"Gaping void" -
Originally uploaded by Fearless Leader.

Hells yeah.

Communication Overtones: If the Shoe Fits…Social Media in Seven Boxes

Linking to this because I want to re-read and think about it more later.

Tim O’Reilly today talks about Better Gmail, a new Firefox add-on that Gina Trapani (of Lifehacker¹) put together from bits and pieces of other add-ons other folks have put together. The add-on credit reads:

Creator: Gina Trapani, using scripts by Mihai Parparita and others, compiled using Anthony Lieuallen’s Greasemonkey Compiler.

Not only is the add-on indescribably cool, it also demonstrates the power of open standards, open development, and collaboration. As O’Reilly puts it, “The users themselves are evolving the browser.”

This is why I love Mozilla. This is why I love what I do². Everything Mozilla does is focused on doing what’s right, what’s best for the Web, and what’s best for users. And sometimes something like this happens and just blows my mind because it’s working and we can see it and we’re actually making a difference. It sure makes the insanity worthwhile.

¹ - Pretty much the most useful site ever.
² - Yes, it can get gnarly and frustrating and crazy and exhausting, but it’s worth every second.

Aw yeah. Spring! Woo!

I had another quick idea about how to make The Coop easier to use as support for more services is added over time. I’ve posted that idea in the Labs Forums over here.

My favourite new way to burn piles of time I should be using to do something more useful like sleep. Or work. Twittervision.

For those who haven’t realized, I don’t syndicate my full blog feed to planet.mo. If you’re interested in the random non-work things I write about, my full feed is available over here.

Today was a travel day — back from a week in Mountain View where we had all manner of fun and I got to see a bunch of my coworkers I only get to see every 3 months or so. After a week away (left last Saturday, played tourist Sunday, worked/played 8am-10pm M-F, home again today) I’m just really, really, really tired.

Tomorrow I’m going to sleep as much as humanly possible, and when I can’t actually sleep I’ll sit in bed watching TV and playing with my brand new Playstation Portable. I’ve resisted buying this particular game device for a long time, but was finally sold when a) they dropped the price (it used to be $300, but it’s down to $170), and b) I heard about Puzzle Quest. Puzzle Quest is, essentially, Bejeweled crossed with a tactics-style Role Playing Game. It’s very much as if someone sat down and designed a game just for me.

I played Puzzle Quest on the plane from San Jose to Chicago, then again on the plane from Chicago to Ottawa. I just played it again for a while, probably putting in, all told, about 6 hours today. It’s terribly fun and I’m still absolutely awful at it, so this isn’t a “master in 5 mins get bored in 3 days” sort of game. Mm, games.

I also picked up Loco Roco because it’s just about the cutest game ever made. I giggle like a fool pretty much the whole time I’m playing, which is worth every single penny. The Loco Roco flash site there is pretty nuts, so here’s the Metacritic page as well.

While playing tourist last weekend I managed to fill a 1gb flash card with photos of various bits of California. We did this crazy roadtrip through the mountains, down to Monterey to see the aquarium, along 17 Mile Drive to Carmel where we tootled around town a bit, then all the way back up the coast to San Francisco by way of Highway 1. The weather was absolutely perfect. We seriously considered staying another week, but maybe next time. At least it’s not actually snowing in Ottawa right now, unlike when we left.

I’ll post the pictures to my Flickr account when I’ve processed some of ‘em. Now, however, I think I’m going to go pass out.

Lemons and stuff didn’t do the trick. Made a run to the pharmacy. Welcome to my (reversed because PhotoBooth is just like that) world.

I feel like crap.

I just realized that I’ve been missing moderation notifications from my blog because my gmail spam filter has been eating them like tasty, tasty candy. If you’ve made comments on my blog that didn’t show up, this is why. My apologies! I’ve given the spam filter a sound beating and these sorts of shenanigans should not happen again.