web-goddess

I just received this from a friend. You’ve probably seen it already, but it gave me a chuckle.

When Mark Shuttleworth (that very rich space tourist) returns from
space, everybody dress in ape suits. Pass it on.

My newest web project, Purple Weasels.org, has finally launched! It’s so fun to see people using this thing that I have created. I think it’s a pretty good “community” site overall. I had originally planned on using phpWebSite for it, but I found myself spending most of my time turning off parts of the thing that we didn’t need. It was too huge and unwieldy for our purposes. Then one day, while doing my workout at the gym, I had a total epiphany and decided to rewrite the entire thing myself. It turned out even better than I expected. Now I’m wondering if maybe other people would be interested in it. I could write some documentation and package it up… Of course, I haven’t even gotten around to posting GoddessBlog yet, so don’t hold your breath. 🙂

Following his report on usability for kids, Jakob’s now come out with one on usability for senior citizens. Very interesting stuff. And as he notes, it’s the one user category we’re all likely to join someday. As you might expect, bigger text is the number one priority for older surfers. Hmmm, in OmniWeb my text sizes nicely up and down. Can you test it out in your browsers? Does anybody have any problems?

Hey, Mac fans: Slashdot now has a dedicated Apple sub-site. You can get all your Apple news in one place! It’s even got a so-shiny-you-want-to-lick-it Aqua theme. Nice.

Ebert only gave Spider-Man two-and-a-half stars. Oh, and he insinuates that Peter Parker is impotent. Great. This movie is going to be completely ruined for me by the time it actually comes out here.

I just realized that Spider-Man isn’t coming out here til June 6th. I guess this is the karmic payback for seeing Attack of the Clones so early.

Ooh, just in time for Mother’s Day! Get Mom a haunted paintbrush!

That’s insane. Props to Tara D for finding it.

Pop Quiz: In the past week, the Snook and I have bought two new devices for our apartment. These devices were named “Stickmaster” and “Thrustmaster” respectively. Can you guess what they actually were? (Get your mind out of the gutter. They’re not dirty!)

Sophie Dahl is trying to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps by penning a children’s book. Hmmm, I wonder how they’ll work “nude Yvs St. Laurent model” and “Mick Jagger’s crumpet-o-the-month” into the jacket blurb.

We tried trivia at a different pub tonight. Despite a valiant effort (and my successfully remembering the names of all five actors who played hobbits in Fellowship of the Ring, thank you very much), we lost.