August 2008
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Book Review: I am a Strange Loop - by Douglas...
This book was a compelling read for me since: it is very new at this time; it investigates the origin of consciousness; and it seemed to have less scientific or religious fervor behind it. Plus the author has won a Pulitzer and seems to be a well respected professor teaching this topic. Having read it, I find Hofstadter to be a master at using analogy to elicit deep insight into every topic he...
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Setting up Tumblr
Still setting things up here on Tumblr.
I now have Disqus setup for comments. It’s pretty easy to do, and appears to be the front-runner for comment engines of the entire www. It works on wordpress, blogger, tumblr, typepad and movable type. So of course, I also put it up on my blogger site.
I also have feedburner burning the rss. They were purchased by Google some time ago and handle...
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Book Review: Don't Make Me Think - by Steve Krug
Subtitled: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability.
As the subtitle says, it is mostly common sense. But to have it reinforced like this turns judging web site designs into a much simpler task. I found myself feeling like I had confirmation for many thoughts I have on the subject, but it raised my awareness of different user view points to a higher level. One item that was quite new to me...
