Blackboard employee Greg Ritter in a recent Ten Reasons Why Rants and Essays is

... trying to encourage the blogging community (and my employer) to take a look at ways blogging might integrate with Blackboard for educational purposes.

But in doing so has upset Adam Curry with his comments in an earlier post.

It was with a heavy heart tonight that I laid out my (best) clothes for work tomorrow. Gerry's funeral is tomorrow morning at 10am. There's sure to be a large turn out from the department as Gerry had worked with many of us for many years. Gerry was just 51 - only 4 years older than me. He died on New Year's Eve. RIP Gerry. I will miss you and your wicked sense of humour. God bless.

via SiT - Usability of Internet discussion forums

To create a really usable forum one have (sic) take into account many small details, which all together will create an impression on a visitor. It is easy to forget some of these details; therefore I will try to explain basic features one by one.

I'll bear some of the points in mind when I redesign my discussion forum on DJ.

Thanks to Tom, Gordon and Scott for their feedback about DVD players in the Netflix.com thread. Much appreciated guys.

I must dig up some quotes to contribute to the Programming Language Quotes page maintained on http://lambda.weblogs.com/

This page is dedicated to quotes that I think are worth discussing. I want to keep them seperate from any discussion held on this site, so that others (and myself) can use them for teaching or other purposes.

A couple of hours ago I found out that Gerry Haran - a friend and work colleague - suffered a fatal heart attack sometime during the Christmas vacation.

Gerry was the head technician in the department and one of the nicest people I have had the privilege to know. My thoughts are with his family at this tragic time.

I still can't believe it.

via HtP - Apple polishes dual-processor, LCD-based desktops

Apple Computer Inc. is expected to sprinkle flat-panel displays and dual-processor configurations across its iMac desktop product line this year.