professional dilettante
It’s great to see that O’Reilly is really jumping on the Macintosh bandwagon with a number of books and web resources related to Macintosh programming and development. I also like their use of dogs as the animal for Mac stuff, because it reminds us of Moof! the dogcow and because their Macintosh section has a Boston Terrier on it, and I grew up with a Boston (and my parents have another one now).
I’m back from my two-day trip to Phoenix to speak at the NAA Newspaper Operations SuperConference 2002 (what a mouthful). My panel was the most interesting I saw (and the only web-related panel), though my presentation was a bit stiff and disorganized. It happens to me every now and then, and it sucks. I think part of the problem was my ambivalence about the topic I was specifically asked to speak on and which I grew more ambivalent about between early October (when I was invited to speak) and now.
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Revolutionary architect Sam “Sambo” Mockbee died on December 30, 2001, from complications of leukemia. Mockbee’s Rural Studio at Auburn University’s School of Architecture pioneered affordable and innovative housing. He was a visionary, and he will be missed. Here’s hoping that the Rural Studio lives on despite his loss.
The Waterboys were one of my favorite bands once upon a time. I recently rediscovered their ’89 album, Fisherman’s Blues. Wow. It’s such an amazing album. If you like moody rock with a Celtic folk swagger to it, you’ll LOVE this album. “We Will Not Be Lovers” still chills me.
This guy makes furniture out of Macintosh cartons. I love Macs, but I don’t think the furniture looks too comfortable. The rhino, however, rocks.
