Author Archives: pier@visualid.com

640k Should Be Enough

Posted on 26/09/2011 by pier@visualid.com

“Designers are scum.” My coworkers can confirm that I sometimes come out with sweeping statements like this one, usually when I’ve been emailed yet another yousendit link to a 250MB PDF with designs for a few web pages. If the … Continue reading →

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Push and Pull

Posted on 02/09/2011 by pier@visualid.com

I remember when I first read about the terms push and pull technology in relation to internet stuff. Pull technology is when you go to visit a web page, so you initiate the communication, pulling the information down from wherever … Continue reading →

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Heart Is Where The Home Is – Part 2

Posted on 31/08/2011 by pier@visualid.com

When I moved to Dublin in 1986, I had managed to quickly arrange a place to stay with the help of Lorraine, the receptionist with my new employer Irish International. I was soon to become the nightmare of my friends’ … Continue reading →

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Heart Is Where The Home Is – Part 1

Posted on 27/08/2011 by pier@visualid.com

I’ve lived in quite a few different places over the years. This post deals with my various addresses in Holland. Dutch Reformed Rectory, Oldeboorn In 1960s Holland, home births were the most common way for the country’s citizens to arrive … Continue reading →

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Waar komt die naam vandaan?

Posted on 02/08/2011 by pier@visualid.com

This article is also available in English De meeste mensen die ik voor het eerst ontmoet spreken mijn naam verkeerd uit, en ik ben er zo langzamerhand aan gewend om Pierce, Piet of Pierre genoemd te worden. Nu geef ik … Continue reading →

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