February 2008
The Dillard Legacy →
The librarians huddled around the appendix as Kristin read their mission in a reverent whisper, “Like Thoreau and Dillard, it is time to go to the wilderness. Go to Tinker Creek and find the sycamore that casts a shadow over the creek. At the base of that sycamore, you will find the symbol of the sign of the librarian.” “What the hell?” “Howard!” whispered the entire team. “If you want a codename,...
January 2008
The Protectors of Literacy →
“I think you know why we’re all here…” “To kick some kitty ass!”, bellowed the large man in the frayed tweed jacket “Please, Howard, this is serious. The felines have gone too far. It’s time for the Protectors of Literacy to strike back.” Kristin pushed her glasses back in place and surveyed the small collection of librarians assembled around the returns desk. She had two research librarians from...
Spark | CBC Radio →
I just finished an interview with them about ficlets (my first real press interview ever). They were very nice and it was a lot of fun (tip: if you’re going to be interviewed, go Canadian). Should be broadcast in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully, I don’t sound like an idiot!
Five terrible fake Sylvester Stallone franchise... →
Geekiest punchline ever... well, since the last... →
The Totally Rad Show — Revision3 →
“I haz wordz nau. You no moar put kitteh in bukkit! Kitteh put you in bukkit!”
– Ficlets | The Insurgenceez Haz Beginned
FJ Gruber - You're Iowa →
Microsoft koan [dive into mark] →
So simple, and so true. Saved By: Kevin Lawver | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: funny, webstandards, microsoft, ie8
Granite Sack →
Hits a little too close to the rhetoric on the Right this presidential primary season. But, this is much funnier and might make you smile. Saved By: Kevin Lawver | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: comic, funny, politics
The Insurgenceez Haz Beginned →
“I can haz bottlez, mommee?” “What, sweetie?” “I can haz bottlez?” “Who taught you to say that?” “Kitteh!” “Dammit… Oscar, I told you not to teach the baby any of your stupid cat talk!”, mother yelled as the baby toddled off, attracted by some other bauble on the floor. The cat slunk away, giggling to himself, thinking “I haz wordz now. You no more put kitteh in bukkit! Kitteh put you in bukkit!”...
kplawver: It's doodling time!! →
kplawver: Thinking I'll bring @ratsonparade a... →
kplawver: I think @ratsonparade got lost. Coffe... →
kplawver: Headed to hobee's to meet up with... →
kplawver: Happy anniversary, sweetie!... →
Sunsetting Quirks Mode →
Sam Ruby is the man. A great exploration and “logic bomb” for IE8. If you use HTML5’s DOCTYPE, you don’t need to bother with the meta tag! Saved By: Kevin Lawver | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: ie8, html5
Feeds for Free — err.the_blog →
Awesome hAtom to Atom converter, get Atom feeds for free out of hAtom, either for no code or with a very simple controller. Saved By: Kevin Lawver | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: rubyonrails, microformats, hatom, mofo
kplawver: @psd I wasn't convinced it was as bad as... →
Hixie's Natural Log: Mistakes, Sadness, Regret →
Hixie’s convinced me. Best explanation yet why IE8’s meta tag approach is fatally flawed. Saved By: Kevin Lawver | View Details | Give Thanks Tags: webstandards, ie8, microsoft
kplawver: OK, Hixie's convinced me that the meta... →
kplawver: I'm gonna be at the Hobee's on Mathilda... →
kplawver: Well, that was a long day. Took a... →
kplawver: My idea bucket is empty. Ideas now annoy... →
kplawver: In non-web-nerdery-religious-war news,... →
kplawver: Come on, kids, we're going to Badge... →