by Rob Cottingham | Jun 23, 2005 | Technology
Darren Barefoot rubs it in, as do the Bryght guys and Lee LeFever: they’re going to Gnomedex, and I’m staying home. Have a great time. Bring back schwag: that’s all I ask. Updated June 26: Arieanna is apparently trying to kill us non-attendees with... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 22, 2005 | Lexicon for the New Millennium
lexibigotry, n., lecks-ih-BIGG-uh-tree: A tendency to reject an entire concept because its proponent misuses language, particularly a single word or phrase, in promoting it. Hence lexibigot. e.g. – “For all I know, I might be interested in what Reblg is... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 22, 2005 | Everything Else
I believed everything I was told in my first CPR class, about 20 years ago — including the poignant story of the practice dummy, Annie. She was designed by a doctor and modelled on his daughter, who drowned and who might have been saved had onlookers only known... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 22, 2005 | Vancouver
The best place in Vancouver to eat a hamburger and shake is reopening next Tuesday or Wednesday, and stomachs are growling from UBC to Burnaby in anticipation. Their web site will soon announce the actual day. In the meantime, stoke your appetite by reading Barb and... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 22, 2005 | Politics, Technology
Say you’re a Canadian who decides one day that you’re going to bite the bullet, and establish a personal online presence. And you want to start by getting a web address – a first-name/last-name/dot-c-a domain name, like robcottingham.ca. But when you...