Archives for August 2001
Weblogs are more collage than (August 31, 2001) Weblogs are more collage than narrative....
Fall in light, fall in (August 31, 2001) Fall in light, fall in light Fall in light, fall in light Feel no shame for what you are. Feel no shame for what you are. Feel no shame for what you are. Feel no shame for what you are....
Freaky pictures of Ralph through (August 31, 2001) Freaky pictures of Ralph through the ages amuse me and scare me and make me check my front and back doors (and all the windows) are locked tight before bedtime....
Another American, during his 'disasterous' (August 31, 2001) Another American, during his 'disasterous' last visit to London:...
So anyone in Los Angeles (August 31, 2001) So anyone in Los Angeles want to investigate carnal relations with my blonde friend? I've decided to become his pimp. I don't think he has enough fun....
I so entirely want to (August 31, 2001) I so entirely want to play this....
Mark is an arse. (August 31, 2001) Mark is an arse....
I got my first e-mail (August 31, 2001) I got my first e-mail today via friendsreunited.co.uk and already I'm wondering why on earth I put my name onto it. I'm seeing all these names that haven't even entered my head for over ten years and I'm thinking, "Why?...
An American, yesterday: (August 31, 2001) An American, yesterday:...
The ideology behind Barbelith and (August 31, 2001) The ideology behind Barbelith and plasticbag.org laid bare: "The world is made up of two kinds of people: those who cling to the tired, old status quo and those who fearlessly embrace the new status quo. Me, I fall squarely...
Tom reviews: The Living Daylights: (August 31, 2001) Tom reviews: The Living Daylights: "Unlike several of the previous episodes, this is a film with at least one foot squarely set in the real world. There are no vast subterranean bases, no plans to rule the world and a...
Because sometimes it's nice to (August 31, 2001) Because sometimes it's nice to be duped: "A friend of mine calls A&F “the poor gay man’s Prada”."...
On jokes that hurt a little too much... (August 30, 2001) Depressing but true. Someone spend the time to put together 1 of 101 Dave Eggers Jokes, format them like his memoir was formatted and stick them on the internet. The memoir was wonderful. The jokes are ... not. They're too...
As has become unpleasantly normal, (August 30, 2001) As has become unpleasantly normal, a new day means a new piece of bad news from the new media / publishing landscape to fill me with dread. Today? IPC closes key websites - most of which, it has to be...
An insight into my barbelith (August 30, 2001) An insight into my barbelith posting habits reveals a singular interest in fanfiction and authorship, Buffy, sexuality and the recent Channel 5 movie, "Justice League of America". That was way lame....
And no sooner had it (August 30, 2001) And no sooner had it came back, than Blogger search disappears once more....
It was the greatest and (August 30, 2001) It was the greatest and most glorious flop of the dot.com rush, and now it might be a movie. Cameron Diaz and Ed Norton may be in the running for Boo.com, the movie. The most depressing thing about this whole...
Possibly for a short time (August 30, 2001) Possibly for a short time only, Blogger search returns....
Today on Barbelith: Internet killed (August 30, 2001) Today on Barbelith: Internet killed the media star - "There was a time in America where you would hear a song on the radio, love it, and be afraid to walk away from the speaker for fear you would miss...
When OJ Simpson met the (August 29, 2001) When OJ Simpson met the UKBlog Kids: Being a project derived from a conversation between Darren and myself, subsequently soliciting several submissions....
One of the best songs (August 29, 2001) One of the best songs ever written is Leonard Cohen's 'Night Comes On' from his album Various Positions. Well - it's probably in the top couple of thousand. And I was drowning in it this afternoon, when the squealing horror...
Must see movie of the (August 29, 2001) Must see movie of the moment (UK): Hedwig and the Angry Inch....
Being incredulous about religious people... (August 29, 2001) "Jesus is God... The devil was happy to see Him die... Three days later the devil almost went crazy... Do you know what happened? Jesus got out of the grave and was alive... He beat the grave and the devil....
One of Prol's new sites (August 29, 2001) One of Prol's new sites is based upon a free-for-all basic CSS template of mine....
The Judge and Flex Mentallo... (August 29, 2001) Because it's genius: Judge's Decision on the case of Atlas v. DC Comics regarding the Grant Morrison character Flex Mentallo. For more on the character and the DC comics miniseries, visit The Annotated Flex Mentallo....
