November 2008
42 posts
Worker dies at Long Island Wal-Mart after being... →
If you stampeded yourself into any of these stores this morning, you should be ashamed of yourself.
Jeffrey Zeldman: Create context, not art. →
Plus one.
keyboardr →
A meta-search tool that focuses on keyboard controls.
When Twitter Met Facebook: The Acquisition Deal... →
I would hate to see Twitter get acquired by Facebook. The two companies have dramatically different perspectives on social networking. Twitter defines simple while Facebook defines all encompassing. In my opinion, Facebook would eventually run Twitter into the ground.
Sarah Palin Turkey Incident: Does TV Interview... →
I missed out on the “gruesomeness” in this video. Maybe it’s just my testicles talking, but I think too many people are just a little too weak kneed over this sort of thing. The guy was waiting until the interview was over until he really got down to work. What’s funny about this video is his dumbfounded look staring back at the camera.
The 5 Head Twitter Rule →
I second this motion.
Ars investigates: Does Google Mobile use private... →
I love that Erica started this article but reminding us of this detail that I think too many people overlook: “First of all, Apple is a private company. It can do whatever it wants to stock its App Store shelves however it pleases. There’s nothing that says the company must treat Joe Q. Developer the same way it treats Moneybags J. Google. So, Google could be linking to private palooza...
Things Wiki: MailToThings →
Awesome! You can’t see me, but this is me doing a celebration jig.
Signal vs. Noise: Why the Drudge Report is one of... →
I call bullshit.
Joe Clark: This is How the Web Gets Regulated →
Sorry Joe, but I can’t in good conscious support your call to regulate captioning on the internet. Don’t get me wrong. I want to help people with disabilities. I will support any initiative that strives to achieve that goal. Except, that is, one that essentially puts a gun to somebody’s head and forces them to do the right thing in the form of government regulation. Two clichés...
Designing for Dyslexics: Part 1 of 3 →
Also see part two and three
New Star Trek Trailer →
Good luck finding it. Everything seems to be linked up wrong, it took me three tries to find the new video and I couldn’t get it in any of the higher quality HD formats. On one try I even got the trailer for Cloverfield.
Show Me Your Dock! →
Designers show off their docks. I usually have mine hidden and it is constantly evolving, but here is mine.
Define Graphic Design →
I will have to give this some thought.
Game On →
Khoi Vinh on gaming and experience design.
Lulz. →
Pentagram designed Bond Book →
“The book collects together all of Ian Fleming’s Bond short stories in a single volume for the first time and includes stories that inspired the Bond film classics From a View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, The Living Daylights and of course, Quantum of Solace, the latest in the series.” Might have to pick this up.
Adobe CS4: Yet another lousy Adobe installer →
I wonder how much of this catastrophe is deliberate. Installing the windows version of Flash Player on OS X is particularly egregious.
High quality YouTube video hack →
HQ, not HD. Still a welcome improvement.
BusinessWeek: Dell Bets Splashy Design Will Sell... →
I hope Dell realizes that “design” isn’t colorful graphic images on the lid of the same old crapbooks.
Read All About It: Fake New York Times Offered →
The Yes Men made a fake “special edition” of the New York Times with various headlines like, “Iraq War Ends.” I’ve never been a fan of the Yes Men. Half because I disagree with a lot of their politics and half because they seem like total douchebags. NOTE: I would love for the Iraq War to end, but some of the other liberally-minded headlines make me want to scream.
Case Study: Social Networking with... →
Ryan goes into the details of how he created Social Networking features for Expression Engine.
Corporate Risk Watch →
Noteworthy design. Excellent stuff. Via Subtraction.
Pixel Pushing — An Introduction to Icon Design →
Jon Hicks—most famously the designer of the firefox icon—gave a talk on Icon Design at Geek in the Park (whatever that is). Audio is also available.
The Unfinished Swan →
“The Unfinished Swan is a first-person painting game set in an entirely white world.
Players can splatter paint to help them find their way through an unusual garden.”
Rumor: AT&T iPhone Tethering to Cost $30/month? →
Insane. Luckily I know how to spoof Mobile Safari on my desktop and use the complimentary free Wifi at Starbucks’ around the nation.
MSNBC: Brain-dead boy still on life support →
Even though his brain has passed the veggie state and is now completely dead and even starting to decompose, his Orthodox Jewish parents keep his heart and lungs on life support due to their beliefs.
The Mysterious “Save For Web” Color Shift →
Photoshop once again proves its inadequacy with regards to Web Design. But there is always a workaround.
"So let me get this straight …" →
Yep.
Spontaneous knotting of an agitated string — ... →
Sounds dirty.
Nuuro →
Fun. But what is the point?
Completed. →
Greg chronicles some of Airbag’s recent work. It’s been a fun year!
Voters approve Proposition 8 banning same-sex... →
Fuck you if you voted for this garbage. Fuck you.
Kottke: 2008 Election Maps →
NY Times by far the best map. Proud to say that the LA Times’ map was pretty decent as well. Fox News gets my vote for worst map.
'08 — A Collection of Thoughts Regarding the...
I’m glad it is finally over.
Sitting in my living room with the CBS news turned down low, Obama has just finished giving his victory speech to the fine folks in Chicago. It was a wonderful speech, for what it was, and I am not going to pretend not to be impressed by Mr. Obama’s oratory skills.
I live in the great state of California where, from day one, there was no question who was...
Hello World, Phoenix Lander Here →
The twittering, mars-exploring robot speaks out on Gizmodo.
NY Times: What One Word Describes Your Current... →