GluFactory

In which my exes are idiots.

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:24:21 -0800

In which my exes are idiots.

merlin: Queens of the Stone Age - “No One Knows” [2002,...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:23:36 -0800

merlin:

Queens of the Stone Age - “No One Knows” [2002, Live]

Jesus. Grohl’s fills. Still so good.

1. This + his sense of humor is why any girl in her right mind would f**k him.

2. I can’t fucking wait for Them Crooked Vultures.

ISO50 - The Blog of Scott Hansen » ISO50 Playlist 6 Click...

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:34:41 -0800

ISO50 - The Blog of Scott Hansen » ISO50 Playlist 6

Click through for a fantastic playlist.

"And that a “light saber” is a “light saber” no matter where you live or how much Lego you have."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:33:40 -0800

“And that a “light saber” is a “light saber” no matter where you live or how much Lego you have.”

- A Common Nomenclature for Lego Families by Giles Turnbull - The Morning News

"Apology accepted. Now don’t do it again. ¶ No word from Google on their ‘obey first, ask questions..."

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:03:00 -0800

“Apology accepted. Now don’t do it again. ¶ No word from Google on their ‘obey first, ask questions never’ approach to DMCA claims.”

- Jeremy Keith, in a gracious postscript to the “Pitch Perfect” kerfuffle. (via merlin)

I’d call this less gracious and more ill informed.

The point of the DMCA is precisely NOT to have employees making judgments on the legitimacy of claims. Or employers for that matter.

I respect you as a designer Jeremy, but not as an expert is US law. (of which I am not either)

Agile User Experience Projects, Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:29:31 -0800

timoni:

“Maintain a coherent vision of the user interface architecture. Create the initial vision during a “sprint zero” period — before any implementation has started — and maintain it through annual (or semi-annual) design vision sprints. You can’t just design individual features; they have to fit together into a coherent whole — a whole that must be designed as well. Bottom-up user interface design equals a confused total user experience (the Linux syndrome).”

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Agile User Experience Projects, Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox

In my experience, maintaining UI fidelity is the hardest part of working with agile programming. I find it surprising that Nielsen’s only advice is to “decide it all in advance.”

Any other advice on this out there?

How to be an adult.

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:15:50 -0800

merlin:

An Incomplete Education

I’ll probably get skewered from every angle for this,¹ but what the heck. A pal asked me what I know about women for a project he’s doing. Here’s 10 minutes’ worth. Covered with grains of salt like:

Yes, a lot of this goes both ways. Obviously. Give it a rest.

Yes, some of these you won’t agree with. That’s why you and I never dated. Right? Exactly.

Anyhow, for what it’s worth:

Read More

These are pretty much true for everyone.

I’d add:

Weigh whatever short term results gained from a decision against its long term effects. Think about who you value as a meaningful part of your life when doing so, and treat them as such.

Twitter Reveals More Lists Power With A Widget I made it to...

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:46:40 -0800

Twitter Reveals More Lists Power With A Widget

I made it to techcrunch?

Phoot Camp

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:29:00 -0800

Phoot Camp:

Congrats to Space Miner & her talented crew of photogs!

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1)

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:23:29 -0800

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1):

Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz

About End of the Road Festival « End of the Road Festival 11th – 13th September 2009

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:17:40 -0800

About End of the Road Festival « End of the Road Festival 11th – 13th September 2009:

Can someone please PLEASE please figure out a way for me to get a ticket to this next year? Two actually.

LOVE,

Laura

The Acorn - Crooked Legs (via DodgeMOKB)

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:16:13 -0800

The Acorn - Crooked Legs (via DodgeMOKB)

"# You won’t get all the over hyped bands headlining # Most bands play longer sets than usual #..."

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:58:11 -0800

“# You won’t get all the over hyped bands headlining
# Most bands play longer sets than usual
# You can eat a range of quality food
# You can drink a range of quality beers”

- About End of the Road Festival « End of the Road Festival 11th – 13th September 2009

"Users in one click gave the game permission to access their profile data and they didn’t think twice..."

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:27:22 -0800

“Users in one click gave the game permission to access their profile data and they didn’t think twice about it.”

- How To Spam Facebook Like A Pro: An Insiders Confession

Illegal downloaders 'spend the most on music', says poll - Crime, UK - The Independent

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:24:43 -0800

Illegal downloaders 'spend the most on music', says poll - Crime, UK - The Independent:

rickwebb:

Hrm. THis is interesting. Though, I have to say, it’s not actually a solid argument against punishing downloaders, since, you know, they’d probably spend even more if they didn’t illegally download. ;)

I would unequivocally say that the more music I listen to, the more I buy.

Scratch that, the more music I listen to *that I like* the more I buy.

The flip side is, the less I listen to the less I buy. Across the board. I bet my paycheck that my listening and spending habits support this.

And I’d venture most downloaders feel the same. So, the record and radio and video and television and marketing industries can decide to play better music and more variety to spurn growth, or we can do what we’ve been doing for decades.

Search it out, copy it, burn it, torrent it, tape it and finally, buy it.

My shoes in action (via violet.blue)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:45:42 -0700

My shoes in action (via violet.blue)

Cell Size and Scale

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:22:33 -0700

Cell Size and Scale

cleversimon: Yes. Let’s all freak the fuck out over swine flu.

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:57:55 -0700

cleversimon:

Yes. Let’s all freak the fuck out over swine flu.

Helvetimail - josef richter

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:56:26 -0700

Helvetimail - josef richter

merlin: Present Joys | Shop | My head is full… [via]

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:26:29 -0700

merlin:

Present Joys | Shop | My head is full…

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