Proglomena to a method of ranked privacy... (August 29, 2001) Proglomena to a method of ranked privacy on Greymatter weblogs: Define several user accounts for use on your greymatter weblog. Name each one according to a number or name representing a level of privacy that each post might have: eg....
A question... (August 29, 2001) How many times can you say the word 'cool' on a microsite without sounding lame?...
A thank you to Ash... (August 29, 2001) A big Wednesday morning THANK YOU goes to out to Ash for getting me Steven Levy's Hackers from my wishlist. You're a star!...
Four Comic Book Ads... (August 29, 2001) The first terrifying thing about the man bra, facial anti-baster, macho strap and the chat-up pamphlet is that they give a horrifying insight into the world of geeky teen comic fans in the late 80s. More terrifying still is that...
The Great Comic Book Ads... (August 29, 2001) Via Darren, the Link Machine, this morning I stumbled upon The Great Comic Book Ads. Which has inspired me to root around and see if I can find any cool ads of my own......
I can't believe that Davo (August 29, 2001) I can't believe that Davo ponced off on holiday and left all the rest of us behind. What are we supposed to do without him?...
Question: Why isn't Chris Morris (August 28, 2001) Question: Why isn't Chris Morris writing occasional articles for Time Out on Britain's Best Bars?...
So I'm sitting on the (August 28, 2001) So I'm sitting on the tube from Liverpool Street and I'm frantically looking around for a newspaper or something that someone has left behind to stop me having to read Premiere for the fiftieth time (note to editors - Elijah...
And now British Telecom appear (August 28, 2001) And now British Telecom appear to be cross with me for going away for the weekend. That's the only way I can hope to explain the sheer level of connectivity problems that I'm just starting to have. Over the last...
Another month, and yet again (August 28, 2001) Another month, and yet again more overusage charges for Barbelith. Looks like this month it's going to be $25. Not a huge amount I suppose. That makes this month's outlay on hosting $60. What's that in real money? £40?...
My computer keeps crashing today. (August 28, 2001) My computer keeps crashing today. I arrive home from Norfolk, sit in front of my computer turn it on - crash. I reboot, launch Outlook Express, wait a minute - crash. I reboot, launch IE and AIM, wait a minute....
It was Simon's birthday yesterday. (August 27, 2001) It was Simon's birthday yesterday. Simon is cool. You will wish him a happy belated birthday from me. You will buy him presents, to express your love. You will plague him with offers of your body. You will beg him...
Sporadic updates for the Bank (August 26, 2001) Sporadic updates for the Bank Holiday weekend as Tom proceeds to Norfolk to visit his family....
Is this the best weblog (August 26, 2001) Is this the best weblog post on the internet at the moment?...
"I am a white (August 25, 2001) "I am a white male, Caucasian, about five feet, nine inches. I weigh 150lbs. I have no visible marks on my body. I have no memory of any events prior to waking up in the hospital in November of...
I'm very tired and fairly (August 25, 2001) I'm very tired and fairly hassled, and some good friends of mine are having a party that I really want to go to, but simultaneously (because I'm going to Norfolk tomorrow and because I've been all around town, trying to...
The Underground is currently discussing (August 25, 2001) The Underground is currently discussing the relationship between creative work and personal identity - or to put it another way, is fanfiction a liberation of creative work or a violation of creator's imaginative life? It's a discussion that I'm really...
Burglary update: So the neighbours (August 25, 2001) Burglary update: So the neighbours finally arrive back at their flat around one in the morning, and one of them gets scarily angry as I'm trying to explain what's happened and the other one looks at me like I did...
Be honest - how often (August 25, 2001) Be honest - how often do you feel like this?...
In which Wil Wheaton starts a weblog... (August 25, 2001) Ignore the griping, embrace the wonder and launch yourself straight over to Wil Wheaton's Weblog. Will used to star as Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: The Next Generation. My favourite line from the Metafilter posts: "I am 17 years of...
I wish I had a (August 24, 2001) I wish I had a digital camera, so I could have chronicled this afternoon in an entirely voyeuristic way. About half an hour ago, the police arrived to talk to me about the attempted burglary on my flat. When they...
