http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/ mostly visual notes on design, politics and other stuff Copyright 2008 Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:59:52 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss We're building a house on top of our house. And now, we're blogging it. Erwin House Dream meets reality. See how it turns out!... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2006/01/announcing_the.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2006/01/announcing_the.html Life Fri, 20 Jan 2006 16:59:52 -0600 Pattern of Errors Emboldened Terrorists, Bush Says The headline, at least. Wonder if it was on purpose.... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/09/file_under_duh.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/09/file_under_duh.html Politics Fri, 23 Sep 2005 14:12:38 -0600 I remember about 2 years ago, as the Democratic Presidential Primaries were getting started, Howard Dean was on topic all the time, talking about things I cared about and John Kerry was, well, kinda in his own world. I would... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/05/oh_john.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/05/oh_john.html Fri, 20 May 2005 15:32:22 -0600 I've been hearing this on the radio for a few days and, outside of all the huge issues involved, there is one curious small one. “Newsweek magazine Sunday apologized for a May 9 report alleging U.S. interrogators flushed the Quran... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/05/the_a_and_the_d_1.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/05/the_a_and_the_d_1.html Mon, 16 May 2005 12:26:42 -0600 I haven't been posting here very often. If you're wondering where I've been, I've been on Flickr. My recent obsession with photography has been rewarding and fun, but yesterday was a new high. Hi David, Just wanted to say that... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/04/how_to_make_my_1.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/04/how_to_make_my_1.html Life Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:02:15 -0600 I was recently asked by a five-year-old who the person on the penny was. I said, "That's Abraham Lincoln. We like him. He was a good guy.” And I damn near choked up. I thought about that phrase when I... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/03/we_like_him_he.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/03/we_like_him_he.html Politics Thu, 31 Mar 2005 15:20:48 -0600 Message from God Originally uploaded by daviderwin. This is a rather long caption from a photo I posted to Flickr. The billboard says, "It's a small world. I know. I made it. -God." Ugh. Let me count the ways... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/03/message_from_go.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/03/message_from_go.html Tue, 22 Mar 2005 01:01:08 -0600 There are so many choices. There's the small wide squareish frames with plastic, the small wide squareish frames with metal, small wide squareish with metal and plastic, small wide squareish but a little rounded… Any opinions?... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/shopping_for_fr_1.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/shopping_for_fr_1.html Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:36:01 -0600 From an article in Internet Retailer. Most developers of e-catalog technology conduct usability studies to find out what shoppers want from their e-catalogs. However, RichFX’s Creanult says usability is not always as important as what improves sales. “We’re not always... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/errrg_common_us.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/errrg_common_us.html Design Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:35:48 -0600 A mouse is one finger that can point, and touch. While computers have added orders of magnitude more memory, speed, storage, screen pixels, color, and networking, people are still using one finger. Point. Point. Poke. Poke. Drag. Drop. More specialized... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/a_mouse_is_one.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/a_mouse_is_one.html Design Wed, 19 Jan 2005 10:33:31 -0600 ...and on a lighter note. The chest hair tag on Flickr deals up an unlikely pair.... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/flickr_fun.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/flickr_fun.html Life Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:11:03 -0600 Iraq didn’t have WMD. Now it is official and everybody knows. So this seems like as good at time as any to make a point I haven’t heard anyone articulate in the last 3 years. We took a perceived risk... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/no_wmd_changes.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/no_wmd_changes.html Politics Tue, 18 Jan 2005 21:17:44 -0600 There it is again, that term “infoporn.” I thought Mystic River was “acting porn”. That meant that the story, (or more generically, “the most important thing”) was only present to justify something more base. In this case, lots of crying,... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/infoporn.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/infoporn.html Diagrams Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:19:21 -0600 I find this photo for the new iPod curious. The Black/White/Color ads were all about movement and activity, but this one is kind of mopey. And in that context, the white plastic design stops being fresh and new, and becomes... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/ipod_1.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/ipod_1.html Life Wed, 12 Jan 2005 10:31:34 -0600 I'm really really sure Josh Marshall does not read my blog. So it was funny to see a post tonight that was so close to the letter I sent to my Senators. I said : "I am 35 years old... http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/go_ahead_cut_an.html http://www.io.com/~dme/blog/archives/2005/01/go_ahead_cut_an.html Politics Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:06:43 -0600