July 16, 2001
by deCadmus
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Somewhere in Dante’s Hell there must be a room, a pit–perhaps even an entire level–for those who commit the atrocity of abusive context switching. [A term I've appropriated from the programmers' lexicon.] You’re probably far more familiar with its use–and … Continue reading
July 12, 2001
by deCadmus
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Rating: Rating: If Kenya is the elder statesman of East African coffees, Uganda is the uncle that nobody talks about. You know the guy… he got in some trouble a few years back, he’s got a history of hanging around … Continue reading
July 12, 2001
by deCadmus
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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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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 8, 2001
by deCadmus
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A Second Cupping of the Tarrazu Triple Play yielded notes enough for a formalized review. Formalized, in this case, means I scribbled down tick-marks and cobbled together some charts. What I don’t do is try to suggest an overall rating–a … Continue reading
July 3, 2001
by deCadmus
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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: 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
July 1, 2001
by deCadmus
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This year, St. Helena, a tiny little island in the South Atlantic, produced only 4,500 pounds of coffee. Two bags of the ’01 crop–maybe 270 pounds–made it to the U.S. One pound of this elusive bean found its way to … Continue reading