Author Archives: Pace Arko

I still hate Flash objects

Posted on April 19, 2001 by Pace Arko

Look, I ain’t saying they ain’t beautiful and fun but every single time they break my back button, I utter a vile oath. Macromedia is trying to make Flash more accessible but they still have a long way to go. … Continue reading →

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Nerd subculture is no place for wannabes

Posted on April 17, 2001 by Pace Arko

Speaking as an old school nerd, it’s my opinion that these attempts to attach chic to nerd subculture are unnecessary and a source of needless stress. Perhaps it’s sour grapes and crass elitism on my part but, I dislike these … Continue reading →

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Indestructable!

Posted on April 12, 2001 by Pace Arko

Listening to South African Rhythm Riot (The Indestructible Beat of Soweto Volume 6) right now. Feeling very transcendent. I guess you’d have to be me here now but, I really believe this stuff is the best damn music on the … Continue reading →

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This Use of MS Proprietary CSS is Disturbing

Posted on April 8, 2001 by Pace Arko

Browsing the links to my follow Greymatter users, I can see it because I, like vast hoards of other unwashed users, have IE. I hate to break the news to you young, aspiring page designers but scrollbar-[something]: is not legit … Continue reading →

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Here's a thought at 4 in the morning

Posted on April 8, 2001 by Pace Arko

Can the human mind cope with extreme longevity?

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Server trouble

Posted on April 6, 2001 by Pace Arko

It’s early Friday, and I still can’t make secure connections to the farm. Kind of annoying because I have a big content update for a friend’s site. Ah well, probably should go and get a hair cut and take care … Continue reading →

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Powered exoskeletons?!?

Posted on April 5, 2001 by Pace Arko

For the last few decades of the cold war, the Soviet and US military establishments had been funding rather bizarre engineering research on machines that would amplify the strength, reach and endurance of human combatants. These were often called “powered … Continue reading →

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How do you differentiate a tetration function?

Posted on April 3, 2001 by Pace Arko

“Indeed, one could define science as reason’s attempt to compensate for our inability to perceive big numbers.”Scott Aaronson A wonderful quote, eh? Well, I think it is. Anyway, for some odd reason, today I was thinking about the mathematical operation … Continue reading →

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Hip, I'm Not!

Posted on March 31, 2001 by Pace Arko

A few weeks ago someone infected me with the “All Your Base Are Belong Us” meme by way of the e-mail vector. I’m not going to explain this because you probably already know about it or will hear about it … Continue reading →

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Need to Tweak Greymatter a Bit

Posted on March 29, 2001 by Pace Arko

It still doesn’t output strict XHTML 1 so I may be fiddling with things over the next few days. Namely: Need to make certain the script outputs strict XHTML Need to make certain that script outputs ampersands, double quotes, etc. … Continue reading →

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