Dave says: Dan Lyke is

Dave says:

Dan Lyke is using the XML version of Weblogs.Com in an innovative way.

As Tom said, I've been

As Tom said, I've been at Peachpit yesterday and today working on page proofs for my Java book. So, I'm taking a break and doing a little surfing, and I come across Wil Wheaton saying:

If you happen to know of a really useful book about CSS, please let me know in the comments. I'm looking for something really useful, like an O'reilly or Peachpit Press-style book.

Dori's in the Big Push

Dori's in the Big Push to get her Java book done (yesterday and today she's been working down at Peachpit's offices reviewing page proofs), which is why she's been absent here. She'll be back soon.

I've gotten a few responses

I've gotten a few responses for my post about Arafat on Monday, mostly from people that need to rationalize the Palestinians' poor behavior by pointing out Israel's. As if I were unaware that there's more than enough blame to go around. A couple of people pointed to pro-Arab sites, which also usually turn out to be anti-American. I wrote some responses to the people who wrote me, but nothing I wrote compares to this excellent article: Why the Muslims Misjudged Us. Very highly recommended. Thanks to Susan and Al for the link.

Hey, speaking of Office books,

Hey, speaking of Office books, I'm happy to announce the publication of my latest, Microsoft Office v. X for Macs for Dummies. I got my author copies today, and it looks pretty good. I think that it's the first Office v. X book to be published. It's always nice to beat the competition to market.

I'm working on editing a

I'm working on editing a chapter of author review for my forthcoming Office v. X book for Microsoft Press, always picky, minutely detailed work, and iTunes chooses this moment to play Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer." There's something to the notion of the synchronicity of the universe.

Cooking at the Bottom of

Cooking at the Bottom of the World is a story from last year about the food service in Antarctica. As you might guess, there's no shortage of freezer space, but it takes four days for frozen food to thaw.

More about black holes; this

More about black holes; this time a nice layman's explanation of the generally-accepted Hawking theory.

Arafat: Willing to Die a

Arafat: Willing to Die a Martyr. As long as he's offering, I say that we take him up on it. I used to be sympathetic to some of the Palestinian's goals: they have to live somewhere (though I've always thought that renaming Jordan to Palestine would do the trick), and they were displaced and have some legitimate complaints. But after Arafat rejected a perfectly good compromise at the end of the Clinton administration, which would have given the Palestinians a real opportunity to build a homeland, I was disgusted. Because of the current terror campaign, my feeling is screw 'em; they will never be trustworthy partners in peace. Let Israel push them into the sea.

Google results: "sans serif": 156,000

Google results:

• "sans serif": 156,000
  
• "san serif": 10,100
  
• "san serif" "sans serif": 1,210
  
• "sanserif": 2,440

Oh, and a little extra info:

• CSS requires "sans-serif"
  
• Java wants "san-serif" (although some books say to use "sanserif")
  
• I know that "sans" is "proper," but is Sun on drugs, or, given the high-profile nature of some of the sites in category #2 above, is "san" becoming acceptable?

Kind reader: please note that,

Kind reader: please note that, with the addition of this blog post to the page, the ratio of posts currently on this page is:

• Tom: 16
  
• Dori: 8

Boing Boing recommends:Blogging Loony Fundy

Boing Boing recommends:

Blogging Loony Fundy Nonsense (of all religions): The Pagan Prattle is neither prattle nor particularly pagan, but cynical as hell.

After having a brief snack

After having a brief snack mishap today in the office, Dori explained that "If I hadn't choked on a pretzel, the terrorists would have won."

What to do about those

What to do about those annoying Jehovah's Witnesses that knock on your door? Knock on their church door during their services and offer them free magazines.

Via the lovely, talented, and

Via the lovely, talented, and soon-to-be-heading-for-Belize Ginny Hillis: How to eat a Pretzel - a guide for George W. Bush.

From the stars to your

From the stars to your tummy: Two links courtesy of my old friend Paul Music today. The first discusses how a new theory suggests that black holes don't really exist, instead, there may be gravastars. And on a more prosaic (yet yummy) note, The Food Timeline tells when different foods, from salt to Tabasco sauce to Yukon Gold potatoes, were introduced (Yukon Golds have only been around since 1981; Better Spuds Through Science!).