Month: November 2013
November 30, 2013
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Slightly Wrong Quotes On T-shirts:
http://slightlywrongquotes.tumblr.com/
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Sadly true.
MT @chr1sa: I can’t tell who is more anti-science these days — the Right (evolution, climate) or the Left (GMO, antivax).
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Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel struggled with what the heck the Internet was 20 years ago too…
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Here’s CBC TV explaining “a computer network called Internet” 20 years ago:
http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/science-technology/computers/inventing-the-internet-age/a-network-called-internet.html
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An interview with Joshua Porter | Inside Intercom
Joshua Porter is a man with lots of fresh ideas and opinions. In this interview we spoke about many design topics, ranging from the uselessness of design deliverables through to remote working and the role of metrics in design. You can grab an MP3 of the file here , or there’s a full transcript…
November 29, 2013
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12 Million Americans Believe Lizard People Run Our Country – Philip Bump
About 90 million Americans believe aliens exist. Some 66 million of us think aliens landed at Roswell in 1948. These are the things you learn when there’s a lull in political news and pollsters get to ask whatever questions they want. Update, October 31: We’ve figured out who the government…
November 28, 2013
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Worth Reading: “For Billions of People, “Wasting Time” Makes Little Sense”
http://ift.tt/1dEuOjq
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Worth Reading: “Conspiracy theories: Why we believe the unbelievable”
http://ift.tt/1bZCTIQ
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Blood Orange’s “Cupid Deluxe” has a pretty good chance of being album of the year for me.
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Create excellent roadmaps
How to create a delightful website netmag In need of a little web design inspiration? We home in on a few examples of delightful design. This month’s cool stuff for web designers By Ruth Hamilton Web Design From a definitive guide to accessibility to a tracker blocker, check out this month’s small…
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Worth Reading: “Why “Simple” Websites Are Scientifically Better”
http://ift.tt/1bl3X8v
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“A Thanksgiving Prayer” by William S. Burroughs.
November 27, 2013
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Will Google Hang Up on Voice? | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Millions of Android users began salivating late Monday when a Google Voice update surfaced. What could it be? The long-sought MMS feature that power users have craved since Mountain View purchased Grand Central in 2007? An update to the pre-historic user interface? International texting? Maybe it…
November 26, 2013
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Just finished my Xmas shopping. Didn’t set foot in a single store.
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PIN number analysis
PIN analysis A good friend of mine, Ian , recently forwarded me an internet joke. The headline was something like: “All credit card PIN numbers in the World leaked” The body of the message simply said 0000 0001 0002 0003 0004 … Ian’s messages made me chuckle. Then, later the same day, I read this…
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November 25, 2013
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The Saudi Marathon Man : The New Yorker
A twenty-year-old man who had been watching the Boston Marathon had his body torn into by the force of a bomb. He wasn’t alone; a hundred and seventy-six people were injured and three were killed. But he was the only one who, while in the hospital being treated for his wounds, had his apartment…
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“Artist as center of a community” is becoming clearer all the time. Gaga, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift were all about “we did it”.
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Miley’s AMA performance was quite clever. Original rather than trying to escalate the outrageousness.
November 24, 2013
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Worth Reading: “Switzerland’s Proposal to Pay People for Being Alive”
http://ift.tt/IaEDHf
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The Nocebo Effect: How We Worry Ourselves Sick : The New Yorker
Many of us hope to find Wi-Fi wherever we go, preferably for free. But some people devote their lives to avoiding Wi-Fi altogether. Sufferers of Wi-Fi syndrome say that the radio waves used in mobile communication cause headaches, nausea, exhaustion, tingling, trouble concentrating, and…
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Worth Reading: “Stop Trying To …
http://www.fastcodesign.com/3021554/innovation-by-design/hey-designers-stop-trying-to-be-so-damned-clever
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Worth Reading: “Dr. Seuss, wicked constraints, and creative…
November 23, 2013
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If you saw “Gravity” you must see this short companion film. Quite moving even on its own.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/gravity-spinoff-watch-side-sandra-657919
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Why do Scooby and the gang still believe in the supernatural given EVERY FRIGGIN’ TIME it’s some old dude in a costume?
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The Power of Value Stream Maps
Our experience as customers of a product or service is shaped by the various interactions that we have with it. Some of these touch points add value to customers while others do not. For example, a doctor’s office may offer patients the ability to book appointments online, which likely adds value.…