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loud paper: warped

by karlcow

The November issue of Metropolis magazine is on newsstands and I can't think of a better way to ring in the holiday season than with a quote from the piece I wrote on the Deform Courtyard by Thom Faulders. Here's what Thom's client had to say:

Dion Hinchcliffe's Blog - Musings and Ruminations on Building Great Systems - Thursday, August 06, 2009 Entries

by karlcow

Recently InfoQ did a good summary of the debates around the apparent (to some) limitations of REST when it comes to creating good Web services. At issue is that REST APIs seem to expose "CRUDy" services that fly in the face of years of good services design, particularly when they are just read/write interfaces instead of the richer, full REST architecture (more on what this is later.) The discussion was spurred by Arnon Rotem-Gal-Oz's assertion recently that CRUD is bad for REST, which in my opinion is close but not quite right.

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October 2009

Archigram / - Design/Designer Information

by Neewok

ARCHIGRAM dominated the architectural avant garde in the 1960s and early 1970s with its playful, pop-inspired visions of a technocratic future after its formation in 1961 by a group of young London architects – Warren Chalk, Peter Cook, Dennis Crompton, David Greene, Ron Herron and Michael Webb.

“A new generation of architecture must arise with forms and spaces which seems to reject the precepts of ‘Modern’ yet in fact retains those precepts. We have chosen to by pass the decaying Bauhaus image which is an insult to functionalism. You can roll out steel – any length. You can blow up a balloon – any size. You can mould plastic – any shape. Blokes that built the Forth Bridge – they didn’t worry.”

So wrote David Greene in a poem published in the first issue of Archigram magazine or, as Greene’s co-editor, Peter Cook, called it “a message, or abstract communication”. It was published in 1961 on a large sheet of the cheapest available paper. Filled with Greene’s poems and sketches of architectural projects designed by Cook, Michael ‘Spider’ Webb and other friends, the magazine voiced their frustration with the intellectual conservatism of the British architectural establishment.

Getting multiple master password prompts when loading several tabs at startup

by srcmax

That issue has recently been fixed on the current trunk builds (Minefield 3.6a1), but not in Firefox 3.5.x

Discuss: Getting to No

by karlcow

15 Questionnaire

It would be very interesting if you could share a mockup, template of your questionnaire. Or if specific to each projects you are creating, at least, the type of questions in the questionnaire.

On the side of the No No for projects, setting a deadline for delivery of the projects or even a step without having all the materials which guarantee the delivery date.

We have to be very careful when committing to dates, to also set the right expectations of the client. Too often, in a project, it is possible to say, let’s release this section at this date YYYY-MM-DD, the materials will be given to you in the next two weeks. Red flag. It is often better to say, once given this list of items (deliveryDate), we will be releasing this section at “deliveryDate 10 business days”.

In middle size agencies, there is also an issue of resources management. There is more than one project in parallel. Explaining to the client that if he/she misses a particular window, the project will be delayed.

Keep written records of every discussions you had, put down the RESOLUTION and the ACTION. After each meeting, send your meeting minutes to the project participants and the client. It is often better to have a scribe. If you get phone calls from the clients (which is fine), send a summary of the discussion just after.

If you are using a project management system (be mail, sharepoint, basecamp, etc. anything), if the client says “It is not the way I work”, rise a red flag again.

Be careful also of the “just this time” or “just for once” on a exceptional work issue, because if you authorize it once, the client will keep the foot in the door, to reuse it again.

posted at 10:38 am on October 21, 2009 by karlcow

OpenDocument/Text to MediaWiki conversion

by ycc2106
This page interactively demonstrates the XSLT-based odt2txt conversion utility. The purpose of odt2txt is to translate an OpenDocument/Text document with special WikiPedia styles automatically into a format suitable for uploading to a MediaWiki. This utility is attached to Issue 48409 of the OpenOffice.org IssueZilla.

Tate Magazine Issue 5: Thomas Ruff

by Neewok

Thomas Ruff insists that his photographs capture only 'the surface of things'. But is there more than meets the eye? As an exhibition of Ruff's work opens at Tate Liverpool, Viviane Rehberg investigates

faq - swfobject - SWFObject FAQ - Project Hosting on Google Code

by srcmax

16. Why does Firefox load my SWF twice?

Firefox 3 has a known issue that sometimes causes a swf to be 'double initialized'. The problem appears to be fixed in their codebase, but has not been released yet. See the following bugs for more details: bug 438830 and bug 445599.

Or, if you have "Disable cache" selected in your Firefox Web Developer Toolbar extension a double load will occur.

Know Your Place; Adding Geographic Intelligence to your Content « vicchi.org

by karlcow

n the same vein, our goal is to capture the world’s geography as it is used by the world’s people.

capturing is the issue. Culture de l'écrit.

