March 2009
12 posts
“When you’re running for President, you do the talking. When you’re...”
– This quote popped into my head this morning. (Surprisingly, it’s never been said before.)
I think it’s more true than sliced bread.
When Obama was running, he did the talking. He was the media. We heard from him, we got to learn about him, and he got to tell us what his plans are. He...
How Should I Feel About Obama? →
“Is Obama willing to speak hard truths? Is he willing to say that home ownership...”
– Systemic Failure - Pat Buchanan
My dad always sends me these Pat Buchanan articles. I like picking through them and see what I agree/disagree with. I think the above quote makes sense, though his discussion about the financial sector offering sub-prime loans because politicians pressured them to is...
Design Decisions
Doug Bowman, Goodbye Google:
“Yes, it’s true that a team at Google couldn’t decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4 or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case. I can’t operate in an environment like that. I’ve grown tired of debating such miniscule design decisions....
Scams, Sasquatch, and the Supernatural Full... →
“There’s an old Hindu saying that comes into my mind occasionally: “For the first...”
– Steve Jobs, in a Playboy Magazine Interview from 1985 (via jackcheng)
MakerBot Industries - Robots That Make Things. →
5 Reasons Why Facebook Will Never Be (Or Beat)...
Relationships are fundamentally different (friends vs. followers), and changing this will mean a complete infrastructure bet — unlikely in this economy, and given the fact that doing what it does has gotten Facebook to 100 million users.
There are no usernames. This, among other things, negates the possibility for “replies”. Comments are cool, but obscure. Wall posts are cool,...
Prank War 7: Live
rickyv:
Here goes. Well done Streeter and everybody else from production who made it happen.
February 2009
10 posts
“Maybe life is not about seeing a glass half full or half empty, but about the...”
