Monday, December 9, 2002

Wow. I'm impressed. system.verbs.builtins.radio.cloud.registerWithServer changed on Mon, 09 Dec 2002 22:41:24 GMT: If the server sends back a commentsPageUrl when connecting an existing user, store it in weblogData.prefs.commentsPageUrl. [Radio.root Updates] 11:48:42 PM    comment []

Books. Go and get them. Blackmask Online: Like Getting a Drink of Water from a Fire Hydrant: "There are 10428 books for you to choose from!" 11:46:45 PM    comment []

The Carl Barks Base comes with a new layout and is now available in German and English flavours: http://www.barksbase.de/ Introducktion: Carl Barks (1901-2000) was, without doubt, one of the most important comic artists ever. This site aims at gathering information on his work and making it available online. And the picture on the left is, without doubt, one of the best Barks portraits I've seen so far. 9:07:13 PM    comment []

Exactly! While designing a new logotype for a client, quickly a new news item from The Register: UK is a broadband slowcoach - Oftel. Oh, really? [The Register] 1:04:35 PM    comment []

Harry, go and get the car... I'm kind of busy working on a pitch for the next three days, so I can't promise any new cartoons. Instead a link to an especially peculiar item of German TV-history: Der Kommissar. ("I said so, didn't I?" - "Yes, you said so." - "That's what she said, Herr Kommissar") Fabulous: "Während Robert, Walter und Harry (später Erwin) ihre Schreibtische in einer Linie am Fenster haben, muß Fräulein Rehbein in der Ecke zwischen den Türen ihre Arbeit verrichten; der Kommissar hat einen wohnlichen Raum ganz für sich allein." Der Schockwellenreiter is right (as usual) about Rolf Kauka - he screwed up bigtime with his Asterix translations. But he also published Spirou and Fantasio, and Raumpatrouille, of course. Conservative and right-wing, yes, but he wasn't that bad after all. His 'Liebe Freunde' column is legendary... 11:22:16 AM    comment []

Scotland: Armin, you're up there at the moment! Can you have a look for us? Edinburgh fire 'could last for days'. A major fire in Edinburgh's historic Old Town may not be fully extinguished for another two days, fire chiefs say. [BBC News | Front Page | UK Edition] 9:35:19 AM    comment []

Strange Christmas presents. I like the inflatable church... Ship of Fools: the Magazine of Christian Unrest"Looking for the perfect seasonal gift to impress your pastor or priest? Well sing hallelujah, for your search is over! Welcome to the Ship of Fools 2002 12 Days of Kitschmas, with a choice selection of Gadgets for God."Via Linkfilter. 9:31:58 AM    comment []