Dylan sells out with hilarious results
by Luke Rodgers on January 31, 2009
Bob, what happened?
New theme
by Luke Rodgers on January 29, 2009
Still working out some kinks… probably looks pretty funky in Internet Explorer.
XHTML validates, but there’s fairly extensive use of non-standard CSS to achieve the transparency (should be cross-browser) and rounded corner effects (Mozilla and Safari 3 only).
Canada: a brief history of failed GHG reduction policies
by Luke Rodgers on January 24, 2009
Attended a talk entitled Getting Climate Policy Right yesterday, presented by Mark Jaccard and co-sponsored by University of Toronto’s School of Public Policy & Governance and the Centre for Environment. Jaccard is a leading expert, not just in Canada but (…)
The future of journalism
by Luke Rodgers on January 21, 2009
From one of my favourite e-newsletters, J-Source, comes a provocative article by Alan Bass, assistant prof at Thompson Rivers University School of Journalism, that takes journalists themselves to task for failing to preserve the vitality of journalism and for failing (…)
As the web gets smarter, will our anonymity evaporate?
by Luke Rodgers on January 18, 2009
One of the most exciting things going on in webland today, I think, is the myriad of technologies, user experiences, and computer-to-computer interactions that typically pass under the monikers of “Web 3.0” or “the semantic web.” There isn’t a lot (…)
Motto for web writers: cut!
by Luke Rodgers on January 18, 2009
The Brain Traffic blog has some good quotations to remember when you feel your web writing is starting to get a bit frilly: Cut.
Reminds me of another good line, from Antoine de Saint-Exupery:
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing (…)