Local homosexual foils raid... (August 24, 2001) Local homosexual foils raid: In startling news this afternoon, local homosexual Tom Coates foiled a robbery on his own and his neighbours flat in Maida Vale. Tom Coates, 29, said today, "I was just watching TV in the sitting room...
"Ohh, can't anybody see? We've (August 24, 2001) "Ohh, can't anybody see? We've got a war to fight. Never found our way, regardless of what they say. How can it feel this wrong? From this moment, how can it feel this wrong? Storm - in the morning light...
Watch in awed astonishment as (August 24, 2001) Watch in awed astonishment as Tom decides to 'think big'....
Now this is the kind (August 24, 2001) Now this is the kind of challenge that I think people in the design / weblog crossover community should seriously consider undertaking more often. 37signals decide to design a usable online banking experience. Seems to me that there's an interesting...
Flash cartoon of the moment (August 24, 2001) Flash cartoon of the moment is Karma Ghost in which every time you do something bad, a little tiny ghost sits on your head and looks for an opportunity to fuck up your life. All I can think is that...
One of those really nice (August 24, 2001) One of those really nice things to happen to a guy when he's not paying attention: Haddock's hiatus page is all, you know, nice....
I've changed my mind. Now (August 24, 2001) I've changed my mind. Now I want to win....
What happens if my flatmate moves out? (August 23, 2001) My flatmate is looking for a house. I should be happy for her, but I'm not. The reason? My current work state is so sporadic and occasional that I just can't be sure that should she move out, and if...
Working from home, short of (August 23, 2001) Working from home, short of cash, recovering from houseguests, thinking about my future. There's a fair amount of stuff in my head at the moment. I go out so infrequently at the moment (compounded by working from home) that I've...
Looks like I'm not the (August 23, 2001) Looks like I'm not the only person with a love of Graceland....
What's the most important album of your life? (August 23, 2001) Paul Simon: Graceland It's 1986. I'm fourteen years old. I've had a few albums bought for me before, but I'm basically illiterate when it comes to popular music. I'm living in a village of eighty people, ten miles away from...
So, Blogger is two years (August 23, 2001) So, Blogger is two years old. Which means that this weblog can only be three months off from it's second birthday as well. Originally known as barbelith, this weblog and I have had much fun with Blogger over the last...
The life cycle of a meme... (August 23, 2001) The life cycle of a meme: I'm currently obsessed by the NASA fakes Moonlanding page that has been circulating around the web recently. I first noticed it a few days ago on a routine trip to Brainsluice. Davo had been...
Genius. (August 23, 2001) Genius....
Greetings from Thoco Horea, Setpolo (August 23, 2001) Greetings from Thoco Horea, Setpolo of Dutonin. [Discover your Star Wars name at parris.josh.com.au, via Lukelog and The Barbelith Underground....
There's an article over at (August 23, 2001) There's an article over at guardian.co.uk about weblogs this morning. Which means, of course, that it's also in the Online supplement of the magazine. As usual the article is prescriptive - it informs the world what makes a good weblog,...
Click. Whirr. Crackle. Hi, This (August 22, 2001) Click. Whirr. Crackle. Hi, This is Tom Coates. I'm sorry I'm unavailable to meet your weblogging needs. I am currently out drinking with Mo Morgan at the Warrington Hotel. Please leave your jibe after the tone. Clunk. Chack. Bump. BEEP....
"I go through all this, (August 22, 2001) "I go through all this, before you wake up, so I can be happier to be safe up here with you."...
All around the web at (August 22, 2001) All around the web at the moment: How Coca Cola tries to stop people asking for water in restaurants....
Matt Haughey talks to Derek (August 22, 2001) Matt Haughey talks to Derek Powazek about designing and running community sites [excerpt from Derek's Design for Community book]. Many of the conversations ring very true for my relationship with Barbelith, including this one: "Don't underestimate the commitment required. Done...
Today on Barbelith: The Body (August 22, 2001) Today on Barbelith: The Body Fictive - "As fanfiction becomes more popular on the internet, does anyone stop to think whether professional writers find the use of their characters and worlds painful and debilitating? Is creativity a technology of identity?...
