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Uh oh, just cracked open a fortune cookie and it was empty…can’t be a good sign.

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:02:48 -0400

Uh oh, just cracked open a fortune cookie and it was empty…can’t be a good sign.

Searched Twitter for “needless to say”…wanted to see how high the tweet-worthy bar...

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:40:32 -0400

Searched Twitter for “needless to say”…wanted to see how high the tweet-worthy bar was set: http://tinyurl.com/6zgqx8

You think Jay-Z enjoys the Wire? I mean, it’s gotta hit pretty close to home, right? I think...

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:40:45 -0400

You think Jay-Z enjoys the Wire? I mean, it’s gotta hit pretty close to home, right? I think him and Stringer could share some stories.

david: “Trying to convince lobsters to fight one another is...

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:14:16 -0400

david:

“Trying to convince lobsters to fight one another is harder than you think.” — Caroline

ich habe getrunken zu vielen caffee heute (turns out caffeine intoxication makes me speak in really...

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:50:53 -0400

ich habe getrunken zu vielen caffee heute (turns out caffeine intoxication makes me speak in really crappy german)

Airlines to Offer In-Flight Access

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:11:04 -0400

Airlines to Offer In-Flight Access:

rickyv:

This is one of the biggest technology stories of the year, if not the biggest. I’ve always said that the first airline to provide Internet access will dominate the market until others catch up.

As an analogy, think of how well an airline that offered in-flight heroin would do servicing a nation of heroin addicts.

Hillary: “I will make no decisions tonight!” followed by a huge roar from the crowd....

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:54:22 -0400

Hillary: “I will make no decisions tonight!” followed by a huge roar from the crowd. Wish I could get that treatment for my inactivity :)

Finally finished a book on procrastination (heh) but it could be one of the most important books...

Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:15:28 -0400

Finally finished a book on procrastination (heh) but it could be one of the most important books I’ve ever read

Kara Swisher is to the tech scene as Joey Crawford is to the the NBA.

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:17:36 -0400

Kara Swisher is to the tech scene as Joey Crawford is to the the NBA.

joelaz: Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra - Hey Ya An Outkast...

Mon, 26 May 2008 18:19:18 -0400

joelaz:

Shawn Lee’s Ping Pong Orchestra - Hey Ya

An Outkast cover.

Photo via ShawnLee.net

"To design an easy-to-use interface, pay attention to what users do, not what they say. Self-reported..."

Mon, 26 May 2008 03:33:32 -0400

“To design an easy-to-use interface, pay attention to what users do, not what they say. Self-reported claims are unreliable, as are user speculations about future behavior.”

- First Rule of Usability? Don’t Listen to Users (Alertbox)

the ONLY jakob nielsen quote that ever meant anything to me.
(via soxiam)

soxiam: Keyboard shortcut skins on Photojojo! (via Amit Gupta)

Mon, 26 May 2008 03:28:23 -0400

soxiam:

Keyboard shortcut skins on Photojojo! (via Amit Gupta)

soxiam: Pimpin’ (via C-Monster)

Sat, 17 May 2008 23:06:07 -0400

soxiam:

Pimpin’ (via C-Monster)

Friday happy hour - District or 21st Amendment?

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:41:35 -0400

Friday happy hour - District or 21st Amendment?

Making and listening to Designs & Mistakes

Thu, 15 May 2008 19:18:17 -0400

Making and listening to Designs & Mistakes

The small things add up

Sun, 11 May 2008 22:59:59 -0400

via Joel Spolsky’s post on User Interface Design:

That’s what days were like. A bunch of tiny frustrations, and a bunch of tiny successes. But they added up. Even something which seems like a tiny, inconsequential frustration affects your mood. Your emotions don’t seem to care about the magnitude of the event, only the quality.

UI is important because it affects the feelings, the emotions, and the mood of your users. If the UI is wrong and the user feels like they can’t control your software, they literally won’t be happy and they’ll blame it on your software.

To make people happy, you have to let them feel like they are in control of their environment. To do this, you need to correctly interpret their actions.

I think this photo actually makes me want to code more, via:...

Fri, 02 May 2008 17:34:00 -0400

I think this photo actually makes me want to code more, via: http://www.axure.com/tour.aspx

Interesting move by Google to get a second pageview out of...

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:56:17 -0400

Interesting move by Google to get a second pageview out of Wikipedia searches….if you enter a term into the Wikipedia search box and click “Search Wikipedia” you instead are directed to another Google page where Google displays the SERP if you had entered a more specific search term.

new rule: no matter how much neighboring space is available, the egg whites will not be allowed to...

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:01:12 -0400

new rule: no matter how much neighboring space is available, the egg whites will not be allowed to stay anywhere near the half and half

catbird: FFFFOUND!

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:48:38 -0400

catbird:

FFFFOUND!