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Line length and readability: speed vs. user experience

There is no shortage of opinions about the optimal line length for content on the web, especially in today's world of varying screen sizes and fluid layouts. However, many of these articles tend to focus on the speed and efficiency of reading rather than on users' perceptions. In my opinion, the …

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Tips for the unprepared night-time cyclist

I love cycling, especially in the City. I can hold my own in heavy traffic and stick to the rules of the road as best I can - I sure don't need to give cars more reasons to be annoyed with cyclists. But inevitably, I sometimes forget my lights. And at this time of year, when the days are getting …

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A heavy summons

Sleep is such a fragile thing Broken by a simple touch, an inadvertent creak or brush The creeping light that morning brings Balanced on the knife-edge between one world and the other The other? -- Or, perhaps but one of many I've yet to discover Like a switch flipped, then zipped around To …

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Atlas Shrugged (and eventually, so did I)

Some people try to make a boring speech more interesting by throwing in a story or two. In Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand does the opposite - stuffing a mediocre story full of excessive diatribes and long-winded monologues. The result is a sad hybrid of philosophy and fiction that brings out the worst in …

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