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I wrote up a short review of the 2.0 release of the Siira web browser for OS X. Check it out over at Ars Technica.

I think this is a fabulous idea, and encourage anyone who does web work to participate.

Designers, developers, project managers. Writers and editors. Information architects and usability specialists. People who make websites have been at it for more than a dozen years, yet almost nothing is known, statistically, about our profession. Who are we? Where do we live? What are our titles, our skills, our educational backgrounds? Where and with whom do we work? What do we earn? What do we value?

It’s time we learned the answers to these and other questions about web design. And nobody is better qualified than the readers of A List Apart to provide the answers. Participate in our first annual survey to increase knowledge of web design and boost respect for the profession. Selected participants, chosen by random drawing, will win one free ticket to An Event Apart event held in the continental U.S.; an Apple 30GB video iPod, an Event Apart jump drive, or a funky A List Apart T-shirt.¹

Cole and I went down to the train yard today to take some shots. These are my favs; the rest are on Flickr.




(Yes, that’s the side of a freight car, torn open by something)

“Ah, Hot Topic, no one can turn something uncool as quickly as you.” - Kotaku

Making Light: Moderation isn’t rocket science:

If you have a weblog or live journal, or you administer a website that has comment threads, stand up for yourself and your readers. The jerks are never going to like you, or praise you, or admit that you’re doing the right thing. And if you’re waiting for someone to give you permission to suppress and thereafter ignore malfeasants, you have it right now. If you want, I’ll make up a certificate. Go forth and civilize.

(Via Chuqui)