Monthly Archives: August 2007

my inner-monologue

August 31, 2007 – 9:12 pm

Just an insight into where my mind is at: while doing some Greek translation exercises at lunch today, I caught myself thinking: “So does that mean the future passive is derived from the aorist passive? Yes it does… ah… that makes sense now…”

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Espresso Drinks Illustrated

August 31, 2007 – 9:11 pm

[jord] Espresso Drinks Illustrated

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how not to get noticed

August 31, 2007 – 5:50 pm

In this presentation on the user interface redesign of WordPress, there are lots of great points, but the highlight is whether navigation items in a web-app should be nouns or verbs, and how you should decide.

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greek - week six - miscellaneous (part one)

August 31, 2007 – 12:07 am

The last three chapters of the textbook are on miscellany. The words for “I sit down”, “I lie down”, “I know”, “I am able” are interesting: they have perfect endings, but present meanings. Have I lost you yet?
The most scary part of chapter 18 (this week’s chapter) is the notion of principal parts. For various [...]

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a bull in a china shop

August 30, 2007 – 11:54 pm

Mythbusters: What does a bull in a china shop really do?

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Movie: The Bourne Ultimatum

August 30, 2007 – 11:49 pm

Movie: The Bourne Ultimatum
Somehow the third installment in this franchise manages to be a good action movie and seems to continue the story of the first two. There are some gaping plot holes, but no more than your average action movie, I guess. An enjoyable distraction - somehow, without any bad language that I could [...]

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data visualisation

August 29, 2007 – 10:44 pm

Modern Approaches to Data Visualization - no excel graphs here!

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australian cafe history

August 28, 2007 – 9:14 pm

Cafe Culture Downunder - a review of the evolution of espresso sales in Australia

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The Really Terrible Orchestra

August 28, 2007 – 8:46 pm

[matt] Though successful in their day jobs, the players in the Really Terrible Orchestra are revelling in their inability to play well.

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How to go to church

August 28, 2007 – 8:45 pm

Chris Braga gives some useful advice on how to go to church.

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Book: Eusebius: The History of the Church

August 26, 2007 – 2:29 pm

If you’re trying to find out how Christianity went from being Jesus and a few people following him in Israel, to there being a Roman Emperor who considered himself a Christian, the definitive ancient work to read is Eusebius’ Church History.
I read the Penguin edition, which has a long introduction, a map of Roman Europe, [...]

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interview with a barista

August 26, 2007 – 1:45 pm

Video interview with a barista that may answer some of your questions about espresso

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intro to espresso

August 26, 2007 – 1:45 pm

An Introduction to Espresso by George Howell.

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An Introduction to XSL-FO

August 23, 2007 – 10:46 pm

Geek learning: An Introduction to XSL-FO - a way to go from XML to PDF with much more formatting grace than HTML provides.

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Between Two Worlds: $3 Worth of Gospel, Please

August 23, 2007 – 10:45 pm

Quote from Don Carson: I’d like $3 Worth of Gospel, Please

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first date

August 22, 2007 – 10:50 pm

Viral ad: firstdate…. - I’ve written some reviews for this guide: tonight, I held an advance copy in my hand, and saw my name in print. A very cool experience.

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Coffee and its effects on society

August 22, 2007 – 10:49 pm

[snail] A dense article, academic in tone: No coffee - Jakob Norberg - translated from Swedish. Some of Norbergs insights about coffee are fascinating, though. The article mostly addresses the early history of the coffee house, but there are implications for modern cafe culture too.
The idea of sitting in a cafe is a typically bourgeois [...]

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Typogrify

August 22, 2007 – 10:48 pm

Typogrify: fix all the typographic mystakes before they hit a web page

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Five simple steps to better typography

August 22, 2007 – 10:48 pm

Five simple steps to better typography

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esperanto passes through email filters

August 22, 2007 – 9:08 am

Spammers have started to us Esperanto translations of Russian science fiction novels to beat the spam-filters.

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