Nifty extension allows Firefox to provide additional, search engine optimization-related data with Google and Yahoo results pages. Except, I couldn’t quite get it to work.

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Timeline

Wed 5 Jul 200611:48 AM

Ratings

2 of 5 stars

What’s this?

Open source visual timeline software written in Ajax as part of M.I.T.’s Simile project.

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Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) Explains How the Internet Works

Wed 5 Jul 200611:13 AM

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2 of 5 stars

What’s this?

Transcript and audio archive of the Senator’s argument against net neutrality.

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Modern Orthodox at Eyebeam

Thu 29 Jun 200611:58 AM

Ratings

4 of 5 stars

What’s this?

New art installation opening tonight created by Elliott Malkin, information architect in my design group at NYTimes.com.

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Last Class

Thu 29 Jun 200601:54 AM

Herewith, the last of the photos from my “Digital Photography Shooting Workshop” class at New York University. Tonight was the last night, sadly, but I learned a hell of a lot, a hell of a lot. And I had a tremendous amount of fun, too, which doesn’t hurt at all. All of which is the result of the easy-going yet comprehensive expertise of our instructor, Joe Holmes; he’s going to be teaching this course again in the fall, and if you own a digital SLR camera and want to become a better photographer, I highly recommend signing up. Worth every penny.

The AIGA and Web Design

Tue 27 Jun 200609:34 PM

As of the beginning of this month, I became a member of the board of directors for the New York chapter of the AIGA. Notwithstanding the fact that I find their recent, subtle re-branding efforts confusing — mothballing the explicit translation of the organization’s acronym as “American Institute of Graphic Arts” and opting instead for a more global-minded, less literal tagline: “The Professional Association for Design” — I’ve always had great respect for the AIGA.

Over the past several years, I’ve been involved with the organization at various levels, including designing micro-sites like Gain 2.0 and helping to re-architect their Design Forum (a job that, in retrospect, I wish I’d pulled off better), and I’ve been good friends with some of the staffers at the organization’s national office.

As corny as it is, I really do believe in the AIGA’s mission: “To identify and define issues critical to its membership and the graphic design profession; to explore and clarify these issues for the purpose of helping to elevate the standards of the business of graphic design; and to create a forum for the exchange of information, views, ideas and techniques among those engaged in the profession.” In many ways, the organization is uniquely positioned to do a large amount of good for graphic designers and to create the conditions under which great design can flourish.