disobey.comAll of disobey.com in this little box? Bollocks!Help save the International Cryptozoology Museum- June 30, 2008 Friend and well-known cryptozoologist Loren Coleman writes that his International Cryptozoology Museum is in dire need of financial support, else it might be closed down due to an IRS audit: "The IRS's audit has gone to five or more levels of meetings and appeals, as I have attempted to explain what being a cryptozoologist is all about, that I do make my living this way, and that the museum is an essential part of the overall plan ... To the IRS, the museum verges on being a hobby ... and it...http://www.disobey.com/node/1835 Code shui, NeoVictorian Computing, and Beauty- June 21, 2008 Friend Mark Bernstein promotes "software as craft" with the phrase NeoVictorian Computing. Jeremy recalls that "Part of his argument is that software creators have something to learn from the ideals of the arts and crafts movement: the software world is full of soulless bits and bytes, and maybe we would all be a little happier if we embraced handcraft ... During the talk, I remember Bernstein proposed that software creators should sign their work as a painter signs a painting, which is a...http://www.disobey.com/node/1834 |