Archive for January 2005

The Really Big Show

In Art, Cole Valley, Photography, Powazek, San Francisco on 31 January 2005 with Comments Off

For weeks Heather and I have been running the photo printer constantly, buying up lengths of wire and strange plastic bits, and having conversations like, “does this dog go with this ripped graffiti?” and “I dunno, the broken taillight or the billowy cotton candy?” And after two late nights with tape and levels and other [...]

A short history of my affliction with weblogs

In Bloggies, Powazek, Weblogs on 25 January 2005 with Comments Off

I’m honored to be a nominee for the 2005 Bloggies in the category of, get this, Lifetime Achievement. Seriously. If I win, I think I might just retire.
New ’round here? Here’s a short history of my affliction with the world of weblogs.
1997: I begin posting personal thoughts in reverse-chronological order. There is a photo of [...]

Buy My Car

In For Sale, Powazek on 23 January 2005 with Comments Off

Live in the Bay Area and have a hankerin’ for a luxury automobile? Then keep on lookin! But if you want the perfect city car, able to haul a bike and still fit in the little parking spots, check out my car. Her name is Flo and she’s free to a good home. And [...]

Searching vs. Browsing

In Blogging, Folksonomy, Tags, Technorati on 19 January 2005 with Comments Off

Or: Why you’re gonna be hearing the word “tag” a lot
Think about these two words for a moment: “Search” and “Browse.” They’re words that are used frequently to describe things we do on computers. But consider their traditional associations:
Browsing is shopping, strolling, flipping through a magazine. Browsing is fun, casual, entertaining.
Searching is mechanical, trial and [...]

It’s About Time

In Comment Spam, Geek, Google, Internet on 19 January 2005 with Comments Off

Google Blog: Preventing comment spam
If you’re a blogger (or a blog reader), you’re painfully familiar with people who try to raise their own websites’ search engine rankings by submitting linked blog comments like “Visit my discount pharmaceuticals site.” This is called comment spam, we don’t like it either, and we’ve been testing a new tag [...]

JPG Magazine is GO!

In JPG Magazine, Photography, Powazek on 13 January 2005 with Comments Off

The first issue of JPG Magazine is out!

Bring on the reality distortion field!

In Apple, Geek on 11 January 2005 with Comments Off

Today’s the day to watch the Apple madness going on in San Francisco. It’s Macworld! I suggest following the fun with this Technorati search for “Macworld”. It’s sure to get interesting in the afternoon when everyone’s blogging the Stevenote and all his one-more-things. Personally, my money’s on the smaller-than-mini iPod, and I’m cautiously optimistic about [...]

Emotions create decisions

In Emotions on 5 January 2005 with Comments Off

Sometimes in the cacophony of blog noise, there’s a gem like this post from Caterina:
People whose brains are damaged in their emotional centres are not only unable to express joy or sadness, they are unable to make decisions and they are unable to choose. Because you make decisions based on what you would like, what [...]

Ephemera Year One

In Photography on 4 January 2005 with Comments Off

Every photo I posted to Ephemera in 2004.