http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ Random thoughts in music, technology, and the internet. en Vox Mon, 26 May 2008 00:37:14 +0100 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/what-about-an-export.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Leonard) http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/what-about-an-export.html?_c=feed-rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/what-about-an-export.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 26 May 2008 00:37:14 +0100 So I'm thinking about moving my personal blog to my own domain, alex.leonard.ie, for no major reason but it feels like it's the right thing to do. I've had a few people mention the fact that they have to join vox to comment here, and I don't want... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/what-about-an-export.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96f969e04cd500fae8bcc40f000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> change vox moving on export http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/how-to-respond-to-sexual-competition.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Leonard) http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/how-to-respond-to-sexual-competition.html?_c=feed-rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/how-to-respond-to-sexual-competition.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:45:39 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48d0d25e00001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48d0d25e00001-50si" alt="White whale" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Came across this today here: http://trashpile.net/upload/white%20whale.png I've tried to find out where it came from originally but can't seem to find any reference to its creator. Entertaining though :) <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/how-to-respond-to-sexual-competition.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96f969e04cd500e398f00df80005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> funny dark relationships anger whale dating violent moby dick comic strip http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-left-my-heart-in.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Leonard) http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-left-my-heart-in.html?_c=feed-rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-left-my-heart-in.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:58:00 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96f969e04cd500e398efe48e0004.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00cd96f969e04cd500e398efe48e0004-50si" alt="View from our house" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> What do you love about where you live? Submitted by Emu with a Clue. I love the fact that I'm in the middle of nowhere. Very peaceful and quiet. Lots of space, and cheap! Here's a photo taken from the back of our house nearing dusk. All we hav... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/qotd-i-left-my-heart-in.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48cee51c30002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> qotd good things about home http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-short-big-lebowski-obscenity-filled.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Leonard) http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-short-big-lebowski-obscenity-filled.html?_c=feed-rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-short-big-lebowski-obscenity-filled.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:47:36 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/video/6a00cd96f969e04cd500e398efb80c0005.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd96f969e04cd500e398efb80c0005-50si" alt="The Big Lebowski - The Fucking Short Version *featured*" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> This had me laughing uncontrollably. Brilliant stuff.. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-short-big-lebowski-obscenity-filled.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48cee23e80003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> funny dude fuck big lebowski http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-future-of-facebook.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Leonard) http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-future-of-facebook.html?_c=feed-rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-future-of-facebook.html?_c=feed-rss Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:14:24 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48cede1040003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a4.vox.com/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48cede1040003-50si" alt="6cxcek" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I have to say that I found this very amusing.. I found it here: http://memex.naughtons.org/archives/2008/04/11/5009 However they don't seem to know where it came from originally! <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-future-of-facebook.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48cedd2e70002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> future facebook http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-2008-gmail-appeal.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Leonard) http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-2008-gmail-appeal.html?_c=feed-rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-2008-gmail-appeal.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:08:02 +0100 You may or may not care about this, but as a designer this is definitely important to me. Taken from http://www.email-standards.org/gmail-appeal By the way, my ugly mug is the very last one in the video. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/the-2008-gmail-appeal.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96f969e04cd500e398ee73210005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> gmail email web standards email standards project http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/berties-gone.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Leonard) http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/berties-gone.html?_c=feed-rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/berties-gone.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:33:55 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48d09444a0001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48d09444a0001-50si" alt="Bertie" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Huzzah! Bertie Ahern, head of the Irish government, has resigned. He's a crook, and should never have lasted as long in power as he did. You can watch RTE's news reports about it here: http://www.rte.ie/live/ I found his brother's comment amusi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/berties-gone.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48d09445a0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> government ireland resigns bertie ahern http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-allergy-season.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Leonard) http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-allergy-season.html?_c=feed-rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-allergy-season.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:20:13 +0100 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48d081eb70001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48d081eb70001-50si" alt="Pollen" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Show us something you're allegic to. This is the only thing I'm aware of - the problem is that it's really small and I can't avoid it when it's around... Actually, when you look at it up close like this I can see why I might be allergic to it ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-allergy-season.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96f969e04cd500e398eb06550005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vox hunt allergy season http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-going-out-on-a-limb.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Leonard) http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-going-out-on-a-limb.html?_c=feed-rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-going-out-on-a-limb.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:23:36 +0000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48ce3c6530003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48ce3c6530003-50si" alt="Trees along Glendalough Lake" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> In honor of Johnny Appleseed Day, show us a tree. I went down to Glendalough (Wicklow, Ireland) for a weekend recently in celebration of my 2 year anniversary with my girlfriend Gaia. We went for a nice walk along the lake and were lucky to ge... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/vox-hunt-going-out-on-a-limb.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48ce3b3c10002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> ireland nature vox hunt wicklow glendalough johnny appleseed day http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/piclens---king-of-firefox-extensions.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Alex Leonard) http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/piclens---king-of-firefox-extensions.html?_c=feed-rss http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/piclens---king-of-firefox-extensions.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 12 Mar 2008 03:21:04 +0000 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/photo/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48ce389470003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48ce389470003-50si" alt="PicLens Screen Shot" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Well, it might not be king, based on how much usage I get from it, but PicLens is definitely a beauty to play around with, and it's functional too. I've written a full write-up on my business blog, so I won't repeat it verbatim here, but if you'... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://alexleonard.vox.com/library/post/piclens---king-of-firefox-extensions.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00cd96f969e04cd500f48ce377190002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> images firefox firefox extensions galleries recommended piclens pixelapes