http://alazanto.org/alazanto4 Do not view the source Tue, 20 Dec 2005 05:18:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My steps followed smatterings of heating oil in the corridor: the knee-jerk pulse of hanging lamps lifted those smatterings’ scent to me. This was no place I wanted to live, if this was what I believed it to be. It was but a burrow within twisted pipes and screeching gears. ... http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/fragment-1/ The site should finally display correctly in IE6 for windows. IE5 support is strong, but has some very odd rendering issues in the comments area that I will deal with at a later time. http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/compatible/ Overhead the sunlight glitters through playful pines. The earth inhales while we walk along the path. Gently, waters tumble over an outcropping. I felt as if the world was listening to us: one and…the other. He was younger than myself. His face, pointed so, walks carefully, cautiously. ... http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/together-we-sit/ The crystalline is formed by the emergence of patterns. Whispers bloom from this emergence. O’ nascent crystalline: drumfire of colliding potentialities;   springs of patterns amidst viscosity;     reticulating bonds… do you draw your strength from further dissonance? Upheaval breaks through your lattice -   a broken dream -     languishing down the stream. Dissonance, it seems, is a euphony for the ... http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/whispers-never-let-go/ Functioning Form contains several engaging readings on design and its role in organizations. http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/functioning-form/ I have been watching Edulndart for several years now. He is highly creative and very methodical in his work. His conversations have been a pleasure because he struggles with the dangers a creative minds faces. Have a look at his poetry too. http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/edlundart/ Answers seek refuge away from the light. Unison emerges from the default. Tiny lights - glistening teeth -   body’s edge exposed. A hand sways to the melody of short fires. Fingers leap onto broken glass   and visions embrace an angled stance. Cell by cell red explores each chaff. The fires become weary:   aria to aria, they fall ... http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/teeth-glistening/ Spekk is a small label whose artists create lovely minimalist electronic music. If you enjoy this sort of music, download some of the samples and be sure to view the “Small Melodies” album. http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/spekk/ Project 8 is a fascinating showcase of the new technologies in macromedia flash 8. I especially love the soundscape. http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/project-8/ On a day when our efforts tax us we feel as if entangled in a spider’s web. We had stepped too close - only wanting to peer into the weaver’s eyes. The spider symbolizes an intangible desire - the cusp of our patience and its exhaustion. For some time I ... http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/the-warship-butterfly/ I finally decided to relaunch even though I understand that the site is not yet ready. Alazanto is not a day job, nor do I want it to be. I will be tinkering in the coming months - notably bringning the site up to the XHTML 1.1 spec ... http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/i-dont-exist/ Rootkits? What is next…the right to read? http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/the-right-to-read/ Read a paper by Brenda Mergel breaking down the different models of instructional design. Many of the same theories are discussed in cognitive anthropology and lingusitic philosophy. The fundamental question is whether learning is a science rather than an artform. http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/instructional-design/ View the download page for Community Server 2.0 Beta 1. If you work in a windows-centric environment this application is an exciting foundation for building a community site. AJAX abounds. This is no wordpress substitute, however, as it is designed for organizations rather than individuals. http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/community-server-20/ Zorro meets…an angel? Very romantic, I love it. Interestingly, many of the members of DeviantArt haven’t formal training at an art school. The community as a whole is an important study in the ability for online communities to become rich learning environments. http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/notable-photography/ As an attempt to carry forward a brand for Alazanto, I turned the following study into a downloadable poster. More to come in the near future. (Download the PDF) http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/love-reflection/ Visitors click links and hit the back button. If this sums up a visitor’s interaction, perhaps I need to rethink my navigation. Niggle and Sumul Shah take this principal to heart. http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/hit-the-back-button/ Long live Lychees! http://alazanto.org/alazanto4/and-in-the-kindom-he-exclaimed-2/