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Dark Matter

30 Oct 2003 by Jason Fried

You know winter is knocking on the door when you can feel it getting dark outside around 4:30 even though you aren’t looking out a window.

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30 Oct 2003 | Tibloto said...

Too bad it was 70 here in Chicago today. Maybe you should have posted this in a couple days. ;)

31 Oct 2003 | nick said...

word. that's why i hate winter, and daylight saving time even more.

and i don't think it really needs to be cold to feel like winter. it's more the "everything is about to die" sensation that comes around this time of year.

31 Oct 2003 | Don Schenck said...

Yeah ... it's getting too cold and too dark to drive home with the top down. Bummer.

Not to mention it's getting too cold to sit out by the deck and enjoy a Padron. I've moved to the garage, soon I'll be limited to Friday's at Little Habana.

*sigh*

31 Oct 2003 | Ben in Chicago said...

I'm one of those perpetually "hot" people -- I love the winter. As long as I live urban-style (read, downtown) and thus don't have to drive. And seeing the change of leaves and colors is kinda affirming. Or maybe that's just me.

31 Oct 2003 | ~bc said...

I love winter, but the only thing i hate about it is getting up before dawn, rushing to work, then heading home after dark. If you're going to be up before dawn, there should be a law that says you should at least get to enjoy watching the sun rise. I wish the days were longer so i could enjoy more snow during the days. Here's hoping for lots of snow!!

31 Oct 2003 | Don Schenck said...

Summer! Swimming, surfing, kayaking, biking, cigars, wine ... SUMMER!

Every year, on September 1st, I complain "I've had enough Winter".

01 Nov 2003 | monkeyinabox said...

It was in the 70s a week ago. Still could ride the bicycle. A couple of days ago it started getting cold and WHAM!!! SNOW! Today the high was 32. Yuck!

01 Nov 2003 | John Timothy said...

Winter is wasted on the employed. My favorite winter memories occur before starting the "makin' a livin'" thing.

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16 Jan 2004 | Giles said...

For example, if you see an AIM window peeking out from behind your browser and you click on it, that window will come to the front, but the main application window will not. The Mail.app/Activity Viewer is another example. The Aqua system of layers works well in many instances, but not in all. Thank goodness that the Dock is always there to come to the rescue. I know that clicking on an application icon in the Dock will always result in not only the application coming to the front, but also any non-minimized windows associated with it. And if the application is active but no windows are open, clicking on the Dock icon should create a new window in that application.

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