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In 1983, Alpha Flight exploded onto the comic scene. With the first 28 issues written and drawn by the famous (and often infamous) John Byrne, Alpha Flight was stocked with archetypal (and perhaps stereotypical) pan-Canadian characters. The first incarnation of the series lasted a respectable 130 issues, and was wildly popular on both [...]
Adobe Systems Incorporated finally announced that the first public alpha version of Apollo is now available for download on Adobe Labs. Apollo is the code name for a cross-operating system application runtime (Mac, Win, Linux) that allows web developers to leverage their existing skills in HTML, JavaScript and Ajax, Flash, and Flex to build and [...]
Next month, Marvel will be launching the Omega Flight mini-series (5 issues). The art previews that have been released thus far have been pretty good. Yesterday Marvel released the art for the cover of issue #3. Up until this point, I had been a little underwhelmed with the art for the covers of the first [...]
I was slated to give a paper at the World Building: Space and Community conference this weekend. However, because of some conflicts, I was unable to physically be there. The organizers graciously allowed me to present my research virtually (in the form of an Articulate Presenter presentation). The paper is entitled The Enthography of Tabletop [...]
If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
Can a hearse carrying a corpse drive in the carpool lane?
Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look [...]
I recently ran across a wonderful little digital video that takes an extremely creative approach to explaining Web 2.0 (and how we got from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0). The whole concept of Web 2.0 is very slippery – and its very nature is a bone of contention for many of those who inhabit the [...]
The Web 2.0 movement has been accused (rightly so) of a very recognizable and stereotypical kinds of visual design. Rounded everything, bright colors, large fonts, liquid reflective logos…you know what I’m talking about. So, when this showed up on digg, I just had to laugh (http://flickr.com/photos/gtmcknight/198311028/)
What would the logos of some obviously non-web 2.0 companies [...]
Well, after months of speculation (nay, years) Apple has announced the iPhone. The kicker is that its not only a slick phone, but an iPod and OSX running computer-ish thingy. On top of that, its full touchscreen. Its damn near the shiniest thing that I’ve ever seen.
The UI is typical Apple beautiful…visually [...]
Well, I’m finally on Xbox LIVE – if you are to, come join me. My Gamertag is Captain Primate. Drop me a line.
I just received word that Bruce Trigger, professor of anthropology at McGill, has passed away. I’m personally very saddened by this because his writings (and the very nature of his research) had such an impact on me as both an undergrad and a grad student. In an academic world where anthropologists and archaeologists [...]
