October 11, 2005

Microsoft Team RSS Blog: “The orange icon…”

I’m with those who think this is a bad idea.

Text labels, please!

The cryptic icon is one of those bad usability ideas that just won’t die.

Microsoft Team RSS Blog: “The orange icon…”

I’m with those who think this is a bad idea.

Text labels, please!

The cryptic icon is one of those bad usability ideas that just won’t die.

–
Posted by wfzimmerman to Tech Fun at 10/11/2005 05:22:00 PM

Star of “Riverdance” Michael Flatley with Douglas Thompson’s THE LORD OF THE DANCE: My Story, revealing the drama behind the author’s rise from the streets of Chicago to the heights of fame, wealth, and artistry, to Trish Todd at Touchstone, in a good deal, by Dan Strone at Trident Media Group

Chicago?

West Point English professor and author Elizabeth Samet’s JUST A SHOT AWAY: ONE TEACHER’S STORY OF WAR AND PEACE, a multi-layered memoir of eight years at the academy, following the natural arc of her experiences there and those of a number of her students and colleagues, many of whom struggle with the changing currents brought about by the war in Iraq — inside the classroom, out on the battlefield, and in the nation at large — to Eric Chinski at Farrar, Straus, in a pre-empt, by David Kuhn at Kuhn Projects (NA).

Snoozefest or Fascinatorium? can’t tell yet.

Blogger Dawn Eden’s THE THRILL OF THE CHASTE, giving marriage-minded single women — who want more to life than sex and the city — an inspirational and motivational message, to Greg Daniel at W, for publication in fall 2006, by Janet Rosen at Sheree Bykofsky Associates.

Great title!

Jason Lethcoe’s TALES FROM THE WISHWORKS FACTORY, about a place in a magical realm that processes all of Earth’s wishes and an orphan who asks for unlimited wishes on his birthday, unknowingly putting him in an struggle between the Wishworks Factory and its evil rival, the Curseworks Factory, to Universal, in a major deal, by Tara Mark at RLR Associates, in advance of the sale of publishing rights.

His forthcoming book The Amazing Adventures of Zoom’s Academy will be released in a film adaptation next summer from Sony/Revolution.

This sounds pretty cute.

Osprey Publishing - Modelling Waffen-SS Figures: “This book explores the main patterns of Waffen-SS camouflage and dress and describes how to achieve these finishes in clear, step-by-step instructions. Advanced figure sculpting techniques, including conversions, are also featured, providing plenty of detail and diverse challenges to modellers of different abilities. Calvin Tan’s superb base artwork and multi-layered painting technique are highlighted in this visually detailed, packed and engaging treatment of one of the most enduring, popular figure-modelling subject areas. The featured subjects include an SS-Sturmmann, an SS-Scharf�hrer, and SS-Sch�tze, and a Panzergrenadier machine-gunner.”

I enjoy reading about the history of WW2, but this is disgusting. Osprey, a reputable house, should know better.

New Scientist Breaking News - New “hobbit” bones bolster separate species claim: “Newly discovered bones have strengthened claims that small human-like “hobbits” roamed Indonesia as recently as 12,000 years ago.

The bones come from Liang Bu, the same site on the island of Flores where the first found was made. The skull of a small female hominin, labelled LB1, was found in 2003 and announced a year ago.

The new finds include the right arm bones of LB1, plus a jawbone and several limb bones from others of the same species. “We now have evidence for at least nine individuals,” says Michael Morwood of the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia, who is head of the excavation team.”

This is today’s most important world news story. We’re going from two species genus homo sharing the planet in the last 30,000 years to three — that’s a fifty percent increase. Not only that, it’s the difference between homo sap being one of a pair of species, and homo sap being one of a few species of genus homo.

The scientific principle of mediocrity at work again: we’re looking less and less special every day.

Did the Flores people have souls?

Are they in Purgatory with Dante’s other noble ancients?

–
Posted by wfzimmerman to Science Phile at 10/11/2005 04:05:28 AM

New Scientist Breaking News - New “hobbit” bones bolster separate species claim: “Newly discovered bones have strengthened claims that small human-like “hobbits” roamed Indonesia as recently as 12,000 years ago.

The bones come from Liang Bu, the same site on the island of Flores where the first found was made. The skull of a small female hominin, labelled LB1, was found in 2003 and announced a year ago.

The new finds include the right arm bones of LB1, plus a jawbone and several limb bones from others of the same species. “We now have evidence for at least nine individuals,” says Michael Morwood of the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia, who is head of the excavation team.”

This is today’s most important world news story. We’re going from two species genus homo sharing the planet in the last 30,000 years to three — that’s a fifty percent increase. Not only that, it’s the difference between homo sap being one of a pair of species, and homo sap being one of a few species of genus homo.

The scientific principle of mediocrity at work again: we’re looking less and less special every day.

Did the Flores people have souls?

Are they in Purgatory with Dante’s other noble ancients?

West Point English professor and author Elizabeth Samet’s JUST A SHOT AWAY: ONE TEACHER’S STORY OF WAR AND PEACE, a multi-layered memoir of eight years at the academy, following the natural arc of her experiences there and those of a number of her students and colleagues, many of whom struggle with the changing currents brought about by the war in Iraq — inside the classroom, out on the battlefield, and in the nation at large — to Eric Chinski at Farrar, Straus, in a pre-empt, by David Kuhn at Kuhn Projects (NA).

Snoozefest or Fascinatorium? can’t tell yet.

–
Posted by wfzimmerman to What’s New for Book-Lovers at 10/11/2005 06:13:00 AM

Blogger Dawn Eden’s THE THRILL OF THE CHASTE, giving marriage-minded single women — who want more to life than sex and the city — an inspirational and motivational message, to Greg Daniel at W, for publication in fall 2006, by Janet Rosen at Sheree Bykofsky Associates.

Great title!

–
Posted by wfzimmerman to What’s New for Book-Lovers at 10/11/2005 06:11:00 AM

Jason Lethcoe’s TALES FROM THE WISHWORKS FACTORY, about a place in a magical realm that processes all of Earth’s wishes and an orphan who asks for unlimited wishes on his birthday, unknowingly putting him in an struggle between the Wishworks Factory and its evil rival, the Curseworks Factory, to Universal, in a major deal, by Tara Mark at RLR Associates, in advance of the sale of publishing rights.

His forthcoming book The Amazing Adventures of Zoom’s Academy will be released in a film adaptation next summer from Sony/Revolution.

This sounds pretty cute.

–
Posted by wfzimmerman to What’s New for Book-Lovers at 10/11/2005 06:09:00 AM