'Other Places' Archive

Now It’s For Real

Ever since the family photoblog launched, I’ve found the archives page design lacking. A photoblog archive page should be visual. It should not contain a long, boring list of titles and captions that only make sense when the picture is visible.
Last week I found a handy little snippet of PHP for Wordpress that could do [...]

Could Watch it Over and Over

For frustrating days (like today) when you need to smile.

There’s also more where that came from.

If the Ronster’s Doing It…

Posted this over at GB, but had to share it out because it’s just… that… good:
Dance Movie Blogathon
This may ruin your Friday morning productivity. If that upsets anyone, let them know how to vent their frustration.

Get to Know You Better

After a year of planning, two of my close friends quit their jobs last month to travel the country in search of a new home city — an undertaking that strikes me as remarkably brave, though completely in character.
Maybe you have friends like these; tirelessly curious, fearless, and fascinated by the aspects of everyday life. [...]

100 Oldest dot com Domains

I remember my Dad running Prodigy on his computer in the early 90s, but 1985? Was Al Gore even elected then?
(Two points deducted for lame Al Gore Internet reference. Sorry, it’s early.)
http://www.jottings.com/100-oldest-dot-com-domains.htm

Breathing Earth

“This presentation displays the carbon dioxide emission levels of every country in the world, as well as their birth and death rates – all in real time.”
Hypnotic.
http://www.breathingearth.net/

Rube Goldberg, Eat Your Heart Out

Brilliant. I want to know how they forced the screen to scroll.
http://producten.hema.nl/

Gaping

Chicago peeps: I’ve joined the writing staff for Merge and Slowdown over at Gaper’s Block, and you can help me seem incredibly resourceful! Let me know if you hear of any interesting local tidbits or events, wouldja? In return, I promise no reduction in output here, hard as that might be to quantify.