http://www.justinrussell.com/blog Pseudo-random observations and views Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:52:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Following the IE9 preview at MIX10 (the good stuff starts around 47:30), all the major browsers assembled for a rare meeting to discuss the state of CSS3. This is what they said. IE9: Hey, guys! I'm IE9. Other browsers: Oh, hey! We've been hearing a lot about you. IE9: Yeah! And I'm really ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2010/03/17/a-conversation-between-ie9-and-other-browsers/ I've never cared for holidays that divide people. Let's face it: every year, a lot of people feel sad, lonely, or uncomfortable when February 14th rolls around. Let's agree to tweak the aim of Valentine's Day a bit. Take a few minutes today and remind at least two friends, family members, ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2010/02/14/a-new-spin-for-valentines/ It's been a week since Apple announced the iPad, the product that will either be biggest flop in Apple's history or the next wave of computing and the solution to all the world's problems, depending on what you read. For a short time after the keynote I debated whether I'd ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2010/02/03/five-ipad-apps-i-really-want-to-see/ Apple's launching a tablet. No big surprise there. To be honest I'm more excited about this launch than anything in the past from Apple. They've been working on this one for so long, and Steve's been really picky about it. I just want to see it. Here are a few of my ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2010/01/26/my-tablet-predictions/ As some of you know, I've used Delicious as a way to catalog my favorite links for (wow) almost 5 years now. Over that period of time, I've saved almost 2,200 bookmarks to the site. I've been torn about what to do when it comes to links and my @justinrussell Twitter ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/12/09/making-twitter-a-little-more-delicious/ I originally had planned to write a pair of long blog posts about my personal views about last week's veto to overturn Maine's gay marriage law and the effects its results had on me personally, but quite frankly, I've just been in a volatile and emotional state over the last couple ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/11/10/question-1-a-week-later/ Lately you may have noticed that I've been somewhat vocal over on my Twitterstream regarding question #1 on next month's Maine ballot. I understand that many people are turned off when people express their political views online, and frankly, I feel it often hurts more than it helps. On certain ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/10/20/my-four-political-positions/ I received an email from city council candidate Cary Weston today regarding the recent proposal to begin a per-bag solid waste fee for Bangor residents. While this proposal is undoubtedly unpopular by itself, the justification provided in the message seemed downright wrong to me. The email said that many Bangor ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/10/18/on-the-issues-solid-waste-and-recycling/ I love to meet new people. I talk with a lot of people online as a result of comments on blogs, photos, videos, and more, and I've had the chance to meet some great people through this kind of exchange. Over the years I've tried to find questions to ask new ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/09/14/three-questions-i-love-asking/ Say what you will about the 2009 American Folk Festival: it was rainy on Saturday, it messed up traffic, there weren't as many people... I thought it was amazing. This year, instead of learning just about music and culture, I also happened to learn a bunch about people and myself. I'd ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/09/01/folk-fantastique/ I've discovered a guideline for my photography lately: it's not all about what you intend to photograph. The most interesting pictures may well come from the unexpected or the generally unseen. It turns out that applies to more than just photography. My mom and I headed out on our annual whale ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/08/03/theres-more-as-you-go-deeper/ If you regularly follow my Twitter stream, you may be confused by what appear to be contradictory tweets about wanting to have uninterrupted periods of time at work and wanting to move off the computer and socialize more. I admit that it is quite confusing, so I thought I'd go ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/05/21/interruption-vs-socialization/ As you may have noticed, this blog - justinrussell.com/blog - has sort of become the odd man out as far as my online presence is concerned. With all the other services in the landscape today, specialized blogs like Another New World and the Pine Tree Photography blog, and especially with ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/05/11/and-then-theres-the-blog/ With all the URL shortener opinions lately, there's been a lot of discussion of the usefulness of these services. Do they degrade the value of links and the Internet? Do they destroy usability? Will they cause an LHC-style black hole? What's a Twitter-loving guy to do? Build your own, of ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/04/24/shorten-me-please/ Back in the summer of 1999, "JRuss2001's Home Page" was put online for the first time. The site featured a directory of calculator programs, song parodies, web site suggestions (including AltaVista as the best search engine), and a recommendation to use MSIE 5. Eight redesigns and almost ten years later, I'm ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2009/04/22/im-justin-russell/ On Saturday I headed down to Manchester, NH, to attend BarCampManchester3. There were a ton of great conversations going on, and as always, I really enjoyed the low-key atmosphere that a BarCamp provides. The new venue at UNH Manchester was amazing, and I think we have a great home for ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2008/12/10/barcampmanchester3/ shown at approximately 50% of actual size http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2008/11/06/i-bought-a-pair-of-pants-today/ It happens to be Halloween. It also just so happens to be the day I introduced a new, secret project I've been working on to my co-workers at Sephone. Do the geeks see where this is going? Thanks to a $6 clothing and $3 eyewear sale at Ocean State Job Lot last ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2008/10/31/my-costume/ In an effort to appease my always-multitasking mind, I'm going to start a new bunch of post categories on Two Cents and a Thousand Words. The first new category is called "On the issues," and its roots are in last month's post about debate versus attacks and everything in between. Long-time ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2008/10/21/on-the-issues/ If you've been tolerating my politics-laden Twitter feed or Collage lately, you know I launched a new version of my Pine Tree Photography site last weekend. What's the change? It's pretty simple. You can now buy my photos. Here's how it works. There are no real visual design changes to the ... http://www.justinrussell.com/blog/2008/10/20/the-real-launch-of-pine-tree-photography/