Via Blogdex: Such an amusing (August 21, 2001) Via Blogdex: Such an amusing piece of entertaining flash animation that it's amazing that Matt hasn't already linked to it: Bunny Hunter....
Oh thank god. Metafilter is (August 21, 2001) Oh thank god. Metafilter is back....
I just went to see (August 21, 2001) I just went to see a press preview of Joy Ride at 20th Century Fox's offices in London. It's not the best film ever made, but it's a pretty terrifying piece of scary cinema with only a few on-course embarrassments....
Ongoing battles in America over (August 20, 2001) Ongoing battles in America over privacy rights have taken a new turn with the introduction of face-scanning cameras. In parts of England this has been implemented for several months in Newham, with little or no protest whatsoever. I love Big...
According to Dave, Google is (August 20, 2001) According to Dave, Google is now spidering many weblogs every single day. That means lots of timely content from your favourite sites can be found immediately via your favourite search engine. Doesn't appear to have been indexing plasticbag.org, but hey....
And now for your aprés-Blogadoon: (August 18, 2001) And now for your aprés-Blogadoon: The Telegraph reports that the police have been told not to call gays homosexuals. Couple of quick addenda to that - I'm not entirely sure that the word 'gays' is particularly appropriate either, thanks very...
So I'm really hungry, so (August 18, 2001) So I'm really hungry, so I go to the shop to get some kind of reasonable food and I get a big bottle of coke and some frozen pizza and a packet of cigarettes and some little foamy strawberry sweets...
Mark on stuff: (1) "If (August 18, 2001) Mark on stuff: (1) "If fruit tasted so good that they artificially flavored candy like it, why don't people eat actual 'green apples' or 'watermelons'?" (2) "I partially spent the night outside on a hammock. I say partially because I...
A lot of people recently (August 18, 2001) A lot of people recently have been doing work based around entirely CSS-based sites. Some of the latest tricks and tips have been written up over at A List Apart. My question with a lot of this stuff is where...
So I'm at home watching (August 18, 2001) So I'm at home watching television and I'm really excited about watching Will and Grace because I'm obsessed that the two main characters can't really be as dull as they actually appear to be, and I'm consumed with the sense...
Ralphy old chap, you're missing (August 18, 2001) Ralphy old chap, you're missing the point. It's not that we make fun of Americans. It's just that we make fun of each other, and the first thing we noticed about you is that you're American. Love ya, baby....
Live: At this very moment, (August 17, 2001) Live: At this very moment, Zeldman is playing Photoshop Tennis. Much cooler and more geeky than you can possibly imagine. The game's only half-way through. Check back tomorrow for the final results....
An interesting piece on Microsoft's (August 17, 2001) An interesting piece on Microsoft's Smart Tagging Plans doesn't say anything I haven't heard before. The plan, it appears is for software that automatically inserts links into browsed web pages, links that Microsoft is the point of exchange for. Hence,...
There's currently a job going (August 17, 2001) There's currently a job going at the BBC and you can apply for it online and I'm completely obsessed with it. I need this job. I crave this job. But because of that, I've been putting off applying for it...
In the spirit of encryption (August 17, 2001) In the spirit of encryption - and to encourage people to start using PGP as standard - you may now send me encrypted e-mails via tom%40plasticbag.org. All you have to do is install PGP and look up my public key...
I have a long-standing interest (August 17, 2001) I have a long-standing interest in issues of cryptography - particularly as it relates to privacy laws. I've become increasingly aware of the presence of surveillance cameras over the last three or four years, and have followed the development of...
Horror of horrors: I am (August 17, 2001) Horror of horrors: I am not nearly as woolly a liberal as I had initially hoped: "More of a damp and flaccid liberal, you'd like the world to be a little better - you just don't want to have to...
The answer to yesterday's puzzle: (August 17, 2001) The answer to yesterday's puzzle: If you want another perspective on the problem then wander over to NotSoSoft where Meg has explained it all. Other people also got the answer correct, but weren't nearly as forthcoming about the process. Here's...
Dear Simon, While I am (August 16, 2001) Dear Simon, While I am delighted to hear that you got the A-levels that you required to go to Surrey, I have to point out one major thing. I bloody told you so. It's difficult to get worked up by...
