http://abdiel.us Romans 11:36 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:49:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In case you haven't noticed, I have decided to retire Abdiel Blog. I may post from time to time, but I'm not publishing anything regularly. There are a few reasons for this. One is that I got tired of posting and just let the habit die. Another is that I use ... http://abdiel.us/?p=130 Many writers seem to take it for granted that a good tool ought to disappear. The best notebook is supposedly the one that gets out of the way, the best jigsaw is the one that works right so you don't have to think about it, and the best computer is ... http://abdiel.us/?p=128 I should have decided this several weeks ago when my schedule got busier and my inspiration started to dry up, but since things don't seem like they'll be changing for a while, I'll go ahead and announce it now: Abdiel Blog sill be on summer vacation until September. I may ... http://abdiel.us/?p=127 This little poem is meant to express by its metrical form as well as by its words how unnerving and painful the process of learning can be. It is, of course, based on Plato's cave metaphor. I sat upon a slab of unhewn stone, Imbibing all the chill solidity That oozed in clammy ... http://abdiel.us/?p=125 [poll id="3"] Or should I change something else, like the colors or layout? http://abdiel.us/?p=123 As you can probably tell, I am working on this website's colors and some parts of it look weird. http://abdiel.us/?p=122 Does it have an awesome logo? Yes, it does! Does it feature huge lists of the best free icons, fonts, and css templates on the internet? Yes it does! Does it offer awesome free wallpapers with calendars on them every month? Why yes it does! Is it now on my blogroll? ... http://abdiel.us/?p=119 Yes she does, and here it is. So go and comment on it. :-) http://abdiel.us/?p=121 A month or so ago, I stopped at a vending machine at my college to get a snack. I was irritated to find that there was a large paper posted over the front of the machine, blocking my view. Nut then I noticed what was written on the paper. It was ... http://abdiel.us/?p=118 "It only takes time for a man to grow older, but how many of them grow up?" ~Gloria Naylor, Mama Day http://abdiel.us/?p=116