Year: 2006

  • The Importance of Documentation > Elementary School Websites

    Last summer I created a pretty big weblog network for a Catholic elementary school here in Chicago. I also documented my work pretty heavily, showing why I did things certain ways, showing css snippets, and generally laying it out so that people who come in later can see what’s going on. When my friend Cliff…

  • Why The CTA Alerts Isn’t Customized

    Splitting up alerts is the most common feature request we’ve gotten from the start. I know why it’s appealing– it would be a cool thing if you could get a simple answer to a simple question: Should I take my normal public transportation route or should I alter it? Should I descened these subway steps…

  • The Danger of the Fetish of Nostalgia

    Here’s a look from the NYT at what can happen when a memorial to the dead becomes a showcase of the ruling class: People destroyed the memorial to the gassing of the Kurds. So it came as a shock when hundreds of stone-throwing protesters took to the streets here Thursday on the anniversary, beating back…

  • More Boots at CTA Alerts

    Last week I booted monay2007 for the fateful "what’s up people" callout. She’s in good stead with her other groups (TRUE CHAT, Teen Singles, etc.), however, so I don’t feel bad. We just weren’t for her. More perplexing was today, when I had to boot a couple people who got into an "eat me/ bite…

  • 120 S. Halsted

    Permit #: 100089279 Applicant: Albrecht Enterprises Owner: Greektown Partners Permit Description: Demolition of a 3-story brick building. Status (if applicable): Released 6/13/06