a personal blog with nerdy bits thrown in
Just found a great scrolling mini-site all about the Great Barrier Reef (from The Guardian). It covers it’s formation, exploration, and current (sad) struggles to survive. It’s a pretty big site with animated backgrounds, audio, etc, but worth a look. Both for it’s visual design and use of modern web techniques to tell a story, but also for the story itself. Go get schooled
Here’s a little something to “brighten” your day.
SUNDAY, MARCH 11, marked the one-year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated Japan. For many Oregonians, this was our wake-up call. We learned there’s a good chance that in the next 50 years the Pacific Northwest will be hit by an equally large quake. Even more sobering, we learned that, unlike the Japanese, we are woefully unprepared for our catastrophe. If the “Big One” were to happen tomorrow, nearly all of the Portland’s bridges would be heavily damaged (and potentially useless), the power is expected to be out for weeks if not months, telecommunications networks won’t work, the state could lose nearly all of its… Keep reading
After a long cold winter I’m taking advantage of every opportunity I can to jump into spring. With this weekend offering temps above 60, I spent time doing yard work, filled my kegerator with a fresh keg, and cleaned my BBQ. So tonight I’m gonna eat the hell out of a couple hot dogs while sipping on some Guinness.
Drinks with Kelly at NePo 42.
iTunes just did one of those really rare but really great random shuffle things. The Beatles “Long, Long, Long” to Radiohead “Kid A”. Just as I was thinking at the end of the Beatles track ‘woah, Radiohead precursor!” – srsly, the last 30 secs of that track. Set these two tracks in order and it’s like it was meant to be. Maybe it’s just me.
The bus I’m on almost rear-ended a car that slammed on the brakes because of a cyclist zipping out from an intersection without looking. People on the bus fell. And by people I mean me.
Snow hit Portland today. The mass exodus began around noon. Wheeee! Waiting this out at the office for a few hours.
