I really was going to let this slide. But something pushed me over the edge today. I’m not the first to complain about this; Matt Haughey said it a year ago. But since then things have only gotten worse. Blogging is a trade far more respectable than its silly name…
I didn’t know what The Escapist was before Zero Punctuation came into being. But now they’ve got Jason Rohrer, the author of Passage, writing a monthly column/game for them. If they hang onto these guys they’ll be the video game webzine that IGN never was.
"Secrets of JavaScript Libraries" panel audience
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“Secrets of JavaScript Libraries” audience Thanks to the SXSW crowd for filling the ballroom. I hope it was worth it to witness us point at slides filled with code.
Panel post-mortem
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The panel yesterday went very well. Thanks to the code‐hungry attendees for filling a ballroom for the most technical panel of the conference! John has posted the slides from the talk. Audio will be released eventually, but I don’t know when.
The REAL Secrets of JavaScript Libraries
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I must be slacking off: SXSW has already started and I still haven’t penned the “come to my panel” post. So here it is. On Tuesday, I will be sharing the mic with several brilliant individuals whose feet I am not qualified to wash: Sam Stephenson, Thomas Fuchs, John Resig,…
Thought: Internet Explorer 8
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Don’t get me wrong: on balance, I’m thrilled with the standards support in Internet Explorer 8. But I’ll highlight two areas that really disappoint me. The first is the fact that IE’s proprietary event system is here to stay. The second is that, apart from generated content, giant parts of…
Our competition is not so much other television shows as it is Guitar Hero.
Lorne Michaels
In some places I found that Democrats were imitating Republican methods. They excused it by saying that they were fighting the devil with fire. This is no excuse. It is poor policy to fight the devil with fire. He knows more about fire than you do and does not have to pay so much for fuel.
William Jennings Bryan
Instead of actually performing as a watchdog over Bush’s already out‐of‐control domestic spies, [Ranking Democrat on Senate Intelligence Committee Jay] Rockefeller spent most of his time hiding under his desk, issuing secret letters of “protest” that he showed to no one, and which — astoundingly! — had no effect. His excuse, of course, was that he feared revealing critical “national security” information. But as people who actually know what they’re talking about have pointed out, Rockefeller blew it HUGE, failing to understand the constitutional imperative of speaking out, and the protections available to him in doing so. He is a stone moron, and it will cost you your freedom some day very soon.
Daily Kos
I want someone who can lead the country. When people grow cynical and detached from government, or blinded by partisanship, evil runs amok. Obama represents an honest shot at making our government something we can be proud of. I’m tired of throwing things at CNN. I’m tired of feeling depressed when I read speeches by the founding fathers. I want Jon Stewart to smile again. For a brief moment, next Tuesday, we’ll have a shot at finally getting things right. Please help.
Randall Munroe