News and Musings...
Hello, Little Printer
Thu, Dec 1 2011 12:59
Another video. This thing is too cool.
Address Is Approximate
Sat, Nov 26 2011 10:25
Simply stunning stop-motion animation using Google Streetview.
Just Say No to Internet Censorship
Wed, Nov 23 2011 12:01
From Tumblr, "Congress is considering two well-intentioned but deeply flawed bills, the PROTECT-IP Act and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
As written, they would betray more than a decade of US policy and advocacy of Internet freedom by establishing a censorship system using the same domain blacklisting technologies pioneered by China and Iran."
Get involved.
R.I.P. - Steve Jobs
Wed, Oct 5 2011 20:46
I met the man twice. Spoke a few sentences to him, I doubt he ever remembered. But I did.
“The future is already here, just not evenly distributed”.
Mon, Sep 19 2011 12:18
Ben Hammersley's prescient speech to the IAAC.
"Fundamental Truth Number two is that the internet is the dominant platform for life in the 21st century."
"We can bitch about it, but Facebook, Twitter, Google and all the rest are, in many ways the very definition of modern life in the democratic west. For many, a functioning internet with freedom of speech, and a good connection to the social networks of our choice is a sign not just of modernity, but of civilisation itself."
"Fundamental Truth Number two is that the internet is the dominant platform for life in the 21st century."
"We can bitch about it, but Facebook, Twitter, Google and all the rest are, in many ways the very definition of modern life in the democratic west. For many, a functioning internet with freedom of speech, and a good connection to the social networks of our choice is a sign not just of modernity, but of civilisation itself."
Jack Kevorkian to run HP.
Fri, Sep 2 2011 17:35
The Wall St. Journal has a lucid year-in-review of HP and the utter disaster it turned out to be.
Just when I thought HP was poised to be great again they snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Just when I thought HP was poised to be great again they snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
Post-PC Era.
Mon, Aug 22 2011 11:21
MG Siegler nails it:
"No matter what you think of HP’s big moves this past week, their step away from the PC world speaks volumes. They’re not doing it because they’re batshit crazy. They’re doing it because sales are declining and the margins suck. They’re doing it because they can’t beat Apple."
"It’s not a good sign for an industry when the leader of that industry quits and walks away. No amount of spin can change that."
Apple needs some competition.
"No matter what you think of HP’s big moves this past week, their step away from the PC world speaks volumes. They’re not doing it because they’re batshit crazy. They’re doing it because sales are declining and the margins suck. They’re doing it because they can’t beat Apple."
"It’s not a good sign for an industry when the leader of that industry quits and walks away. No amount of spin can change that."
Apple needs some competition.
The worst sites in the world.
Mon, Aug 15 2011 09:27
Slate tries to answer the question, "why are restaurant web sites so bad?"
"… I haven't ever seen an explanation for why this industry's online presence is so singularly bruising. The rest of the Web long ago did away with auto-playing music, Flash buttons and menus, and elaborate intro pages, but restaurant sites seem stuck in 1999."
"Say you're a designer and you've got to demo a site you've spent two months creating," Bohan explains. "Your client is someone in their 50s who runs a restaurant but is not very in tune with technology. What's going to impress them more: Something with music and moving images, something that looks very fancy to someone who doesn't know about optimizing the Web for consumer use, or if you show them a bare-bones site that just lists all the information? I bet it would be the former—they would think it's great and money well spent."
I've often asked myself this very question. Restaurant sites (and to a similar extent, band sites) are a morass of shoddy design, poor load times, and clunky navigation. Some of these sites are absolutely beautiful to look at but a complete failure as a functional web site. What many restaurant owners don't seem to realize is that their web site is often the front door to their business. Superdoop's philosophy, the simplest solution is often the best solution, might be a good foundation to build your front door upon.
"Say you're a designer and you've got to demo a site you've spent two months creating," Bohan explains. "Your client is someone in their 50s who runs a restaurant but is not very in tune with technology. What's going to impress them more: Something with music and moving images, something that looks very fancy to someone who doesn't know about optimizing the Web for consumer use, or if you show them a bare-bones site that just lists all the information? I bet it would be the former—they would think it's great and money well spent."
I've often asked myself this very question. Restaurant sites (and to a similar extent, band sites) are a morass of shoddy design, poor load times, and clunky navigation. Some of these sites are absolutely beautiful to look at but a complete failure as a functional web site. What many restaurant owners don't seem to realize is that their web site is often the front door to their business. Superdoop's philosophy, the simplest solution is often the best solution, might be a good foundation to build your front door upon.
You Will.
Fri, Aug 12 2011 18:51
Prescient AT&T ads from 1993. Narrated by Tom Selleck, directed by David Fincher.
One question; where's my stinkin' jetpack?!
One question; where's my stinkin' jetpack?!