So I’ve just done my regular emerge sync etc. It seems that everytime something new is installed printing stops working. The current issue was fixed by adding a line in cups.conf which explicitly tells it which network address:port to listen on. Why this worked before we’ll never know.  So here is the saving line:

Above will restart your cups daemon.

More nuggets from Seth Godin

Seth Godin has a piece on 13 things clients can do to make themselves popular with their design team. My favorites are:

So Xiang Yang Market has closed. As a memorial, here’s a picture of their piracy sign declaring no fake goods sold. A sign that was universally ignored by sellers, buyers and government officials. The market and all shops surrounding it have disappeared - all in one weekend. Even the Starbucks across the street has closed. 

Two stories of World Cup fever in Beijing.

2006 IDEA Awards

Doctor Fun, the long running Internet cartoon, has come to an end. It started back in 1993 which makes it probably the original Internet cartoon. It is, in my opinion, the best cartoon on the net.

A moment of wonder. Brazil 4 - Italy 1. World Cup 1970.

Color wheel demo of differing foreground and background colors and how they affect accessibilty.