Journal: News & Comment

Links of interest (2004-03-17):

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• Strong Bad has answered 100 e-mails!
  
  
• "If you're trying to lead a democracy in a war against terrorists, your first duty is to tell the truth."
  
  
• "[While breastfeeding] you can totally use the arm that isn't supporting the baby's head to update your website." Also see good advice for first-time fathers in the delivery room. (Both via first-time father Mark Pilgrim).
  
  
• What are celebrities' favourite swear words? Beware frequent (actually, nearly exclusive) profanity (duh). (Via Frank.)
  
  
• The new window vs. same window link debate continues. (I'm a same-window guy, but would prefer a new tab if it were generally possible.)
  
  
• Compare the two main U.S. presidential candidates' blog postings on one page. (Via Dan Gillmor.)
  
  
• Google Local. (Yup, there it is.)
  
  
• A fine stationery and pens habit is cheaper than digital gadgets.
  
  
• Are you a pirate, ninja, elf, or dwarf? No Tolkien geekery required.
  
  
• Mac ads in Newsweek from 1984 (Apple bought the whole issue).
  
  
• Keep your computer and toothbrush clean. But don't stress about it.
  
  
• "[Microsoft's] .NET [development platform] was created by a company with a historic focus on (and infinite experience with) desktop applications, and has a lot of apparatus aimed at building desktop applications. I'm sorry; for most businesses, desktop applications arent interesting. Put your business logic on the server side and use the Web for your delivery platform."
  
  
• "So why don't I advocate usability testing everything? If you don't have oodles of usability people, up front design by a good designer provides a lot more bang for buck than using that same designer to do usability tests."

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