Bloggle

A decade of coffee, commentary & inscrutable icons.

July 12, 2001
by deCadmus
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WaSP

I’ve found it difficult to line up behind the Web Standards Project [WaSP]. Not because I don’t support the call to standards, but because one of the legs the group stands on includes pressuring users to upgrade to standards-compliant browsers. … Continue reading

July 9, 2001
by deCadmus
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Not Found

The discussion on MetaFilter about the end of Assembler raises some very interesting points on the transient nature of the web, and the role of the publisher/artist/designer/author. At the same time it rings the alarm bells. Some very good people–folks … Continue reading

July 3, 2001
by deCadmus
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No Shortcuts

You don’t have to be obsessive to make great coffee, but it helps. Let me just get this over with right up front… I have a natural tendency towards laziness. [This comes as no surprise to those who know me … Continue reading

July 2, 2001
by deCadmus
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Dumb and Dumber

Dumb and Dumber: a usability lesson from the phone system.Not terribly long ago the local telephone company in Kansas City introduced ten-digit dialing. Up to that point, phone system users within the Kansas City metro had been able to ignore … Continue reading