Last night I decided to (August 16, 2001) Last night I decided to watch Chasing Amy on TV, and remembered why I like it so much. Then I decided to go to bed. It was around 2.00am. I check my e-mail first, and find a link to a...
An annoying problem for you (August 16, 2001) An annoying problem for you to work through (e-mailed to me by an old friend in Bristol and subsequently sent to Haddock.org): Imagine there are three doors in front of you. Behind one of the doors is a brand new...
I'm thinking that I should (August 15, 2001) I'm thinking that I should annotate every single minute of a day. Maybe. I could spend the day noting down everything I did as I did it, and carry a digicam with me. Then for all the bits that I...
Because I'm a sad sad (August 15, 2001) Because I'm a sad sad man: Buffy and Angel spoilers and news: Who might be Angel's nemesis this year?, Buffy's Musical episode and ... Eddie Izzard?. Need I say more?...
I'm getting very bored with (August 15, 2001) I'm getting very bored with discussions about meetings about issues in my house. I just want to be left alone to get on with things. I'm very easy to please really....
I have a strange relationship (August 14, 2001) I have a strange relationship to temping. Or perhaps it's not strange at all. I'm doing some freelance work for a friend at the moment so I may be occupied most of the time, but the prospect of the money...
Tired. Hot. Irritable. (August 14, 2001) Tired. Hot. Irritable....
Last night I went for (August 14, 2001) Last night I went for dinner at Meg, Luke and Davo's Big Blogger household. Davo cooked a quite delicious salmon dish in the dishwasher. Don't ask. Also in attendance: Mo Morgan, Paul Digitaltrickery, Ralph and Catherine. Funniest moment? Partial game...
Via Darren, the Link Machine, (August 14, 2001) Via Darren, the Link Machine, comes an article on joint mortgages between friends, which I have to say had never even entered my head before now....
On the Blogger API... (August 14, 2001) Dave Winer goes into details about the new Blogger API in an article called Connecting with Blogger. I'm not entirely sure I understand why this is such a revolutionary step forward, but I would like to know. Can someone explain...
"Well I'm down on my (August 13, 2001) "Well I'm down on my knees again, And I pray to the only one, Who has the strength, To bear the pain, To forgive all the things that I've done. Oh yeah, Lead me into your darkness, When this world...
Entertaining Ralph (Part Two)... (August 13, 2001) Entertaining Ralph for a the last week and a bit has been extremely entertaining, but has left me hopelessly behind on the working front. I have a huge block of stuff to get done by four this afternoon. Huge....
More wisdom from Derek Powazek (August 13, 2001) More wisdom from Derek Powazek : Top Five Tips for Online Community....
Today on Barbelith: Planet of (August 12, 2001) Today on Barbelith: Planet of the 80s TV remakes - "Old TV series never die, they just bring out the film. It happened with the Flintstones. It happened with Scooby Doo. And now it's happening – or so Dame Rumour...
All teen crushes are embarrassing (August 12, 2001) All teen crushes are embarrassing I suppose. In the spirit of self revelation, here are links to a few of mine: Dirk Benedict, Steve Guttenberg and Patrick Duffy....
I've been planning to write (August 12, 2001) I've been planning to write an article for Barbelith for a while now about the inherent facism of super-heroes. Today I found some interesting support for my case - an article by David Brin at Salon about despotism and egalitarianism...
Bring out the homoerotics of (August 12, 2001) Bring out the homoerotics of superheroes - the World's Finest Superhero Team-Ups. Can you identify them all? Warning: Contains pictures of men snogging each other. [via Barbelith Underground]...
More news than you might (August 12, 2001) More news than you might ever have actually wanted: "Christine Hamilton eyed me up and down then asked me if I'd ever tried it with a woman."...
Up until five in the (August 11, 2001) Up until five in the morning talking with Ralph. I'm completely exhausted today. It's nearly four in the afternoon and I'm not even vaguely ready for the world....
Obsessed with Flash movies... (August 10, 2001) Matt is currently obsessed by flash movies. Completely obsessed. The latest one he's found (and posted to Haddock is Thatcher, fish and bunny dominated. Entertaining, but odd....
Derek has a new book (August 10, 2001) Derek has a new book out. You should go buy yourself a copy of this book. And when you have done with the 'buying-yourself-a-copy' thing, you should go and buy me a copy. Then you can relax. But not until...
