I never knew

Google should just buy the internet and get it over with. I’m tired of this shit. Can we have more than 3 companies owning everything?

Oh yes! The login dance video by Darren Barefoot.

I love Tom’s description of Vimeo, “the YouTube for arty types and design nerds”, indeed.

Si je me préoccupais plus de mes stats (peut-être que je devrais) je vous dirais quelque chose du genre: Linkez-moi calvaire, c’est inacceptable que je sois pas plus haut que trente sixième. Mais bon, m’en fou un peu.

Je doit dire que je suis assez astonishé quand même du rang de certains et que je me demande un peu pourquoi c’est la liste des francophones? Surtout que le nom de la liste est “Top Blogs québécois selon Technorati”, Julien est québécois, francophone, je n’écrit pas tellement plus que lui en français (et je suis dans le classement), avec ses 141 liens il serait top ten. Boris est québécois aussi, il écrit en anglais mais regardez la liste de blogues qui le link, même chose pour le blogue anglo de Seb qui serait top ten aussi à 148, si vous parlez d’influenceurs…

Ah! J’oubliais! Mocoloco anyone? 1457 liens! C’est presque 500 de plus que les 5 premiers comptés ensemble. Et il parle très bien français Harry ;).

Intéressant quand même comme boulot Houssein.

Yesterday a client asked me how many projects I was working on, even though each one has a todo list in my Kinkless GTD setup, I wasn’t sure, mainly because some I know I’m working on soon but have no “next action” defined. I counted later in the day and it comes to…. 13 14!!, plus 2 volunteer things I need to work on. That’s all I was gonna say, posting this as a milestone kinda thing but then I realised some are newish in terms of things I get payed for so I thought I’d list them here, might make some potential clients aware of jobs I’m available for. Here are all the projects that are still in progress at some level or another. For those who might be thinking I’m over extending myself, remember that some of those are short 4-5 hours things and some aren’t really started, I’m just being kept abreast of the first steps before my part comes.

Usual work

• Last tweaks and fixes on a blog used as a main site.
• (2) last tweaks and fixes on a new blog.
• Design, xhtml/css, partner for the application to be launched by a new startup.
• xhtml/css for the application to be launched by a new startup.
• xhtml/css and “periferal” consulting for an application to be launched by a new startup.
• xhtml/css and basic interface design for an application to be launched by a new startup.
• Drupal internationalization (multilanguage content) on an existing project.
• Drupal semi-advanced themeing, including xhtml/css for a new site.
• (2) xhtml/css, CMS installation for a new site.

Kind of new type of contract

• Write a document on WordPress usage and general blogging.
• Writing (done) and “delivery” of a “web 2.0” presentation for an agency with a friend of mine.
• Accessibility/standards analys of a design, “mentoring” of integration team, tech support for xhtml/css and audit of finished product.

Volunteer

• Design of a web application and main site.
• Re-Design and new backend for Yulblog (maybe now that I’ve mentioned it here I’ll get around to it)

Every 5 minutes you spend writing code in a new language is more useful than 5 hours reading blog posts about how great the language is.—Programming Theorems
(via Austin)

Nice little video explaining the concept of Creative Commons. (via Matt (who’s domain is the “structural inspiration” for my “legendary” blog domain))

There are a few people I know I might be putting in financial trouble by linking to the awesome Strange Kiss online shop since they won’t be able to stop ordering but those are the risks of blogging :).

Me likey: Sug Red, Teddy Troops and they have back issues of Swindle magazine

I’m against dressing dogs up but even I have to admit that this one is a stroke of genius.

I’m not sure how many people that might make a difference to but I’ll mention it anyway; the Brûlerie St-Denis café on Mont-Royal is changing chain affiliation and will now be a Café Expressions, the signs should be changed soon so if you set meetings there, business or otherwise, you might want to use the new name so your appointment actually makes it there.

Also, they’ve put up a sign saying the extension cord they setup for workers at the back won’t be available weekends. I like that, they ajust the available electricity with trafic instead of shutting it down completely because of two busier days.