I was reading posts and comments at Mathew Ingram’s weblog, when I ran into a comment where the person referenced “Google haters”, and I stopped reading the comment at that point. I no longer cared to read what the person had to say. I have developed an intense dislike, loathing really, of the term “hater”. It’s […]
Author: Shelley Powers
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SVG Planet
I noticed this thread on the SVG Interest Group email list about an official location for the SVG community page. Sounds like the group will be using the planetsvg.com site, though planet sites are typically aggregation sites. However, a “planet” can be many things, and the name is comprehensive. I still have planetsvg.org created to provide an SVG aggregator […]
GIMP 2.6 is now available on the Mac OS X, in addition to both Windows and Linux. On the Mac, you can install it via Macports, or you can use a pre-built version of the application, available for both Tiger and Leopard. I have the Macports version on my Leopard machine, the pre-built on my Tiger […]
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My old girl
Sixteen years ago this charmer came into our life. We don’t know when Zoë was born or how old she really is, so we call this her birthday. She’s probably closer to 17, but I don’t think she looks a day over 15. She wasn’t in the mood for a birthday picture. I had to […]
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Solar Imagery
Thanks to Jesse Robbins at O’Reilly for pointing out the exquisite collection of solar images that the Boston Globe has compiled.