Yikes, I just upgraded WordPress to the 2.1 version, and things are looking weird. In particular, I’m unhappy with the way that the “linkdump” posts are displaying. I need to tweak the stylesheets on this site anyway, so I guess the upgrade puts it on my to-do list. A few months ago, I started messing around with link colors and other CSS, and I never really finished. I never meant for the current stylesheet to be in use for so long, so I apologize if the weird palette has made you ill.
Apart from weird list formatting, the only other new feature I’ve noticed in 2.1 is gradient backgrounds for buttons, which give it more of that that Web 2.0 je ne sais quoi.
In other news, I upgraded Adium this morning to the 1.0 version, which I think was released on Friday. If you don’t know, Adium is the multi-protocol chat client for OS X all the cool kids (read Mac dorks) are using. My old install was pretty hacked up with customizations, so I was a little shocked by the multi-colored buttons in the new version. I almost immediately installed this icon set for more tasteful chatting.
Here are two sites that look really interesting, and I’d like to explore, but I don’t have the time to really check out.
I suppose it makes sense that “crowdsourcing” designs would enter the political sphere, but I’m skeptical of how useful voting and mobbing will be in addressing political issues on the Web. The latent Habermasian in me thinks these site don’t promote reasoned discourse as much as gaming and competition. If anyone has seen any insightful articles or blog posts on these sites, please post them in the comments.
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