Monthly Archives: March 2008
The worst Windows XP dialog ever
Since going Mac in October 2006 my encyclopedic knowledge of horrible Windows dialogs is getting rusty. Lucky me, almost every time I have to deal with a Windows XP machine I also see the worst dialog ever: “ALERT: You just … Continue reading
Most important pop culture influences from 2 to 10 years old
Superman I & II Alien The Z Channel Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back The Twilight Zone. I’m told that I used to watch this at all hours before I could even talk. Great. Old school Warner Bros. cartoons, … Continue reading
Another awesome chandelier from the future that never was
Also, I need a new phone with a non-crap camera. Related post: Fortress of Solitude lamp
Jonathan Coulton on how to serve a niche and succeed as an internet powered rock star
This Week in Tech did a great interview with Jonathan Coulton. He talks at length about how he built a successful career as an independent musician by using the internet to serve a niche of dedicated fans. Coulton also talks … Continue reading
Lessons learned from Digg-style traffic spikes
Two days ago, thanks to someone submitting this post to YCombinator News nathanbowers.com went from ~65 unique visitors a day to 558. Of course you usually need several spikes like that before the traffic sticks. Pageviews are good, but subscribers … Continue reading
How I became a sculptor
Remember when I talked about a huge artistic breakthrough that dwarfed everything else I did in March? Here it is: In true blocked artist style I had been putting the sculpting off even though I had an excellent guide to … Continue reading
What my Mac’s startup sound can teach us about Microsoft, blogging, the universe, and everything
After a huge Apple software security update I had to reboot. I don’t reboot that often and I always forget how much I dislike the Apple boot sound. Actually, the sound is great, but it sounds terrible coming from laptop … Continue reading