http://david.socklint.com The Flighty and Fastidious Thoughts of One Strange Butterfly Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:30:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is a look at Google Finance's one year snapshot of four major US indicators: Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite Index, S&P 500 Index, and NYSE Composite Index (New Methodology). It ain't pretty. http://david.socklint.com/2008/10/24/o-how-the-mighty-have-fallen/ Parody is covered under the American doctrine of Fair Use among works that makes use of copyrighted material. Among others, Parody, Non-Profit Educational, and Critical works all enjoy some measure of protection. It is not quite that simple, other considerations include harming an author's ability to capitalize on their work, ... http://david.socklint.com/2008/10/18/weird-al-and-atlantic-records/ I did not know just how well Mac had created the new User Interface for MobileMe. (I hate the name, and the new username@me.com addresses, it just seems so “me-generation.”) Anyway, I have been impressed by the instantaneousness of the updates to my iPhone and how well it works. The ... http://david.socklint.com/2008/08/23/mobileme-excellent-until-you-need-it/ This is the neatest thing: I am blogging in the dark. The power went out before I got home around 10 p.m. and I can still blog. Wow! This iPhone thing is neat. The newness will eventually wear off, but for now you get a second-rate fanboy post now and ... http://david.socklint.com/2008/08/18/blogging-in-the-dark/ I was recently working on a business idea: a web design company that would serve small business, non-profits and local government. I would serve this niche market with skills that I learn in my day-to-day work as a county web designer and at home in my own learning in the ... http://david.socklint.com/2008/08/17/the-death-of-dark-roast-web-services/ Wow! I will have to write more about blogging from Textmate later. This is amazing! http://david.socklint.com/2008/08/16/blogging-with-textmate/ I have been thinking recently, as I have been reading blogs by two members of my church, Lisa (my wife) and Cara (a friend). I been smitten by the plainness and forwardness that they have about their faith. At the same time, I have been saddened by my devotions: they ... http://david.socklint.com/2008/08/15/devotional-thinking-meditation-and-forgetfulness/ My iPhone ran out of film! A friend invited us over recently for a barbecue, some company and a fireworks display. While enjoying it, I snapped photos with my handy-dandy but slightly shabby iPhone camera. (I say shabby, because, while it is very handy, and the resolution is high, the photos ... http://david.socklint.com/2008/08/12/iphone-camera-app-crashing-c/ The Lord has given us such an excellent treat and blessing in the sabbath: a day cordoned off from the rest of the week. It has kept me from getting homework done and maybe making some extra money on the side on a web job. However, those things fade in ... http://david.socklint.com/2008/08/10/how-excellent-a-day/ I have been a long-time fan of Safari, since I received my first Mac (PowerBook G4, early January 2006). I think the font and style rendering are superb. When I first got Windows XP running (late October 2001) I loved the font-smoothing (ClearType). However, that is not close to the ... http://david.socklint.com/2008/08/09/the-death-of-safari-long-live-firefox/