December 2009
49 posts
the not oughts thoughts
So one can’t help but notice all the chatting about the decade, whether it’s over (or if that doesn’t happen till next December 31st), whether it’s OK or not to be wishing it away, and wishing for something better in 2010. So, I thought I’d toss in my two cents.
Good riddance.
I don’t see anything wrong with being happy to get out from under the year that...
“We are all atheists about most of the gods humanity has ever believed in. Some...”
– Richard Dawkins (via soupsoup)
“May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope...”
– Neil Gaiman (via fuckyeahhappy)
“The digital world, even the high end brands, has become a sleazy carnival,...”
– Seth Godin (via everyone)
This is a huge part of consumers’ erosion of trust in technology.
(via marco)
What I expect
marco:
My content will be stolen and republished in ways that violate my extremely permissive Creative Commons license. This will be done by both bots and humans. The bots will use my content to steal pennies from advertisers and time from people. Some of the humans won’t realize they’re doing anything wrong. The others think I won’t notice.
People will misquote, re-title, and edit my content...
“If the climate was a bank they would already have saved it.”
– The best line delivered so far in Copenhagen, concerning the U.S.’s commitment to meaningful action. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing standup comedian Hugo Chavez! (From Politico’s Glenn Thrush) (via chrislindsay) (via poortaste)
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tumblr reminded me today
that I really enjoy the sarcastic use of the word, “wisenheimer.”
Tenacity Versus Failing Early (and Often)
mikehudack:
continuations:
Fred wrote about tenacity this morning prompted by a post from Mark Suster about tenacity being a key trait for an entrepreneur. As per usual there is a long comment thread on Fred’s post and also quite a few comments on Mark’s.
There is, however, only a limited discussion of the potential conflict between tenacity and the ability to “fail early and often” (before...
“Are you nuts? How are you going to map out an entire website plan on a piece of...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
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“No, I said that everything on the site should be in all caps. That’s how...”
– (via clientsfromhell)
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“If America could be, once again, a nation of self-reliant farmers, craftsmen,...”
– - Edward Abbey (via cosmic-dust) (via poortaste)
Also from EA:
“Society is like a stew. If you don’t stir it up every once in a while then a layer of scum floats to the top.”
One of the best Wikipedia entries for an individual I’ve read. Particularly the part about his...
A Collection of Useful Web Design Wireframing... →
fabulous vectors and PSD’s for IA and web design
“Ever notice how ‘What the hell’ is always the right answer?”
– Marilyn Monroe (via kari-shma) (via inmyskin)
What are your top 5 favorite designed websites?
wreckandsalvage:
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In no particular order here are mine:
vimeo
photojojo
mailchimp
virb
reddit
vimeo
Tumblr
Hulu
Netflix
Now Do This
QBN
Colour Lovers
Flickrvision
News Map
Information Architects
