December 2009
34 posts
Doing Hos is Hard Work →
Etch-a-Sketch doesn’t involve much hill climbing. GPS-a-Sketch in San Francisco does, however:
Merry Christmas from me and whatever_art to you! *
In other news: not going…
Christmas Plans →
The secrets behind menu design →
In “Menu Mind Games,” William Poundstone dissects this Balthazar menu (full size PDF) and tells you the logic behind its design.
Can you guess the tricks being used here? Click image…
The O2 Incubator Project →
O2 are looking for a team of 2-3 hot developers who want to innovate and create something completely new. The principle is that we will sponsor you with a monthly allowance in consideration for…
Tenacity →
Mark Suster (one of the best VC blogs) has a post up on Tenacity. He says:
Tenacity is probably the most important attribute in an entrepreneur. It’s the person who never gives up – who…
Microsoft Acknowledges Theft of Code from Plurk →
On Tuesday, Microsoft acknowledged and took responsibility for the theft of code belonging to Plurk.com, although the company also said it was the work of a Chinese vendor.
She’s Geeky – January 29-31 →
She’s Geeky: Connecting Women in Tech
Returning to the Bay Area January 29, 30 & 31, 2010
@ the Computer History Museum in Mountain View
She’s Geeky is just 7 weeks away! Early Bird…
Funding Clojure in 2010 →
Free and open isn’t a business in itself, and won’t make money. The path of least resistance for users must generate revenue for you.
Microsoft China rips off Asia’s No. 1... →
Between The Folds - a film by Vanessa Gould →
A documentary about origami.
From Minnie to Mickey (and all they did was turn... →
The battle of the sexes is a never-ending war waged within ourselves as male and female elements of our own bodies continually fight each other for supremacy. This is the astonishing implication of a…
Mass Gathering in defence of street photography -... →
The End of Book Publishing As We Know It →
A few days ago, I watched a video demo of the “SI Tablet,” a new eBook device developed by Time, Inc. and The Wonderfactory. It demonstrates how a touch screen, portability, and the convergence of…
Lupe Fiasco's Enemy Of The State Mixtape: A Study... →
My daughter turned me onto Lupe Fiasco a couple weeks ago. When I start listening to a new artist, I often will go to the Hype Machine and listen to a stream of their music. In the process of…
The 50 Best Protest Signs Of 2009 →
Digital Cutting Machines Alter the World of Crafts... →
Craft makers can use patterns from cartridges, software and the Web to make scissors nearly obsolete.
What do you mean by bullet lists with "flair"? →
So we’re finalizing the layout of Rework with our publisher. We weren’t liking the appearance of the bullet lists in the book though. There were emails back and forth. Then phone calls. They…
Amazon says no plans to open physical stores →
LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc , the world’s largest online retailer, has no plans to open stores anywhere in the world, it said on Sunday.
Apple’s purchase of Lala suggests Apple is making... →
Let’s not forget that Apple tablet. Streaming movies, anyone?
If MSG is so bad for you, why doesn't everyone in... →
A really interesting exploration into the origins and issues surrounding monosodium glutamate.
The Stanford mobile phone orchestra →
How Hollywood plans to keep prices up as movies go... →
Digital downloads have broken apart the album and decimated major label music revenues. So movies will also get cheap and DRM-free as they increasingly migrate to the ‘Net, right? Think again.
10 Principles That May Make Your Work Better Or... →
Amazon is losing about $2 per ebook →
Analysts are dreaming about vast e-book earnings per share. Keep dreaming…
Lupe Fiasco's Enemy Of The State Mixtape: A Study... →
My daughter turned me onto Lupe Fiasco a couple weeks ago. When I start listening to a new artist, I often will go to the Hype Machine and listen to a stream of their music. In the process of…
Amazon in secret plan to open high street shops →
Just as Borders shuts its doors.
Git forking for fun and profit →
Useful notes on Git and thoughts on a Contributor License Agreement.
Version 1 Sucks, But Ship It Anyway →
Doesn’t just apply to code development. Perfectionism = unproductive (but so hard to break out of).
Open APIs Mature Into a Next-Generation Business... →
Jim Collins and the "stop doing" list →
Reader Tim Bailen writes in: “Thought you guys would like this idea — that a ‘stop doing’ list is more important than a ‘to-do’ list. It’s from Jim Collins’ study of companies that went from good…
Disclosing New Worlds: Entrepreneurship,... →
In the end, if you seek a clue to Fernando Flores’s ambition — and to his potential impact on the world of business — you could look at his second book, Disclosing New Worlds: Entrepreneurship,…
Wallet Garden →
Keeps the phone numbers (but not the numbers themselves) for your cards etc safe so you can call them if your wallet is stolen while you travel.
Sugru: Hack Things Better →
Useful-looking goo for real-life object-hacking.
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101 Things I Learned in Interaction Design School →
Handy hints.