The main motivation for updating the site was really a nit. The right sidebar looked liked crap on Safari and when I started tinkering with the HTML, I discovered my table-based layout was just not up to snuff. “Standards”, I thought, “XHTML and CSS. That’s the ticket.” Random notes from the experience: Let me first… More

The weblog is currently going through an update. Things are going to look a bit odd for the next couple of hours. More on the update in a bit. Happy New Year. Update #1: Sorry for the RSS spam — currently paying for past mistakes… Update #2: Ok, majority of the site is converted over…… More

An excerpt from the last three weeks of every significant software project I’ve shipped: scurry scurry scurry scurry BUG! LOOKS BAD SCURRY SCURRY SCURRY OK NOT THAT BAD PROCEED scurry scurry scurry scurry BUG! LOOKS REAL BAD SCURRY SCURRY CONFIRMED IT’S BAD SCURRY SCURRY OK FIXED FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEONE TEST THIS scurry… More

… to the new server and domain. I moved here a little earlier than expected, so some links and whatNot are broken. In particular, the archiving system has been completely rearchitected for OPTIMAL FUTURE LINKABILITY. Unfortunately, this means old links may be broken. PROGRESS HURTS. HOLLER IF YOU SEE THIS. If you had not already… More

My current favorite for the Democratic nomination, Governor Howard Dean, is guest weblogging over at Lawrence Lessig’s weblog for the week. Go over and read Dean’s first entry if you have a moment. Dean’s comments are interesting and relevant in the context of Lessig’s weblog, they are also further proof that weblogs are net_people. Read… More

I’ve added a list of links which I frequent to the right_bar of RandsInRepose. WORLD SHAKING NEWS HERE PEOPLE. I think one of the unspoken laws of weblogging is that you have such a list — it is the webloggers way of saying, “If you are reading my site, you should also read these sites.”… More

I believe this is the first presidential candidate to have a weblog. http://deancalltoaction.blogspot.com I can’t imagine that mixing Rands in Repose with politics is a good thing, but the guy has a decent platform and I’ve never been more frustrated with the current administration. [3/28/03 Update]: Gary Hart has a blog, as well. My guess… More

Quick! List the set of books currently sitting on your desk: – Management, Peter F. Drucker – Accidental Empires, Robert X. Cringely – Mythical Man Month, Frederick P. Brooks – The Republic, Plato – The Complete, Fully Illustrated Works of Lewis Carroll – Soul of a New Machine, Tracy Kidder – Design of Everyday Things,… More

I’m in the process of cleaning up the site because clearly I have too much time on my hands. This has involved running the site through various HTML and CSS validators as well as adding a new Creative Commons License. These type of cleaning efforts often spin off into full blown redesigns and I’m really… More

While we wait, I present the following questions.. as stolen from Inside the Actors Studio: What is your favorite word? What is your least favorite word? What turns you on? What sound do you love? What sound do you hate? What is your favorite curse word? What profession other than yours would you like to… More