October 2010
September 2010
Cyberpunk Style Guide →
Just in time for your 15th Anniversary Hackers Party, amirite?
Thing Labs "the blog": Big news! Thing Labs is... →
Congrats to the great team at Thing Labs!
thinglabs:
We are pleased to announce that as of today, Thing Labs is merging with AOL. This deal has been in the works for a little while, and we’ve been dying to tell you all, but today it’s official!
First things first: Brizzly is sticking around. Of course anything can happen in the…
The first step to fixing the Android Marketplace... →
“Much fuss has been made about the user experience of the Android Marketplace and how it compares to the iOS App Store but, while there are many points to be made about how the Marketplace’s design could be improved, the highest barrier to purchasing Android apps has nothing to do with the store’s design because Android’s standard provisioning of apps actively dissuades users from venturing...
Marco.org: Job transition →
marco:
After four years of my serving as Tumblr’s lead developer, Tumblr’s technical management needs have evolved to require types of experience that I don’t have, and my independent career has offered a lot of opportunities that I haven’t had the time to take full advantage of. While Tumblr’s…
Why You’re Going to Hire the Wrong Designer – Tony... →
How French Laundry's chefs reach for the stars →
“You’re wearing jeans.”
I instantly started sweating.
“Yes, Chef.”
“You’re not supposed to be wearing jeans. They’re not allowed in this restaurant.”
My heart pounded audibly in my ears, like some distant funereal drum procession.
“Yes, I know, Chef.”
“You know, but you wore jeans anyway.”
I couldn’t tell...
EVE Online player steals $45,000 worth of ISK in... →
This is amazing. I love that EVE Online exists in this care bear gaming world we now live in.
“All of this security hinged on the fact that Bobby would not have access to over 50% of the company’s shares and so couldn’t vote to unlock the blueprints on his own. For over a year, this system worked amicably. In the background, however, Bobby was slowly scheming to get his hands on...
DesignAday: Demo Tips →
designaday:
I’ve participated in many feedback sessions for new software applications. They typically start with a demo of the application to familiarize the sample user group with its functionality and UI. This is followed by hands-on trials, sometimes structured in the form of real-world scenarios. In some…
Plants vs. Zombies Tips and Strategies from the... →
For @rawrdinosaurz
Eat, Pray, Hate
newsweek:
The threat t burn Qurans in Florida is a prime example of how America’s own Christian Taliban are creating and exploiting our national paranoia. Christopher Dickey reports.
Well, that was easy - 37signals →
“The UI we designed makes it simple to do. Just edit any message, milestone, to-do list or file in Basecamp, select the project you want to move it to, and click a button. Done.
It’s so simple that it’s easy to assume that adding the feature would be simple, too. Customers make this assumption and so do developers.”
Google Instant →
This is insanely cool.
“Google Instant is a new search enhancement that shows results as you type. We are pushing the limits of our technology and infrastructure to help you get better search results, faster. Our key technical insight was that people type slowly, but read quickly, typically taking 300 milliseconds between keystrokes, but only 30 milliseconds (a tenth of the time!) to glance...
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.”
– Parkinson’s Law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“Cirque du Soleil, if you haven’t seen it, is what a gay French dude sees in his...”
– - Patton Oswalt
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8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York... →
With audible murmurs of “This is no way to live,” “What the hell am I doing here—I hate it here,” and “Fuck this place. Fuck this horrible place,” all 8.4 million citizens in each of the five boroughs packed up their belongings and told reporters they would rather blow their brains out with a shotgun than spend another waking moment in this festering cesspool of filth and scum and sadness.
God...
Woz and Jobs: phone phreaks →
“Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs talk about their short career building illegal telephone equipment, aka blue boxes.”
This is all the more sad because now that Jobs is on the opposite end, owning the equivalent of “billions of dollars of infrastructure”, he is so disdainful of the jailbreaking and iPhone dev team, the very people who he once was.
Most telling is his line at...
Flood Lite: Famous Free Kick was "No Fluke" →
Forget gravity or the Third Law of Thermodynamics. Roberto Carlos of Brazil made a stunning free kick during the 1997 Turnoi de France that not only left the goal keeper perplexed, but seemed to defy the laws of physics altogether.
Or so everyone thought until now.
A team of French Scientists…
The first step is to start - (37signals) →
“This is all to say that there are many things that can get in the way of the things we should be creating. To never follow a dream because you don’t think you’re good enough or don’t have the skills, or knowledge, or experience is a waste. In fact, these projects where there is doubt are the ones to pursue. They offer the greatest challenge and the greatest rewards. Why bother doing...
“Apple® will broadcast its September 1 event online using Apple’s...”
– Correct me if I’m wrong, but doesn’t “open standards” imply cross-platform?
Apple to Provide Live Video Streaming of September 1 Event (via rock85)