ex machina
"The reason I did it is because yesterday, I turned Smart Tags on on a page that had code snippets on it, and every instance of the word TRUE (when in all-caps as is often the case when writing code) was highlighted because it's a stock symbol . That struck me as bad. Not to mention stupid and much more confusing to the user than helpful. Linking obvious trademarks with basically only one meaning, like "American Express," I can see the argument for (I'm not saying it's a good idea), but when it happens on everyday words that have a million meanings, that's trouble. Oddly, as I look at this page now with Smart Tags on, TRUE isn't highlighted, but American Express is, so I haven't quite figured out the logic. Anyway, in general, I'm still waiting and seeing, but the threat is clear; I thought I'd do at least this one easy thing."
6/28/2001 12:42:00 AM
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“"it is hard to be brave," said piglet, sniffing slightly, "when you're only a Very Small Animal." rabbit, who had begun to write very busily, looked up and said: "it is because you are a very small animal that you will be Useful in the adventure before us."”
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this site chronicles the continuing adventures of my son, odin, who was unexpectedly born on the fourth of july at 25 weeks gestation, weighing 1 pound 7 ounces.
he's quite a fighter and you can always send him a postcard to the most current address listed here if you're inspired by his adventures. see the postcard project/google maps mashup to see a map of the postcards.
if you're new, you can browse the archives to catch up. and don't forget to watch a few movies that i made while we were in the neonatal intensive care unit. or if you want the abridged version and you can find a copy, you can read about his adventures in the november 2005 issue of parents magazine.
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