"... and no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame; But each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star, shall draw the thing as he sees it, for the god of things as they are"

-Kipling

About Of Itself So

About this site

Why the name Of Itself So?

The website name "Of Itself So" is an oblique reference to self replicating robots - a topic in which I maintain an interest. It is also a word play on the translation of the Taoist Chinese word "Tzu-Jan" which describes the self generating nature of the Tao. "Tzu-Jan" roughly means "that which defines itself" or "that which is of itself so".

Contact

I can be contacted on the email address below. In a (probably futile) attempt to avoid getting more spam I have slightly mangled the structure. You'll need to replace <site_name> with OfItselfSo to contact me.

    Cynic (at) <site_name> dot com

Site Design

The HTML for this site was derived from the open source template entitled Slight Ammnesia on the Open Web Design website. Originally it was a three column layout and the far right hand column has now been removed. I liked the overall look and feel so much I kept both the graphics and color scheme. The person who originally designed it is Raymond. Thanks Raymond - lovely stuff.

The clever mouse-over pop-ups on the Projects page are entirely done in CSS and HTML. There is no JavaScript or Flash involved at all. I got the basic technique from Alexander Dawsons work over at SixRevisions. The button graphic was redesigned using the techniques discussed in this GIMP tutorial.