Another example of the complete (August 10, 2001) Another example of the complete moral bankrupcy of politicians. Despite being vehemently opposed to abortion, Bush OKs Stem Cell Funding. Presumably abortion doesn't have the potential for profit that stem-cell research does....
Spread the word: "life is (August 9, 2001) Spread the word: "life is the mayonnaise through which we squirt". And now to answer the call to action. Jason coincidentally put up a post about pre-web writings on the same day I stumbled upon a confessional diary of my...
Keith Waterhouse on weblogs? (August 9, 2001) Writing a good weblog can be, at times, much like writing a column for a newspaper. I've got an old article on writing a column which I'd like to put up in a public place. It's by Keith Waterhouse -...
Buffy spoilers via the astonishing (August 9, 2001) Buffy spoilers via the astonishing prolific.org: Ain't it Cool News 1 and 2. They include a wonderful response to the question, "How much faith does Herc put in these spoilers?". The reply? "Tremendous faith. And more than a little kendra."...
How much does it cost (August 9, 2001) How much does it cost to have a hit single? The BBC investigates. The interesting thing about this article is how people are finally beginning to think that the age of the single might be over - and that radioplay...
The one thousandth link in (August 9, 2001) The one thousandth link in the top links of all time section of Blogdex is gap.com. I make no comments about this. I merely found it interesting....
What happens when you plug (August 9, 2001) What happens when you plug Jeremy Paxman into Google. [via Katy KitschBItch]...
Derek Powazek's book site 'Design (August 9, 2001) Derek Powazek's book site 'Design for Community' has relaunched and is pretty fine, although not as intuitive as one might like. It's got more heavily integrated discussion and 'weblog-like' characteristics than I've seen before, and appears to be a substantial...
I'm really tired and I'm (August 9, 2001) I'm really tired and I'm really frayed around the edges. I'm in one of those moods where other people itch away at you, where your magically personal bubble (the thing that protects you and keeps you safe) keeps buckling and...
Favourites dump (1) (being a (August 9, 2001) Favourites dump (1) (being a purge of all the links in my favourites menu): The Invisibles Cover Art Gallery, Scene One, Downside's Deathwatch, Dawson's Creek Music, Queer Company, UseIt.com....
What's wrong with you people? (August 8, 2001) What's wrong with you people? Why haven't any of you bought anything for Lance Arthur or Derek Powazek? Are you mad?...
There is nothing more depressing (August 8, 2001) There is nothing more depressing in this world than realising that you will never ever be able to afford a house on the salaries that you earn: BBC News: Property prices continue to rise....
"Curse you Jerwin... That fat (August 8, 2001) "Curse you Jerwin... That fat thigh comment was too much even for a diva of my stature to bear in good faith. I've had my bodyguard spike your Mai Tai with some methylated spirits and monkey pituitary gland. You will...
CNN has an interesting article (August 7, 2001) CNN has an interesting article on New Media Workers 'struggling to keep up' - which I think is a feeling that I completely identified with a couple of years ago, but don't so much nowadays. I think it's a question...
Just in case anyone had (August 7, 2001) Just in case anyone had not already heard, the new Star Wars film (Episode II) is to be called 'Attack of the Clones' - possibly the worst title of all time, after (maybe) 'The Phantom Menace'. Will this film suck...
I'm quite fascinated by the (August 6, 2001) I'm quite fascinated by the way that Netscape is developing it's cross-network infrastructure. It doesn't really make total sense to me, although there's some interesting stuff going on. The top navigation at Entertainment Weekly is now entirely Netscape branded -...
I'm in love with the (August 6, 2001) I'm in love with the look of Webmonkey at the moment. I know the redesign happened a while back, but it works so well and really looks like a site rather than a magazine or a bit of print design....
It is 2.45pm and here (August 6, 2001) It is 2.45pm and here is the news from the BBC: "On the 56th anniversary of the day that a war was won by the wholesale slaughter of a whole city full of people: Hiroshima remembers A-bomb. "Is this the...
Today on Barbelith: Philosophy of (August 6, 2001) Today on Barbelith: Philosophy of Fan Fiction - "In other words, fanfiction as concept and practice can be central to one of the most important political / cultural / aesthetic problems of our time: is it possible to create anything...
