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Once upon a time, in a land of sputtering dial-up connections, websites took ages to load. Folks yearned for the 100% mark. But as soon as that figure arrived, the beloved (or bemoaned) preloader disappeared, never to be seen or heard from again. Until now.

Pretty Loaded is an archive of preloaders that preload other preloaders… which in turn reveal yet more preloaders. Copy that? It’s a tribute to a vanishing art form amid a constantly changing digital landscape.

The infinite loader is being put together with help from friends across the interactive community. Pretty Loaded is created and curated by Big Spaceship.

(via Witold Riedel)

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Finally! After several years I now own the domain richardlemon.com. When I tried to register this domain 3 years ago it already was taken by a realtor in Florida sharing both my first and last name. The most annoying part was that he didn’t use this domain for years.

Two months ago I noticed his renewal was coming up and I was praying he didn’t have the auto-renewal turned on. He didn’t! After the domain expired it went into a grace period and I was able to bid on the domain. His last opportunity to renew the domain past as well and here we are. My brand new domain name.

I tried to transfer the domain to my current host Media Temple but since the domain has a new registrar I have to wait 60 days before I can transfer it. Currently it’s parked at GoDaddy and I could sign up for a hosting service. I rather have all my domains under 1 roof so Media Temple is the clear choice. Other then this Media Temple is also one heck of a host! I’ve been with them for over 5 years and their service is just outstanding. Great costumer service and there tools are phenomenal.

I’m using their Grid Server (gs):

• 100GB premium storage
• 1TB network transfer
• Host up to 100 domains
• 1000 email accounts
• Clustered architecture
• Rails & Django Containers
• MySQL SmartPool v.2
• FREE Urchin Analytics

More about Media Temple’s Grid Server

I guess I have to get started on designing my personal site pretty soon! Can’t wait to show it to you all.

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Finally after 5 years my designer kitchen chairs are on their way to California! At the time of emigration I couldn’t take them simply because I reached my quota of extra cargo. I had so many boxes I had to decide what to leave at home at my parents and what to take to California. The chairs stayed…

But after all these years my wonderful parents shipped the chairs this week and should arrive within 10 days. Still curious about customs but that’s something I can deal with when it’s needed. For now I’m thrilled especially because my current chairs are starting to fall apart.

The chairs are designed by Danish designer Arne Jacobson early ’50’s. They are known as the Series 7 Chairs or ‘Butterfly’ chair. I have 5 of these chairs, 4 in black and 1 in birch. I will post some pictures once they arrive!

Thanks again mom and dad! You’re the greatest!

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