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Nostalgia

Noah — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 15:00:50 +0000

In prepping the new page, I moved the old images out of the way. And that’s when I realized we had something interesting:

A collection of little rotating “tout” graphics we had at the top of the old site.

A lot of nostalgic images in that post. Takes me back to the days when Audion was my audio player of choice, Mac OS 9 was all the rage, and the coloured clamshell-iBooks were just appearing on the scene. Transmit is still my favourite FTP client.

Great people, Panic.

Death by Coke

Noah — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:02:04 +0000

The AP recently ran an article about a New Zealand woman’s “death by Coke”, which a number of sites (from my local newspaper, to TIME) have picked up and republished. A woman drank two gallons (~7.6 L) of Coca-Cola a day, and an investigation concluded this led to her fatal heart-attack. The world needs a little more common-sense — seven and change bottles a day is just little much, a bottle or two a week might be better.

Apple Remembers Steve

Noah — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 02:45:40 +0000

Apple has just posted a video of their company wide memorial for Steve.

A particularly great appearance by Jony Ive, recalling his memories of Steve.

Jon Stewart on war images

Noah — Fri, 06 May 2011 17:37:04 +0000

Jon Stewart (Jon Stewart on the Photos of Osama bin Laden):

“Maybe we should always show pictures. Bin Laden, pictures of our wounded service people, pictures of maimed innocent civilians. We can only make decisions about war if we see what war actually is — and not as a video game where bodies quickly disappear leaving behind a shiny gold coin.”

via Daring Fireball Linked List: Jon Stewart on the Photos of Osama bin Laden.

Sapientia, a Textual Theme

Noah — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 19:56:21 +0000

A customisation of the “Simplified Dark” theme that ships with Textual (originally by Ben Alman). The idea was to re-tool it towards some more relaxed and “earthier” colours, in addition to switching the theme to Helvetica.

Screenshot:

Click the image for a full-sized version.

Download

Sapientia 1.0

Instructions: Unzip the file, and place in your “~/Library/Application Support/Textual/Styles folder”.

Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule

Noah — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:03:38 +0000

Interesting.

Benjamin Franklin’s daily schedule | Flickr

What would Alexander do in Egypt today?

Noah — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:34:33 +0000

What would Alexander do in Egypt Today? (Philip Freeman, DesMoines Register)

… Periodic uprisings had rocked the country ever since, only to be crushed by the police state the Persians had created. As rioters ran through the streets in advance of Alexander’s army, everyone wondered what the future held.

When Alexander arrived with his soldiers at Memphis near the pyramids, the first thing he did was enter the temple of Ptah and pay his respects to the god and the new Apis bull. He ordered the religious sites of the Egyptians that had been destroyed by the Persians repaired at his own expense. The priests and the people were thrilled. He appointed capable Egyptians to important posts in his new government. Finally, he invited everyone, foreigners and natives alike, to a grand outdoor party to celebrate the dawn of a new age. …

(via rogueclassicism)

AJE: Suleiman, CIA’s man in Cairo

Noah — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:11:41 +0000

Israeli President Peres meets with Eyptian Intelligence Minister Suleiman (Photo: Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Suleiman: The CIA’s man in Cairo – Opinion – Al Jazeera English.

Suleiman, a friend to the US and reported torturer, has long been touted as a presidential successor.

…

Suleiman has long been favoured by the US government for his ardent anti-Islamism, his willingness to talk and act tough on Iran – and he has long been the CIA’s main man in Cairo.

Snow, snow, snow.

Noah — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:02:13 +0000

So. There’s a bit of snow today, in Ottawa.

A normal Ottawa day.

And…

Today's near-blizzard conditions.

The One-Eyed Demon Elephant

Noah — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:06:37 +0000

Stemming from this, comes:

The One-Eyed Demon Elephant by ~Nrdj on deviant ART