Another month, another set of (August 6, 2001) Another month, another set of overuse charges for barbelith.com. Thankfully, these have been the lowest such charges for a while, possibly due to my burn and purge attitude to heavier web graphics recently. Still, even a supplement of $16 is...
How many people do you (August 5, 2001) How many people do you think would secretly love to run this 404 error? I would. I'd love it. Favourite line? "If you would like Windows to screw everything up, click Screw everything up." [via NotSoSoft]...
A quick hello to everyone (August 5, 2001) A quick hello to everyone redirected from machete 2.2. Hope you like the place....
Kudos to riothero and vodb.com (August 5, 2001) Kudos to riothero and vodb.com for the use of the Barbelith syndication script. Now all I need is to put up some more bloody articles. [I want a kitten]...
Blogdex functionality is gradually ramping (August 5, 2001) Blogdex functionality is gradually ramping up, slowly making it a useful piece of online kit - even though it's still not done anything that hasn't been done before (and it doesn't seem to render quite perfectly on Macs). Let's block...
Change the style of your (August 5, 2001) Change the style of your Blogger archive names with this handy piece of Javascript. Much as I think this is a useful and effective piece of code, I have to say that it seems like a hack to me -...
The BBC News site has (August 5, 2001) The BBC News site has had some design changes since I last went there a few days ago - or at least I think it has. As far as I can tell, the search box has been moved to the...
You know who I'd like (August 4, 2001) You know who I'd like to work with? Richard Metzger at disinformation, that's who. I mean - let's be realistic. Disinformation shares many interests with Barbelith, including the immortal Grant Morrison. I've also talked to him via e-mail a few...
Entertaining Ralph (Part One)... (August 4, 2001) Entertaining Ralph: So Mr McGinnis, True Art from the Barbelith Underground and owner-operator of Lacking... is in town at the moment, and he's staying with me for a few days. He only arrived on Thursday morning, so we haven't had...
Hey look guys - I (August 3, 2001) Hey look guys - I went and reviewed BBC Online - Films - Review - Planet of the Apes....
Thanks to Mr Brilliant for (August 3, 2001) Thanks to Mr Brilliant for the tremendous gift of Mr Zeldman's Taking Your Talent To The Web. I was only kidding when I said 'bribe me' but I appreciate it wildly nonetheless. And thanks are also due to Paul from...
From the MediaGuardian: Time Out (August 3, 2001) From the MediaGuardian: Time Out slashes website staff: "Timeout.com has laid off seven people from its 10-strong workforce, but the publication reassured readers there would be no scaling back of content on the website." Compare this quote with this one:...
Grant speaks at Disinformation. (August 2, 2001) Grant speaks at Disinformation....
Specifically aimed at the well-intentioned, (August 1, 2001) Specifically aimed at the well-intentioned, but clumsy AIM correspondent: "Instant Messaging Can Be an Instant Annoyance Without Etiquette." You know who you are....
"Everybody's spirits seemed to be (August 1, 2001) "Everybody's spirits seemed to be raised with the arrival of Tom who joined the group, a G.K. Chesterton book tucked under his arm, with the cheery air of a Rupert Bear happening on his chums in the woods betwixt adventures."...
Graphical User Interface Timeline: Through (August 1, 2001) Graphical User Interface Timeline: Through Haddock.org I came upon the Graphical User Interface Timeline. This really is thrilling and helps get a lot of things in perspective regarding OS GUIs. The first thing to notice is the Apple Lisa in...
Happy 20th birthday, MTV.com. (August 1, 2001) Happy 20th birthday, MTV.com....
In the news: 2,700 scorpions (August 1, 2001) In the news: 2,700 scorpions celebrate their successful attempt at staying in a glass case for thirty days with a mad woman. Said 'Bob Scorpion', "I've always been scared of humans - they look so freakish and unsettling - but...
On powersaws at 8.45am... (August 1, 2001) Our wonderful builders have now started using powersaws at 8.45 in the morning now. This means that I either sweat to death all night, or get woken up in the most unattractive fashion every morning. Very annoying....
Brief but heartfelt thanks are (August 1, 2001) Brief but heartfelt thanks are in order to Mr Pepper for being tremendously cool at a difficult time....
