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9th May 2001

In a Shift in Strategy, Apple Is Making Plans to Open Its First Stores

“Apple Computer Inc. said today that it was expanding into the retail business, confirming that it planned to open its first store on May 19. A computer industry analyst said the company might open as many as 10 stores as part of a strategy to extend the Apple brand.”

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9th May 2001

An Annotated Manifesto for Growth

ME-OW! “On the occasion of having read yet another fawning blowjob for Bruce Mau (’that sound you hear is the knees of designers hitting the floor as they genuflect before the great man’) and his ‘Incomplete Manifesto for Growth,’ there’s no time like the present for: An Annotated Manifesto for Growth.”

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9th May 2001

An Annotated Manifesto for Growth

ME-OW! “On the occasion of having read yet another fawning blowjob for Bruce Mau (’that sound you hear is the knees of designers hitting the floor as they genuflect before the great man’) and his ‘Incomplete Manifesto for Growth,’ there’s no time like the present for: An Annotated Manifesto for Growth.”

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9th May 2001

Fax It Up, Scotty

“Space is no place for a helpful hardware store. So an astronaut is in a pretty tight spot when the doohickey on the manifold breaks and the nearest replacement is 220 miles away-straight down. Roger Spielman thinks he has an answer. Spielman is quite literally a rocket scientist for Boeing Canoga Park-formerly Rocketdyne-and he and his brethren are on the brink of a solution so simple you’d expect to find it in a cartoon. Fax it. That’s right, fax the part, then print it. Send a 3D computer-assisted design file to the International Space Station, where Interplanet Janet feeds the data into a machine that assembles the part from a bucket of powder in about a half-hour.”

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9th May 2001

WEBSITES\HOBOPAGE\hobosigns

The iconic language of the hobo: “These Hobo Signs below, plus a large glossary of Hobo Terms are available in printed form in my book ‘The American Hoboes, Riders of the Rails.’”

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9th May 2001

Twenty Faces

“For your consumption: Twenty Faces, an examination of some of the better type families designed for extended reading, with highly subjective notes on usage and what to expect. (Eventually it will be thirty and, I hope, a lot less jury-rigged).”

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9th May 2001

Web Site Production Management Techniques

“While there is no perfect way to manage Web production, this guide to techniques for efficiently and consistently delivering excellent user experiences was derived from extensive research into the processes used by seasoned Web professionals.”

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9th May 2001

Web Site Production Management Techniques

“While there is no perfect way to manage Web production, this guide to techniques for efficiently and consistently delivering excellent user experiences was derived from extensive research into the processes used by seasoned Web professionals.”

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9th May 2001

The Evolution of RSS

“We look at how RSS has evolved from its humble beginnings through present day and beyond. We survey all versions of RSS, including a feature comparison, a new RSS usage survey, plus format and validation information. Learn how the newest versions of RSS will move us towards a more Semantic Web.”

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