August 2011
1 post
Inundated with placenames →
This map taps into the place names contained in the USGS National Hydrography Dataset to show how the generic names of streams vary across the lower 48. Creeks and rivers are symbolized in gray due to their ubiquity (although the etymology behind the American use of creek is interesting), while bright colors symbolize other popular toponyms.
July 2011
5 posts
eBay Patents 10-Click Checkout →
In one well-publicized filing, eBay had tried to patent a purely decorative, non-operational “Keep me signed in” checkbox, but Sony’s PlayStation Network already had one just like it.
“We’re all fucking crazy. Don’t beat yourself up about it. I know everyone wants...”
– http://thoughtcatalog.com/2011/5-things-you-should-know-about-people/
Ex-Apple Designer Creates Teaching UI That "Kills... →
Victor’s key insight is that what we think of as “math” — equations, numerals, operators, variables, those squiggly symbols filling up millions of blackboards and textbooks — isn’t math at all: it’s merely the interface. And it sucks.
Routine →
February 2010
1 post
June 2009
1 post
Direct link to YouTube's HD .flv video of "Home" →
Direct link to HD-quality .flv of Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s documentary “Home” on YouTube. Useful for viewing via VLC (for HTPC setups).
January 2009
4 posts
“Any educated American has already read enough books. Everything else you read is...”
– http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/blog/defense-not-reading
“Like designers, if you give a programmer a problem with parameters, they’ll...”
– http://powazek.com/posts/1655
Map Quilts! →
December 2008
6 posts
HOWTO: Audio over HDMI with the HD3200 \ RS780 in... →
This actually worked for me!
Data is a singular noun →
“Can we just clear this up now: the word `data’, in english, is a singular mass noun. It is thus a grammatical and stylistic error to use it as a plural.”
“Irish goodbye [..] refers to the practice of inconspicuously leaving a place...”
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_goodbye
Lessons In Electric Circuits →
A free series of textbooks on the subjects of electricity and electronics
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