December 2011
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One of These Items Doesn't Belong
“When you’re creating a piece of work, your audience is your readers, or your...”
– Matt Gemmell
November 2011
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“I recommend that you do what you love because you love doing it. If that means...”
– Jamie Zawinski
“If I’ve learned one thing in the 14 years I’ve been a full-time cartoonist, it’s...”
– Scott Kurtz, Setting the Bar
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Doesn't Feel Like I'm Shooting People In Real Life
My sister had champagne at a wedding when she was just a kid. Mom asked her what she thought of it. Without missing a beat she proclaimed, “This tastes like feet!” I couldn’t help but ask how she knew something like that without having tasted real feet before.
October 2011
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A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs →
This is the most touching story I have read yet about Steve Jobs—as it should be.
Even as a feminist, my whole life I’d been waiting for a man to love, who could love me. For decades, I’d thought that man would be my father. When I was 25, I met that man and he was my brother.
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I don't think these books are similar...
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"Hi, It's Steve" →
Aaron Sorkin:
The second-to-last call I got from Steve came the day a television series of mine was canceled. “I just want to make sure you’re not discouraged,” he said. Why would an almost stranger take even 60 seconds out of his day to make that call?
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In Memory of Steve Jobs →
Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address:
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma — which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They...
September 2011
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Facebook's Latest Updates Have Fans and Foes →
Version 2 of the Online Case Study Generator has just been released. Sample results below:
There are those who dislike the updates […] Some who love the updates […] And many users are unsure about all the changes, while some still yearn for other new features.
I’d like to thank the NY Times and MacWorld for their help in beta testing the newest release. Please let me know if you spot...
Supreme Court Halts Texas Execution →
This definitely sounds like the kind of person I want as the head of the United States of America:
The U.S. Supreme Court stopped Texas officials Thursday evening from executing a Houston murderer who was sentenced to die after jurors were told he posed a greater danger to public safety because he is black.
The justices acted on an emergency appeal after Texas Gov. Rick Perry and state...
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My College Teaches Usability by Example
August 2011
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What? I Was Hungry
The fact that driving to Walmart would have been faster does not elude me.
Is It Still 1998?
Jane: My name is Jane and I love chatting with new people.. Where are you from?
Me: Tennessee, you?
Jane: Nice Im 24 years old i'm going to school.. Can i ask you a question?
Me: Sure
Jane: lol, do want to see me on my web cam?
Jane has been blocked.
Google Still Won't Defend Developers From Lodsys →
Mike Schramm, TUAW:
One notable exception from the companies already fighting the case: Google. Lodsys reportedly also targeted Android developers, but so far Google hasn’t stepped up in the same way that Apple has. We’ll have to see if the folks in Mountain View are willing to join the fight as well.
If you want more developers on your platform—especially people big enough to...
Britain Proposes a Social-Media Ban →
Mathew Ingram, GigaOm:
In the wake of the riots in London, the British government says it’s considering shutting down access to social networks — as well as Research In Motion’s BlackBerry messenger service — and is asking the companies involved to help. Prime Minister David Cameron said not only is his government considering banning individuals from social media if they are suspected of...
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Jot Capacitive Touch Stylus →
There are only 3 more days left of funding until the Jot Kickstarter project comes to an end with almost $90,000 in funding. You can be certain I’m not the only person who’s waiting to get their hands on one of these and see if it’s really as awesome as it looks.
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What I Would Say to Al Gore →
Dave Winer:
Most of the people who voted for those Tea Party degenerates come from poor Southern rural states, and I bet the people who voted for them are either barely middle class, or former middle class, or close to being former middle class. In other words exactly the people who will hurt the most from the Tea Party shenanigans.
July 2011
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OS X Lion's New Window Resizing Features →
Two great new features in OS X Lion:
Holding down the Option key while resizing will cause the window to expand in equal dimensions on both sides at once.
Holding the Shift key while resizing will cause the window to retain its current proportions while resizing.
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Adobe Issues Correction Regarding Flash Player on... →
TUAW:
Those fans you hear spinning faster and faster on your Lion-powered machines are just the same Flash player we’ve all come to know and love since the turn of the century.
Don’t worry. None of us believed Adobe’s original statement anyway.
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YouTube Unveils Slick Experimental Redesign,... →
Gmail, Google Calendar, and now YouTube have all gotten drastic redesigns with the release of the Google+ field trial. Where the hell is our Google Reader “Disco Penguin” redesign?
We’re waiting, Google.
Own Your Identity →
Marco Arment:
You might think your @gmail.com address will be fine indefinitely, but if I used a webmail address from the best webmail provider at the time I broke away from my university address and formed my own identity, it would have ended in @hotmail.com. And that wasn’t very long ago.
June 2011
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Facebook’s Ban Bot Leaves Some Developers Baffled... →
Jason Kincaid:
But it’s not as if Facebook can just wave its hand and suddenly put things back the way they were. Some of these developers are having to deal with an influx of user complaints. And some devs are losing faith in the platform entirely, as they fear having their business pulled out from under them without warning.
Just one more example of why you need to be extremely cautious...
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Apple’s Final Cut Is Dead. Long Live Final Cut. →
David Pogue:
Didn’t Apple kill off iMovie, too, in 2008, and replace it with an all-new, less capable version that lacked dozens of important features? It took three years of upgrades before the new iMovie finally surpassed its predecessor in features and coherence.
Final Cut Pro X is Apple’s way of saying, “Hey, we need real-life situations to try this new code out for us, to...
