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that’s what they do

Jay Allen thoughtfully provides the full test for “An interesting article but not for what is in it […]

for the facet wonk in you

An interesting if rather academic article: FAST (FACETED APPLICATION OF SUBJECT TERMINOLOGY): A SIMPLIFIED LCSH-BASED VOCABULARY “With the […]

It’s the IA, stupid.

From Report slams Web personalization | CNET News.com “”Given flexible, usable navigation and search, Web site visitors will […]

I’m back

Paris=Eiffel Tower as we all know I finally went up the damn thing, and it was very nice […]

things I’ve been

In my day, I’ve been an egreeter hottie carbonite yahoo just occured to me how funny it is, […]

Paris, encore

I’ll be in paris again, a week from tomorrow. Anyone in the area interested in a coffee or […]

yo-ing

Yo, My husband is in Denver, messing with x-ray diffraction people and calling me mopeily from his hotel […]

huh? oh, art!

The oddest thing googlealert has brought me is “literature reinvented by three frenetic red white and blue stay-at-home […]

Alive? Alive!

“Hey Christina – You’ve been quiet of late, is YAHOO! burying you alive?” Over a year ago, I […]

unsolvable?

Doign a bit of research,a dn found this unaswered question on ia-uk.co.uk, “I’ve noticed that most sites can […]

pet peeve

one thing that makes me crazy– people who leave you a phone message at a perfectly reasonable speed […]

heh heh heh

For those who found experts exchange (www.expertsexchange.com, long abandoned) the funniest URL ever, truck battery manufacturer POWERGEN ITALIA-will […]

experiencing interface

from the introduction of “Making the Web Work” “User interface versus user experience: The sudden and dramatic influx […]

signs for the west

Spotted during travel… this last one spotted in death valley, adding an interesting layer of irony…

train sin

I saw this spray painted on a train. I’m sure this message has a different meaning for a […]

back

I’m back from a vacation– Philippe and I drove 2702 miles across the southwest. Las Vegas, Route 66, […]

self reliance

Everyone quotes this: “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds” But Self-Reliance is full of gems… […]

nuts

You see the kind of people I work with?? Orphaned Snowmen

fireside

I’m sitting by the fire, looking up English monarchs after having watched The Lion in Winter. I don’t […]

out of whack

Great– I’m now dreaming of work. I’m officially out of whack. Last night a bunch of us gathered […]

waiting

I’m waiting for someone. The cube next to mine is empty. The denizen moved to new york. It […]

choose life?

Boxes and Arrows: Coloring Outside the Lines is a fine article by erin on the pleasures of a […]

no excuse necessary

Despite his protestations, I find James Spahr’s Poster quite exquisite. When data is give form: beauty!

saturday

In the morning my husband and I crowd the hammock, tilting it precariously, sloshing coffee on our robes. […]

Persuasive Technology

Persuasive Technology is in turns fascinating and sinister. This book is a must for any designer working in […]