Month: October 2013
October 31, 2013
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Opinion piece in Wired by Chris Bosh suggesting everyone should learn to code:
http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/10/chris-bosh-why-everyone-should-learn-to-code/
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Why “saving money” and “ROI” are probably the wrong way to sell your product by @ASmartBear
I can’t remember how many times at Smart Bear I tried to sell Code Collaborator with the argument that it “saves you money.” And customers demanded it — some even required that we produce an ROI spreadsheet. And we did. The argument makes sense (though it’s wrong). Code Collaborator is tool which…
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Rudy Van Gelder – the behind the scenes jazz legend:
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970203806504577180932802903306
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Odds are ING Direct will be renamed Tangerine in Canada:
http://domainnamewire.com/2013/10/31/ing-direct-canada-to-become-tangerine-they-bought-tangerine-com-for-100k/
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What every true Lou Reed fan will be wearing this fall:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/167282687/rip-lou-reed-shirt-silver-shirt
October 30, 2013
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The water is off in my condo building.
This reminds me of #Y2K.
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Ignore those who mock – it’s totally okay to take a picture with your tablet of choice.
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Save For Later | Mozilla UX
Firefox and “save for later” All browsers support two functions: searching and revisiting. My research questions whether constructs like bookmarks really are the right model to support revisiting. I worked closely with Mozilla user experience researchers and designers to rethink how Firefox can…
October 29, 2013
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I think SOMEONE just subtweeted me.
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“Reflektor” is Arcade Fire’s “Sandinista” – sprawling, self-indulgent… and brilliant.
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Paris and the Data Mind – The Morning News
Must read: Paris, the data mind and our quantified selves. http://bit.ly/XCov6M
October 28, 2013
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The Magical iPad – stratēchery by Ben Thompson
http://j.mp/16hd3RE
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The End of Pinktober – Fire in the Mind |
http://DiscoverMagazine.com
http://j.mp/18w5CTi
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Users Know: Stop Making Users Explore
http://j.mp/18w3gnA
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Design Staff — Change aversion: why users hate what you launched (and what to do about it)
Change aversion: why users hate what you launched (and what to do about it) Change is good. When a product becomes more fun or makes us more efficient, we embrace change. Technology startups often lead the way, rapidly iterating in an ongoing effort to create better experiences for their users. But…
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Mountain Equipment Co-op ditches the Mountain for the mainstream
http://j.mp/1ioPbht
via @instapaper
October 27, 2013
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BTW I’m cheering for the guys from Duck Dynasty in the World Series.
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I’m getting morose now, so I’ll leave the last word to a true Lou fan, Jonathan Richman:
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The Self in Self-Help — New York Magazine
Can self-help work if we have no idea how a *self* works? http://t.co/zDPixyyO (Me, writing about self-help. In the nerdiest way possible.)
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Lou Reed’s “Berlin” is one of the best – and bleakest – albums ever made.
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A horrible role model but a master musician. Thanks for the tunes Lou. RT @RollingStone: Lou Reed has died at age 71
http://rol.st/17S0pWI
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Real science saving real lives.
RT @UnlikelyWorlds: Phage therapy deployed against antibiotic-resistant bacteria:
http://bit.ly/1aS5vV5
October 26, 2013
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Adobe’s Subscription Model & Why Platform Owners Should Care | stratēchery by Ben Thompson
http://j.mp/16BceW9
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Customer Pet Peeve #421:The “Premature Solve” | Ben Lucier
Few things are more frustrating to a customer as an email help request that’s marked “Solved” when it isn’t. Too many help desks and contact centres do not understand the great emotional pain the Solved status can cause their customers. If there’s one thing I want you to take away from this article,…
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Miley Cyrus & Robin Thicke on MTV Awards as narrated by naturalist David Attenborough:
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A great analogy to understand how Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are very different.
October 25, 2013
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Some thoughts on organizational complexity | Dalton Caldwell
Some thoughts from Dalton Caldwell on organizational complexity:
http://t.co/WzwIrOv9
Definitely worth a read.
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We use one communication channel to announce our availability in another.
October 24, 2013
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Rands In Repose: The Process Myth
On the list of ways to generate a guaranteed negative knee-jerk reaction from an engineer, I offer a single word: process. Folks, in order to make sure that we hit our ship date, we have a new bug triage… process. You’ve heard the groans and you’ve seen the rolling eyeballs and made the fair…