Derivative Works

Author: DXO

  • Derivative Works 2005 In Review

    So, um, I have a pretty unpopular weblog. 10 hits per day. Not the stuff of legend. One of my major goals in 2006 is to change all that. That means I have to link to other blogs, comment on interesting posts, and actively attempt to get people interested in my  ideas. I’ve done none…

  • The Ultimate Wide Right Turn

      The Ultimate Wide Right Turn    Originally uploaded by juggernautco. One of my many content obsessions has been capturing wide right turn signs on the backs of trucks. The other day I was downtown and caught my ultimate. Apparently the concept of a wide right turn has passed into the collective conscious that a…

  • Weblog Plagiarism Hysteria

    There’s been a lot of noise lately (and in a dull fashion, for a while) about “plagiarism” of weblog content on the internet. The latest rush was started here by Om Malik. Here’s my take:

  • Highwood Public Library

    Yesterday was a bright & sunny day in Chicago. Temperature in the 40s/ low 30s. Crisp and fresh. So it was a great day to get out and take some photos for a friend of mine who runs a

  • CTA Alerts & The Redeye

    So Kyra Kyles of the Chicago Tribune recounts the Year that Was for the CTA and saw fit to mention CTA Alerts. Wireless updates available … but not from CTA Rider Daniel X. O’Neil steps up to the plate to offer peer-to-peer wireless updates for the "L" and bus. Riders can sign up on www.ctatattler.com…