September 2009

Nihon Katchû Seisakuben -- An Online Japanese Armour Manual

by Takwann
It was originally my intention to produce an issue of the Compleat Anachronist pamphlet series which would enable an armourer with fairly average skills to produce a good Japanese armour. The idea has grown to the point where it’s probably too unweildy for such a publication. Also, using the Web to present the information allows me to use color photographs and color illustrations to clarify things that are simply not well presented in a black-and-white printed document. There was another problem, though: specifically, the issue of what constitutes “proper” Japanese armour for use in the Society for Creative Anachronism. Unfortunately, many aspects of Japanese armour fly in the face of thirty-odd years of SCA-style combat. What this means is that, in many instances, a decision will have to be made — namely, are you making armour for combat or for dress? I will present dress armour primarily, as I am a firm believer in authenticity of appearance. Where concessions for SCA combat must be made, I will explain the necessary diversions and provide explanations on how to finish the armour in either functional or authentic form.

The FADER | Magazine Website | Music News, Mp3's, Podcast for each issue

by garret
"The FADER, or FADER, is an United States-based music/culture/fashion magazine that covers hip-hop, reggae, independent rock, pop and dance music from around the world. Founded by Rob Stone and Jon Cohen in 1998, The FADER is a freestanding, independent New York City-based magazine." Wikipedia

August 2009

IEEE Xplore - Login

by karlcow

Behavioral Inference across Cultures: Using Telephones as a Cultural Lens

Eagle, N.

Intelligent Systems, IEEE

Volume 23, Issue 4, July-Aug. 2008 Page(s):62 - 64

Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MIS.2008.58

Summary:Most people carry mobile telephones, which automatically capture behavioral data and store it in service provider databases around the world. The different types of captured data can provide insight into human cultures. Examples from various cultures and hundreds of millions of individuals illustrate how phones can serve as a cultural lens, improving our understanding of social networks, outlier events, and a culture's pace of life.

Vol 10, No 3 (2009)

by karlcow

Introduction to Special Issue on Spatial Hypertext

Issue 11 – Obstacles and Solutions | Small Living Journal

by paulantoinem
We all face many common obstacles while making the transition to a simpler lifestyle. In this issue of Small Living Journal we share some of our experiences and how we’ve worked through them. ...

July 2009

health check schedule - Windows Vista Support

by comcast
Fixes: Fixes issue where the HP Asset Agent (HPAsset.exe) generates an error message saying that it has stopped working. - Fixes issue where HP Health Check cannot start scans successfully. - Fixes issue where the HP System Information is missing some details about the notebook.

The Whole Earth Effect — Plenty Magazine

by karlcow

The Whole Earth Effect

How did a publication with just a four-year run help shape a community so prolific that it went on to inspire Google, Craigslist, and the blogosphere; save six American rivers; and shape sustainable business practices as we know them today? Forty years after the first issue of the Whole Earth Catalog, this oral history of the publication, as told by those who made it and those who read it, tracks the long-lasting impact of a short-lived journal that altered the course of the world.

Pulitzer Gateway

by gregg
The Pulitzer Gateways are the online educational portals that bring together the reporting in an easy to navigate format for use by students and faculty. They offer opportunities for students to connect with the journalists and their peers about global issues via the web. Through the Gateways, students can dig deep into the reporting, discuss it online and share their own stories through user-generated uploads of video and commentary, expanding a global conversation on under-reported international issue.

June 2009

Wallpaper* Magazine | Sex Issue: Type Tart Cards |

by jerome & 1 other
Tart cards are the means by which many London prostitutes advertise their services. Step into almost any central London phone box and you can contemplate up to 80 cards inviting you to be tied, teased, spanked or massaged. Even if a police crackdown, the internet and the increasing use of mobile phones suggest their days are numbered, tart cards are still so pervasive they are now regarded as items of accidental art and have something of a cult following. Once on the periphery of design, tart cards have influenced the work of many mainstream artists such as Royal Academician Tom Phillips and Sex Pistols designer Ray and Nils Stevenson.

Wallpaper* Magazine | Sex Issue: Type Tart Cards |

by sbrothier & 1 other
Tart cards are the means by which many London prostitutes advertise their services. Step into almost any central London phone box and you can contemplate up to 80 cards inviting you to be tied, teased, spanked or massaged. Even if a police crackdown, the internet and the increasing use of mobile phones suggest their days are numbered, tart cards are still so pervasive they are now regarded as items of accidental art and have something of a cult following. Once on the periphery of design, tart cards have influenced the work of many mainstream artists such as Royal Academician Tom Phillips and Sex Pistols designer Ray and Nils Stevenson.

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