Author: gulley

What’s up with the weird symbol at the top of the page? Symbols.com has a nice description of it. See also symbol 53:26. There’s no lapis like a lapis philosophorum, I always say. Read more about the philosopher’s stone here, or if you prefer, here.

Something interesting is going on here. Cory Doctorow (see craphound.com) and Mark Frauenfelder collaborate on one of my favorite blogs, BoingBoing. Cory Doctorow is working for OpenCola. Here is an article about OpenCola in the Industry Standard my Mark Frauenfelder. OpenCola is one worth watching.

Blogger is cool. I’ve set up another blog as my To Do list. It works well as a universal access list of things to see and do.

Wired magazine’s latest issue has an entertaining article about Dave Winer and his Scripting News. It has some good discussion of how annoying geeks really can change the world.

Remember when you thought throwaway cameras were a crazy idea… now there are paper cell phones. Will everything be disposable in the future? Kids have been using paper dolls as friends for years. Can the full size adult version be far away?

At least one phrase from Cockney rhyming slang has entered popular usage in the United States: raspberry. Why would the word “raspberry” describe a rude farting sound? Because raspberry tart rhymes with, well, you know. Learn all about it at the Cockney Rhyming Slang page.

Fun free stuff from ArsDigita. As I understand it, Philip Greenspun is no longer the man behind Ars Digita, but the complete Philip and Alex’s Guide to Web Publishing is still available on the Ars Digita site.

I finally got my wireless home network up and running. It’s much cooler than I thought it was going to be. Dan Bricklin’s description of his wireless setup was my key inspiration, so I’m including another link to it. He’s got a lot of good stuff on his site, including some musings about open source called The Cornucopia of the Commons: How to get volunteer labor.

Interview with Norton Juster (of Phantom Tollbooth fame) on Salon: The road to Dictionopolis. I have fond memories of being read The Phantom Tollbooth in fifth grade.