How to Talk to Your Kids about Anthony Weiner’s... →
If someday my penis is on Twitter and someone sends pictures of it to everyone in the world, what should I do?
Most people go through life without ever having their penis sent to everyone in the world. But if it does happen, just say that the whole thing is a “distraction.” That’s a long word which means it’s your penis but you don’t want to talk about it.
May 2011
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Killing Of Osama Bin Laden Shows Masterful Media... →
Perhaps the most notable feature has been the complete lack of battlefield imagery; instead, all we’ve gotten so far is the powerful, somber announcement from President Obama at the lectern in the East Room, and old file images of Bin Laden.
April 2011
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Update on the Hacked PlayStation Network →
Well, I sure am glad that I don’t have a PlayStation…
If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained.
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Publishers Force Domain Seizure of Public Domain... →
Just one more reason to not use GoDaddy:
Without a second look at the issue, elephant gun wielding GoDaddy complied, seizing control of IMSLP’s domain name and taking them completely offline. Needless to say IMSLP were furious noting that the MPA’s assertion – that Rachmaninoff’s The Bells is protected under copyright in the US – “is nothing less than a bald-faced lie.”
March 2011
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Ubuntu 11.10 will be Called Oneiric Ocelot →
Mark Shuttleworth:
The objective is to capture the essence of our next six months work in a simple name. […] Something with an orderly ring to it, in celebration of the crisp clean cadence by which we the community bring Ubuntu forth. […] Which leads us neatly to the Oneiric Ocelot.
What’s the latest version of Windows? Windows 7.
What’s the latest version of OSX? Snow Leopard...
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Twitter Tells Developers to Stop Building Clients →
Marshall Kirkpatrick:
Mainstream users are actively confused by different interfaces? And this is such a big problem that non-standard interfaces need to be stamped out? That just seems crazy, patronizing, arrogant, obnoxious and suspiciously arbitrary.
February 2011
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Users Who Frequent Facebook Experience... →
I’m proud to announce a new project I’m about to start work on: The Online Case Study Generator. It’s like filling out Mad Libs that you can sell for money.™
A new study finds that the more ____________ you have and the more time you invest in ____________, the more likely you are to experience ____________-related anxiety.
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WordPress: The Board Game →
I honestly can’t see how this would be fun to play, but I wish all of the creators the best of luck:
In the game, each player takes a role as a web developer who works on a team to set a new blog by implementing the WordPress engine. Each player needs to set the optimal combination of plugins.
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Über Cute Pictures of Ferrets →
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The only thing I've taken from the debates over... →
I think that about sums it up. Anything I miss?
Obama's 2012 Budget Proposal →
This is—by far—the most awesome way I have ever seen a budget proposal displayed. If you’re a web developer then you absolutely have to check this out.
(Everyone else should check it out just because it’s the direction the United States is probably headed, in regards to government funding. College students? Make notes about which fields got the biggest cuts and most increased...
January 2011
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“The majority of support emails and reviews have been from nice people who...”
– David Frampton, author of Chopper 2.
“If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, you’re gonna get selfish, ignorant...”
– George Carlin, our era’s most perceptive political commentator, disguised as a comedian.
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without...”
– Aristotle
December 2010
4 posts
'I Am Under 18' Button Clicked For First Time In... →
You gotta love The Onion sometimes:
In an unprecedented and historic event Monday, the “I Am Under 18” button, an Internet security device which—if selected—restricts access to websites featuring adult content, was clicked for the first time ever.
Netflix Scores Disney-produced Movies, TV Shows →
Macworld writes:
Netflix on Wednesday made a joint announcement with Disney-ABC that it would begin streaming some shows and movies from the media giant’s vast catalog.
This is a huge deal since Disney’s largest shareholder is none-other than Steve Jobs, one of the many guys who also profits from movie and TV sales on iTunes. I’d love to hear more about the agreements they...
The Dangers of COICA →
If you aren’t worried, you should be:
The legislation that will be considered by the Senate is not about stopping computer viruses, fighting terrorism, improving our economy or protecting children. […] If passed it could have far-reaching consequences on the Internet in the form of censorship, instability and economic damages.
November 2010
19 posts
Ridiculous Match.com for iPad Review
This one review embodies everything that is currently wrong with the state of iOS applications: idiot users. You have to wonder what this guy was thinking when he downloaded and installed a Match.com application.
Text Version:
Forced sign-up ★✩✩✩✩
by GaryD79
I hate Internet dating. Most of the women have self esteem problems, which idiot guys go after to bag. It’s a...
Fascism →
Fascists seek to organize a nation according to corporatist perspectives, values, and systems, including the political system and the economy.
Scholars generally consider fascism to be on the far right.
You can call me idiotic and paranoid, but this sounds a lot like what the current United States political system and economy is slowly pushing towards. All we have to do is pass bills...
Where Roger Ebert Draws the Line →
Roger Ebert:
And now we come around again to the TSA. We have created a new federal agency with uniforms, badges, a hierarchy, and a justification for its existence. We are stuck with it. Americans will put up with almost anything in the name of anti-terrorism. But it turns out we draw the line at having our genitals groped in a public place by strangers. And keep your goddamn hands off our...
Robert Graham Detained for Photographing the TSA →
Enough said:
TSA: Not all parts of the government are accountable to the public, especially the TSA.
Me: Wow. No, ALL parts of the government are accountable to the people, especially the TSA. I’m not sure what type of country you think we live in.
“When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying the...”
– Sinclair Lewis