Posted by Russell at 7:00 AM PST
Animals: Pictures for the Imagination!
category: Animals
OOXML: The Eyes of the World Are Watching You, New York!
category: News, Open Source
UPDATE: New York State resident Russell Ossendryver is updating this article in light of an story that appeared first on Slashdot.org on 18 December 2007, in which it was announced that the New York State legislature is inviting public comment as to whether the residents of New York State would be better served by the State’s adoption of ODF or OOXML as a standard for electronic documents.
As a resident of the great State of New York, Ossendryver has a direct interest in seeing that his home State adopts truly open standards for data exchange, and so he wanted to submit this open letter to New York State CIO Melodie Mayberry-Stewart. Ms. Mayberry-Stewart should be aware that many of the issues facing the National Boards voting on Microsoft OOXML as a standard are identical to the issues facing New York State. Both New York State and the National Boards would be best served by adopting the current ISO standard, ODF, rather than the problematic Microsoft OOXML, for reasons discussed in that previous post. The timing of the due date for the release of the report, 15 January 2008, places New York State in a position to have an impact on the international vote in late February, a mere 40 days or so later. The eyes of the world will be watching you, New York!
Posted by Linda at 1:42 PM PST
Colour Lovers Unite
category: Art & Design
The pattern shown at left is “wood nymph” by misat.
If you love color, but if you have trouble understand what works well together, then you have a friend in ColourLovers. This site offers all sorts of articles, tools, and guidelines for the color-illiterate. But, individuals who have color snapped can also benefit from this site. Some of the color and design portfolios at this site are out of this world.
One of my favorite articles is on how people use Post-it notes to create works of art. This routine piece of paper - most often used to keep track of important ‘to-do’ items - has been used to paper walls in designs that are whimsical like the one shown here, or in patterns that create human faces and other recognizable objects.
While some might view this use of paper as an ecological waste, it’s better than using lead-based paints! And it’s a much, much better way to express creativity than through any LED-lit fur coat!
Posted by Russell at 8:00 AM PST
