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Checking out Typinator

Posted on October 25, 2009 by Josh

I know MacHeist was a lot of months ago, and I therefore could have tried it out months ago, but oh well. I’m trying it out now, and the first thing I did was search the Character Viewer for characters … Continue reading →

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Snow Leopard

Posted on September 2, 2009 by Josh

So, [Erwin][] posted his _first impressions_ list, which reminded me that I’ve done one of my own from time to time, so here goes. I didn’t do a regular upgrade, and even then I don’t really remember how long it … Continue reading →

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On Google Wave…sort of…

Posted on June 6, 2009 by Josh

I may have had a bit of a revelation reading [this Daring Fireball post][fireball]: > Facebook is a good counter-example of a conceptually complex communication system that is very popular. My pessimism/skepticism regarding Wave is probably biased by my own … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Josh

Lately I’ve been spending some time at work digging through all the crap I’ve got laying around. Here’s a conversation related to this: Me : Do you still have this thing? (Hands over a driver CD) Boss : Sure. (Tries … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Josh

I’ve been working on a major overhaul of my weblog for the last couple of months. Among other things, this post serves to (hopefully) stave off going through this again for as long as possible. #### Background When I had … Continue reading →

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Last Night's Daily Show

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Josh

If you didn’t watch [last night's daily show][show] you really should — the interview with Jim Cramer is great. [show]: http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/index.jhtml?episodeId=220533

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Stand-Up

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Josh

Here’s a couple excerpts from the Stand-Up wishlist on my TiVo. Some of the stuff it finds is laughing so hard tears are running down my face funny, and some of it is just awful. Lins and I both loved … Continue reading →

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The Working Man's Typeface

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Josh

From Monday’s Colbert Report. You’ve got to be really secure in your audience to make a typography joke: The Colbert ReportMon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Operation Humble Kanye Colbert at ChristmasColbert Christmas DVD Green ScreenBill O’Reilly Interview

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Impressions

Posted on November 26, 2008 by Josh

Once I really started trying to catch up, it look less than a day. Here are a few observations I made along the way: – Progressive lack of sleep[^setup] combined with jetlag does not seem to help this process. The … Continue reading →

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Lighting Up

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Josh

I sort of “went dark” this week. I was in Los Angeles for a few exhibits we worked on for the [LA Auto Show][la]. We flew out Monday and returned Friday. At some point on Tuesday, I was definitely caught … Continue reading →

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