In 2009 I wrote…
3D Comes To The Web Again
Back in the day (OK, the 90s) there was a thing called VMRL. Great things were predicted for 3D content on the web. Meetings were held at SIGGRAPH. Consortiums were formed. Consumers said “Meh!”.
Overloaded Trolley
On Not Renewing Magazine Subscriptions
I love books. All kinds of books. Bookity book book books. Piles of books. But have only so many hours, minutes actually, in a day to read. Result: lots of unread books. Books stacked up behind me as I surf the web. Burning into the back of neck. Whispering, “Read me”. Oh, the guilt.
Apollo Is Forty
Feynman Messenger Lectures
Microsoftie have put up a Silverlight site on which Richard Feynman’s 1964 Messenger Lectures can be viewed. Watch now yes.
Unwanted Superpowers: The Condescender
The Condescender: constantly looking down his nose
Chronillogical Comic Explains Debugging
The debugging process explained in the Chronillogical Comic This is what it’s like. Oh, the rage. Don’t you wish you were a programmer?
Pavements For Pedestrians: Yongjia Jiashan
Three Things About Consumers
The three things you need to know about consumers. They’re: