Listening to: Arranca [1998] - Manzanita

So, so geeky:

A little more info.

Listening to: Outro - Lupe Fiasco

I have a paid blogging position that I need to have filled. It is for a funded technology company here in NZ. This is a really exciting opportunity for someone to be the voice behind a bit of technology that will play a significant role in the way people use the web.

If this is your cup of tea… give me a yell.

Listening to: Harbour Bridge - Don McGlashan

Oh boy! I have actually got the shakes after playing this game. Flow in Games by Jenova Chen is, I’m guessing, a game designed specifically with flow in mind… a very, very bad thing for me. Aside from that it is one of the most beautiful flash games I have ever seen and it is a real pleasure to play.

Listening to: Inside My Skin - The Mutton Birds

I was sent this by a friend in Christchurch who is currently working on a bit of seriously smart web technology. These guys are funded, way ahead of the curve and are going to make a mark in the next generation of web technologies.

Dojo/Javascript Developer

Want to be part of something unique? We are a small team based in Christchurch changing the way people use the Internet. We’re looking for a talented Dojo/Ajax developer with solid skills with web interface technologies(HTML, CSS). Project based, could lead to full time.

The technology is built on a Linux / Zope3 / Postgresql stack. Experience with these technologies would be a bonus but not essential. The current development team is typically using Eclipse as the development environment and Subversion for source code management so familiarity with these tools would be a plus.

If this is your cup of tea… give me a yell.

Listening to: Half A World Away - Paul McLaney

Richard Dawkins on why were here.

Listening to: Sam’s Town - The Killers

This presentation by Mike Chambers provides some good detail about Apollo, Apollo apps and the timeline for Apollo.

Listening to: Policies - Pete Yorn

Vertigo by Me

Originally uploaded by georigami.

Listening to: For Us - Pete Yorn

The ever provocative Joel Spolsky had a bit of a go at the new Vista start menu thingie:

I’m sure there’s a whole team of UI designers, programmers, and testers who worked very hard on the OFF button in Windows Vista, but seriously, is this the best you could come up with?

The read I found more interesting was the response by the guy who did the programming:

The most frustrating year of those seven was the year I spent working on Windows Vista, which was called Longhorn at the time. I spent a full year working on a feature which should’ve been designed, implemented and tested in a week.

Listening to: Mercado Nuevo [2006] - John Murphy

As part of the LA Auto Show a number of concept designs were submitted as entrants to the Design Challenge. The most interesting, for me, is the Toyota RLV:

It uses a pedal/electric power train.

src: Treehugger

Listening to: New World In My View [2005] - King Britt

In April I posted about the idea of using tradition wrapping techniques to reduce waste. The Japanese Ministry of the Environment also posted a Furoshiki instructional document:

When you look at how prevalent those awful pink bags (I forget the name of the shop… some horridly generic girls clothing store here in NZ and Aust)… you can see that this sort of thing, if done right, has global applicability.

src: Make:Blog