Archive for November, 2004

Is Amazon About to Change UIs?

Monday, November 8th, 2004

The last few days I found that Amazon has been serving me a different UI than on other computers. Click on the screenshots for a larger view.
Old UI:

New UI:

There’s a clear shift here away from category-based navigation and towards search as the primary tool to find products. It would be more interesting if [...]

Jack Spade Man Purse Review

Thursday, November 4th, 2004

The purchase of a laptop bag or manpurse or whatever you like to call it is an important decision. I live and work out of these bags, so it’s essential I invest in the right one. The Jack Spade Field Bag ended up winning with the right mix of healthy aesthetics, functionality and [...]

Available Domain Names for Your Site

Thursday, November 4th, 2004

In coming up with the name for this site, I considered a number of names that were anywhere from barely amusing to simply inane before finally choosing Obvious Diversion (the perfect combination of barely amusing and simply inane).
I ran into this list again today while cleaning out some files and found that although most are [...]

Cricket Cola Doesn’t Contain Crickets

Thursday, November 4th, 2004

A green tea cola tastes unsurprisingly like green tea and cola, which surprisingly is quite good. I also like their bottle label. Cricket Cola has my endorsement. I’m sure they’re thrilled.

Thank You Seattle and Washington State

Thursday, November 4th, 2004

Update: Take action at 2045 Seattle to Save Your Seattle Monorail
Although I am disappointed with the results of the national election, I am proud of my new home city and state. Thank you Seattle for voting for mass transit, against a ridiculous gambling bill, and for a couple of strong women to lead us [...]

Why you Should Vote for John Kerry

Monday, November 1st, 2004

The majority of us that will vote have made up our minds at this point, so I’m writing this to the two percent or so that are left. It is my belief that Bush has done anywhere from a mediocre to a terrible job on pretty much every issue and such a preformance does [...]

Seattle: Why You Should Vote No on the Monorail Recall

Monday, November 1st, 2004

Update: Take action at 2045 Seattle to Save Your Seattle Monorail
Initiative 83, the monorail recall, is being run on a campaign of FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) in the hopes of scaring you away from a project that’s been voted on three times to date and is already well under way. It’s just hilarious [...]

My Election Prediction

Monday, November 1st, 2004

Guessing the electoral vote with any accuracy is basically voodoo, but I thought it would be a fun exercise to try.

Update: As of election night, it’s clear that I was a bit too adventurous in my guess, but it looks like I’m in good company considering John Zogby’s estimate of 311 for Kerry, 213 for [...]