January 2008
12 posts
@Marston Let’s talk to h1kari and get one of those neural interface FPGAs running a web spider
Boy, do I suck at tennis. Maybe I should play more frequently than once a year.
where the Violent Femmes are a standard.
Apple Human Interface Guidelines: Leopard Edition →
Finally, an up-to-date version of the Apple HIG. Not an end-all, be-all blueprint for good software design, but not a bad place to start. Via IndieHIG and DF.
Edward Tufte on the iPhone →
Edward Tufte* has prepared a video discussing the interface design behind the iPhone. This is a momentous occasion: the world’s leading expert on data graphics and information design has reviewed the consumer electronics device with the most ground-breaking user interface in years.*registered guru in my personal pantheon of heroes
"Understanding art for geeks" →
“Paul the Wine Guy” has produced a series of critical pieces relating classic art to a geeky audience. Some are funny; most are hilarious.
Filing bills/physical BACN: feels productive; isn’t. Tagging MP3s is a whole lot more gratifying.
“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations,...”
– Richard Feynman (via Edward Tufte)
“For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled.” —Richard Feynman