up giving me…
SKY CAPTAIN and the WORLD of TOMORROW
It is a gorgeous film. A designer’s wet dream. But the pacing is off and the characters, for the most part, fall flat. It’s as if you gave today’s effects technology to someone used to making films in 1935. It tries to be charming and retro, but succeeds only in being… well, of the kind…
Lance’s Guide to Man Grooming
This should probably be required reading for many geeks, myself included. Part One: Facing Facts Part Two: Rock Your Body Part Three: Hair Apparent Part Four: Clothing Optionals
Blue Thunder
via Airbag What is it with NASA these days? Are we not funding them enough or is this, and all the other fiascos, the result of poor leadership and management? Hmmm, maybe they all need to go back to those cool buzz cuts they all had in the 50’s. So much for visiting the moon…