January 2008
122 posts
is going to create some Zs…
knew the new www.multipack.co.uk site shouldn’t have been launched today…
is pleased that Juno, Cloverfield AND No Country For Old Men are released this week (in the UK)…
is back from squash. Tired.
is not getting a word in edge-ways. As usual.
has just paid his water bill via the internets…
is sleepy.
is very disgruntled.
is off to watch ‘In the Valley of Elah’
Movie Posters on Flickr →
Michael Heilemann documents some awesome film posters on Flickr.
cares too much to care anymore…
is trying to decide upon what film to watch…
has an annoying quandary…
is annoyed. Last.fm is playing up. Show’s “now playing” but not scrobbling the tunes until I reset the app…
is off out for Thursday’s regular curry night.
is listening to NOFX. Rawk!
Stamp Icons →
Loads of stamp icons. Good to change the Mac Mail application to your local stamp!
@shuckle erm, Hell is for Heroes, Story of the Year, Thrice, Silverstein…
is taking out his frustrations on the ears of the others in the office, with his shouty-shouty music…
Wow. last.fm has ‘freed’ the music!
Well, IE8 will support DOCTYPE switching for new DOCTYPES (HTML5). via http://ejohn.org/blog/html5-doctype/
Last.fm frees the music →
As of today, you can play full-length tracks and entire albums for free on the Last.fm website. Additionally, Last.fm will start paying artists directly for the music they stream!
@Hicksdesign agreed. I frickin’ love last.fm!
@codepo8 scheduled fail, but fail nonetheless. I hope Ginger is released publicly soon.
is shocked Heath Ledger is dead!
ordered his Future of Web Design ticket… not an early-bird though.
is still using classes in HTML because IE6 doesn’t support :first-child and not using + & > even though IE7 supports them… adoption i …
@malarkey - that’s how I’m thinking. I *know* todays implementations, why learn new versions, especially if adoption isn’t critical.
thinks the compatibility problem relies upon adoption. Firefox updates for its users (silently in 3?) and is a solution
also wonders if a version 3 Word file renders exactly in the latest version of Word. Is this a moot point because the Web isn’t the desktop.
thinks the locking browsers is an interesting concept. But wonders how large browsers will be three-versions from now… a lot of engines.
should really read these two ALA articles everyone is fussing over. But haven’t read their waffle in a long while.
is off to the cinema to see Balls of Fury and I’m Not There…
Dammit. I want a Netvibes Ginger invite.
Best Director Oscar Nominations →
Nominations for the most prestigious film
awards - the Academy Awards - have been announced. Here are my thoughts on the this years Oscar nominations for Best Director. I’ve only been able to see one of these films so far; Michael Clayton. Although the film was well shot and acted, I
thought pacing and storytelling were slow and confusing. Juno has been raved about, but I don’t see it pushing...
is please. Has a server running on his Mac, ready for when motivation hits to rebuild his personal site…