Gabriel

Month: February 2004

  • Done with EST

    Very good book, not too long, not too short. I continue to be impressed with Cory’s work and attitude. I think we’re both on the same wavelength. Time for some work. Laptop -> Winamp -> Been Playing 553 Minutes -> Turn up volume on stereo to hear music -> Time to switch music -> D…

  • I’m in the PST Tribe, I think…

    My internal clock seems to be set at somewhere a couple hundred miles off the Pacific coast (towards Hawaii) as far as awake / sleep cycles go. But I’m in St. Louis. Cory’s new book really gets it right. I really like his work. 🙂 Over halfway through the book, reading it on my phone.…

  • Cory Doctorow’s new book is now available!

    Cory Doctorow just released his newest novel, Eastern Standard Tribe. He’s made it available again as a free download (already got mine in Plucker format for my Samsung i330 Palm/phone.) I read Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom when it came out and enjoyed it quite a bit. I think Cory continues to set…

  • Cross-platform WordPress CSS

    I’ll probably try to still work on the template so that it does work for IE some more and try to submit it for the WordPress CSS competition. Update: Didn’t submit the CSS. Missed the deadline. Oh well, never got around to doing the PC-IE compatible transparent backgrounds. I may still submit if we begin…

  • Working Music and Productivity

    Listening to Radio Paradise right now, working on freelance projects. The latest is a web site for First Church Christ, Scientist in Hayward California, the church I attended growing up. Got the first layout finished and sent to the person in charge of leading the commitee for the project. I’ve noticed an interesting correlation between…

  • Disapointing ads for Superbowl

    The ads were pretty disappointing for the Superbowl this year. The game was alright, but we didn’t see any ads that really pushed any boundaries. Some funny ones, but nothing groundbreaking. Oh well. Seems to reflect the general state of the nation / economy — more in conservative mode than in heady progress. Link to…