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18 December, 2002

Reading Blogs With NewzCrawler

Last week I wrote a short piece about NewzCrawler, an inexpensive news aggregator program that provides a very efficient way to read news that is syndicated using XML -- more specifically the Rich Site Summary (RSS) protocol. I've spent some time using NewzCrawler to read blogs, and I've written up a summary of my thoughts.

Posted on 18 December, 2002

What if the U.S. Loses?

More great Photochopped humor from Worth 1000.

This time, the theme is: What if the U.S. Loses to Iraq?

Posted on 18 December, 2002

The Lure of Matchbook Covers

I wonder how many IT careers were launched by this matchbook? The money's good, and who can resist the opportunity to learn from home? All it takes is a high school degree.

 

Speaking of matchbooks...

• Art created from matchbooks
• Design custom matchbooks online
• Vintage Las Vegas matchbooks
• Matchbook collecting, a fun and wholesome hobby

Posted on 18 December, 2002

Biowalker

I found this animated GIF image at John Schull's WeLog. The original source for the image is here -- apparently a faculty member named Blake in the Psychology Department at Vanderbilt University.

It's amazing how a few moving dots can convey so much information.

Posted on 18 December, 2002

Christmas Getting You Down?

Maybe you should pay a visit to the Xmas Resistance site.

You know holiday shopping is offensive and wasteful. You know Christmas "wish lists" and "gift exchanges" degrade the concept of giving. You know Christmas marketing is a scam, benefiting manufacturers, stores, and huge corporations, while driving individuals into debt. You know this annual consumer frenzy wreaks havoc on the environment, filling landfills with useless packaging and discarded gifts.

Or just try a Google search for Christmas Sucks.

Posted on 18 December, 2002

Google Update

Yesterday I mentioned that this blog was removed from Google's index. Well now it's back. I guess it was a cyber hiccup. Google remains as mysterious as ever.

So this should be another active day for the J-Walk Blog, as people come here in search of that infamous Daniel F. dude.

Posted on 18 December, 2002

Celebrities With Phones

Sometimes, you just have to wonder where people come up with the ideas for their web sites. The Celebrities With Phones sites is a good example.

This is an image archive with one single rule; pictures must be of famous, infamous, or otherwise well-known people, with a telephone.

Posted on 18 December, 2002

An Interactive Face

Here's a great interactive face, done with JavaScript (not Flash). Very intriguing!

Posted on 18 December, 2002