January 2011
25 posts
True Stuff: Socrates vs. the Written Word →
“Previously, I shared a curmudgeonly 1889 article about the menace of electricity...”
– by David Malki on his fine comic site, WonderMark.
Read the whole article for a Judo-flip through the history of human thought, from back to front, from Socrates to kids texting to the 1800s and back again. Do not deprive yourself of the privilege of reading this whole article start to finish....
“The biggest complaint I have with many Java developers is that they develop a...”
– Development Chaos Theory » Blog Archive » How (not) to write Factorial in Java.
A great article that beautifully states a sentiment many non-Java programmers hold towards Java programmers: “Stop wanking in meta-architectural land and just fucking code it.”
The Colour Clock →
Pretty. Not too bad on the cpu.
Dave Fayram | The Geek Talk →
In case you didn’t know, I was interviewed by The Geek Talk.
Mythbusting: Why Firefox 4 won’t score 100 on... →
Fair enough. It’s not like Standards Compliance is the real issue scaring people away from Firefox these days. It’s the bloat, slowness and stability issues.
Into The Abyss: Teal and Orange - Hollywood,... →
Indeed.
That said, blue-yellow tinting is the hallmark of cinematic shots since color film stopped turning to poisonous ash in your hands.
NYDN Botches Story says, "Beautiful men, women are... →
This is one of the most egregious examples of bad science reporting I’ve seen in quite awhile. In a stunning feat of misreading and linkbaiting, the NYDN has taken a rather unsurprising result from Kanazawa’s study on “Intelligence and Physical attractiveness” and completely misreported it.
The study actually showed the opposite of what the article claims; as time goes...
“And STILL, I would not venture to lecture other people on how superior my...”
– Why American Mothers are Superior : AnnMaria’s Blog
Monadic Design Patterns for the Web (Book) by... →
Funded. I’m excited about this book.
pictures for sad children - “They're eighteenth... →
Seinfeld suicide issue. This is easily one of the best PFSC ever, right up there with “the embarrassing dad” and “repetition at work.”
“The purpose of laying out these nitpicks is two-fold: First, if Loren Brichter...”
– Tim Morgan’s thoughts that are too big for Twitter, Separating good design and good behavior (and additional nitpicks on the Twitter app)
I agree wholeheartedly. UX and interaction design are not traditional design, or even traditional design with an added element of time. They’re a...
The Zing Platform: Unmatched Scalability for Java... →
Relevant to my interests.
