Archive of 2009 March

Middle Ages Helpdesk

on March 21st, 2009 in History, Tech, User Interface Design by | 1 Comment

This is causing great joy among our phone support people at work. New technology can be so troublesome!

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Procrastination fodder

on March 20th, 2009 in Comics, Links by | 5 Comments

Got something important to do? Great! You can put it off indefinitely by following these handy links. Please Insert Your Time Here… Lucy Knisley comics – Don’t just read this one. Read them all. Her art is wonderful to look at, and the comics’ content swings from humor, to storytelling,…

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iMirror

on March 11th, 2009 in Tech by | 2 Comments

Who needs the bathroom mirror when you’ve got a built in camera on your laptop? . .

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Bookbinding Tattoo, concept art

on March 10th, 2009 in Books, Digital Library, Favorite Posts by | 2 Comments

Someone asked me where I found the art for my nonexistent biopsy scar-covering tattoo, and I thought you guys might be interested… This came from a series of 18th Century bookbindings. It’s too elaborate for reality, perhaps, but I liked the idea. This was intended to cover a scar that…

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Discussing geek speak with The Austin Chronicle

on March 8th, 2009 in Avenging, SxSw, Tech, User Interface Design, Video games by | 3 Comments

A lovely fellow from The Austin Chronicle wrote to my fellow South by Southwest panelists asking for a definition of our enigmatically titled presentation. He wanted to know what a “Funologist” was, and rather than sadden him with the news that our moderator made it up, we all took a…

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