January 2011
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“This is a pretty crazy result, but every time we ran the numbers — changing the...”
– “The Mathematics of Beauty” by Christian Rudder, OkTrends
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Yesterday was the one year anniversary of my first post on Tumblr. Here’s to hoping it’s not all for the birds.
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“A good reminder of just how big of a rip-off text messages are. Remind me again...”
– MG Siegler about AT&T Simplifying Texting Plans
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Feet of Clay
While residing in Henrietta, Texas I did a tiny bit of design for the Clay County Leader website (read: chose from a few formatting options available via the template that was used and pick the colors). This was the first time I’d done any such thing (apart from the customization of a Xanga page). Needless to say, I knew much less than the still rather limited amount I know now about html,...
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Learn Your Damn Homophones →
Here is another site that utilizes profanity to convey how frustrating it is that people constantly fuck these up. I am especially fond of this bit in the footer:
You think this is obscene? Do you even read any of the stupid shit you write? That’s obscene.
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Learn toø fucking spell →
Paddy Donnelly (quoted previously) composed a wonderful, brief essay about the importance of spelling simple words correctly:
Spelling is one of the most crucial parts of writing, in fact it’s one of the most crucial parts of any job that involves words! Thousands of web designers, in particular, make unforgivable spelling mistakes constantly.
You can be the greatest designer on the...
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“I achieved the American dream… And I’m as American as can be…...”
– Azzam Alwash, Nature Iraq
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“From all that I have attempted to say it should now be apparent that sincerity...”
– Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love (1963)
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"I want to live up to her expectations."
It’s nice to have an eloquent orator as head of state at times like this. The following is an excerpt from the remarks by the President at a memorial service for the victims of the shooting in Tucson, Arizona. (If you have half an hour, the video or audio is well worth your time.)
If this tragedy prompts reflection and debate — as it should — let’s make sure it’s worthy of those we have...
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“Google seems to use “open” like a Smurf uses “smurf”: to mean whatever suits...”
– Robb Irrgang
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Security Moral
I’ve linked to this before, but I’ve been making some passwords more secure lately and I came across this nugget of great advice, and figured I’d share it:
Moral of the story? Don’t use words out of the dictionary for passwords.
It’s true, you shouldn’t — doing so makes your password easier to hack. You wouldn’t want that, now would you? (Boo! — Scared...
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“In other news: if God exists, he’s not sweating atheism.”
– Merlin Mann, following these two tweets
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The Cloudy Logic of "Political" Shootings →
James Fallows’ analysis of the further political ramification of the attempt on the life of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, on which I agree with Nate Silver:
James Fallows has the most sensible take on Giffords I’ve seen today.
I think language, meaning, and motivation all matter; however, regardless of any of that, this is an atrocity.
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“Every app I install is a potential headache.”
– Marco Arment, Build and Analyze #7: A New Marketplace
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Wakefully Wordy
There are nights (not unlike this one) when I am physically tired, yet my mind does not seem to grasp the idea of rest. Instead of slowing down so that I can ease into a state of slumber, my synapses insist on sparking even more than usual; rather than exchange consciousness for a dreamworld where many rules of existence do not apply (gravity, regret, time), my brain seems to prefer dwelling on...
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“What you hear if you try to listen to Led Zeppelin without ever having heard...”
– Ron Burk, Let Mozart Be Dead Already
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I’ve had an iPhone since Apple started selling them in June 2007. Naturally, I’ve been using third-party apps on my iPhone since they opened the App Store in July 2008. Several of my friends have an iPhone or iPad of their own (as do many people I don’t know). Some have used iOS for as long as I have, some for just a few days — either way, we all use apps. So, I figured I’d...