We watched Contact on DVD last night. Wow. I’d never seen it before, but what an interesting film. Pretty balanced too, in that it shows how much faith and science are similar. Here’s to the search for Truth (or truth, if the capital makes you uncomfortable!). One funny bit, though. Why did Jodie Foster have to go through all that to meet the Vegans? Couldn’t she have met any at her local vegetarian restaurant?
Author: James McNally
Rebecca Blood talks about
Rebecca Blood talks about Truth and Harm. I’m reminded of two biblical concepts, which she almost directly quotes: telling the truth in love, and the truth shall make you free. Good stuff…
Tanya Corrin’s take on
Tanya Corrin’s take on her experiment with Josh Harris at weliveinpublic.com. Boy, that sure didn’t turn out the way they expected. Maybe a little privacy really is a good thing…
Devoured a lot of
Devoured a lot of media this weekend:
- watched Thelonious Monk: Straight No Chaser on DVD
- saw Brooke’s cousin’s band Tabarruk (they’re nominated for a Juno award — the Canadian version of the Grammies)
- saw the play Stones in His Pockets, the last performance before it heads for Broadway
- watched Stand By Me on DVD
Not much else to say. All of it was good.
Are standards-compliant websites better?
Are standards-compliant websites better? (theory, February 19, 2001)
This article is from merges.net, an internet design and usability consultancy run by a high school student here in Ontario. Thanks to Anil for the heads up on this. The article is thoughtful, but comes out against the recent Browser Upgrade Initiative, which I support. My main point of contention is the assertion that the majority of web users are not using standards compliant browsers. According to my own anecdotal evidence, close to 90% of users are already running standards-compliant browsers. And of the remaining 10%, most would have no barriers to upgrading.
Smart kid, though. I’d get my boss to hire him, but he already makes $75/hr for his work.