Monday, July 28, 2003

Lucky has returned from part 2 of his vacation trilogy.  Barcelona is a wonderful city, and he was able to lunch with one intrepid reader (thanks LH!) in the beautiful town of Tarragona, a short train ride away. Recommendations: Hotel Laietana Palace, in the Gotic Quarter.  Stay in high floor, unless you don't mind the periodic rumble of the underground metro.  Small rooms but friendly staff.  Superb bathrooms. Ryanair, whose service from Brussels/Charleroi to Barcelona/Girona made this vacation possible. 1998 Alion Reserva 2000 Tinto Pesquera I'll post a restaurant list later, but suffice it to say that the food was spectacular and ridiculously priced (ie. low). 2:57:07 PM    comment []

Mailinator is cool.  I particularly recommend reading their FAQ which is one of the funniest pages I've read in ages.  Sample: This sounds pretty insecure. What if I send important emails with sensitive super-secret information in them to mailinator? Then you are a stupid-head. That isn't what this is for. 2:36:41 PM    comment []

July 23, 2003. Need a disposable email address so you can sign up for some web site, quick? You've already got one, at Paul Tyma's clever Mailinator. “Just send an email to any address @mailinator.com. Your email address already exists. Get your email sent here, THEN come check mailinator. Your mail will be waiting.” More proof that great UI design is done by taking away, not adding things. [Joel on Software] 2:10:00 PM    comment []