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Archive for August 2005

   (2005.08.18)

The tens of thousands of raccoons in Toronto have a near-perfect habitat, with no predators save for cars and the occasional fox and two unlimited food supplies – wildlife and fish in the ravine and the Don River and an entire city’s garbage.

They’re so tame you can walk right up to them and take a sequence of flash photographs until you get the one you like.

Grey raccoon stands near garbage bags and looks at us with green reflected eyes
   (2005.08.13)

Or, more accurately, de la neige en août.

Window and edge of roof of bus shelter are almost totally obscured by dappled snow
Yellow Smart Fourtwo has windscreen, hood, and headlights obscured by snow
Snow-covered doorway and steps shows blue siding and ‘85’ in metal letters on brick wall
   (2005.08.12)

Clearly the backside of a snowplow blade (found in 34° summer weather) is a great location for half a vintage logotype.

Yellow metal plane has rust spots and a large attached spring. Half a blue sign shows the word FISHER on a yellow blot
   (2005.08.11)

Ahistorical typography (using Arial, no less) in ‘Stander’

   (2005.08.10)

I see that Opera fanboys continue their vituperation. What they claim to know about Opera (solely on Windows or Linux) is sacrosanct, but what I prove I know about browsers on Macs is simply a lie, probably deriving from drug use. Ask my friends about the last time I lied, and how often this straightedge [...]

   (2005.08.09)

List of DVDs with audio description: Deleted by Wikipedia!

   (2005.08.09)

The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association’s cluelessness with blogs

   (2005.08.08)

Correcting Danah Boyd

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