March 2010
25 posts
Fugitive Otter on the run in Colorado Springs →
Kindly cogs in unpleasant machines →
“So, something to try on your next project: design your interface first. Focus on...”
– “Databases are for Pussies” - a little titled towards gratuitous controversial titling, but the point Chris is trying to make is great. And behold those rad procedurally generated header graphics.
“The doubters are right that uncertainties are rife in climate science. They are...”
– The Economist, March 18th 2010, via (@billgates) (via duncandavidson)
“The bigger problem is the dominance of our thought. Most Americans do not know...”
– Why Americans Don’t Like Jazz
“In a sensible country, people would see Obama as a president trying to define a...”
– What Obama Stands For
Overdoing the interface metaphor →
Personal pet peeve: apps that try to go too far to create a metaphor with the real world. Marco’s thoughts on this are excellent. Love his examples of Soulver and Instapaper.
We’re often told that we should design our websites and software to mimic real-life objects. The iPhone strengthened this idiom, and Apple has been driving this home hard for the iPad. But it’s not absolute, and it’s...
rocco.rb →
Hot. Like salsa. The good salsa.
Dear OSX Editor Gods →
I pray to these gods every day I tap on codes.
There's no room for The Idea Guy →
I find the Idea Guy rather tedious. Starting a sentence with “imagine a world…” almost always ends with me ignoring the speaker entirely.
A quick RVM rundown →
“As he attempts to reappraise his life, a man discovers how much it has been...”
– The Seasons of a Man’s Life (via azspot)
“On the other hand, Paul Kennedy may well be right to predict that the United...”
– Piers Brendon (via azspot)
