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Now, this redefines my idea of ‘awesomeness’

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:17:37 -0800

Now, this redefines my idea of ‘awesomeness’

"Separate the zeal of entre-preneurship from the blind- ness of hubris."

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:30:39 -0700

“Separate the zeal of entre-preneurship from the blind- ness of hubris.”

- Brant Cooper & Patrick Vlaskovits - The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development - 2010

Turns out I was right.

Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:36:44 -0700

Turns out I was right.

"And that is the secret of happiness and virtue - liking what you’ve got to do. All..."

Tue, 14 Sep 2010 20:25:35 -0700

“And that is the secret of happiness and virtue - liking what you’ve got to do. All conditioning aims at that: making people like their un-escapable social destiny.”

- Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Hacking at MIT

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:40:00 -0700

Hacking at MIT:

The safety of yourself, of others, and of property should have highest priority. Safety is more important than pulling off a hack or getting through a door.
Be subtle; leave no evidence that you were there.
Brute force is the last resort of the incompetent.
Leave things as you found them or better. Cause no permanent damage during hacks and while hacking. If you find something broken, call F-IXIT.
Do not steal anything; if you must borrow something, leave a note saying when it will be returned and remember to return it.
Do not drop things without a ground crew to ensure that no one is underneath.
Sign-ins are not graffiti and shouldn’t be seen by the general public. Sign-ins exhibit one’s pride in having found an interesting location and should be seen only by other hackers. Real hackers are not proud of discovering Lobby 7, random basements, or restrooms. Keep sign-ins small and respect other hackers’ sign-ins.
Never drink and hack.
Never hack alone. Have someone who can get help in an emergency.
Know your limitations and do not surpass them. If you do not know how to open a door, climb a shaft, etc., then learn from someone who knows before trying.
Learn how not to get caught; but if you do get caught, accept gracefully and cooperate fully.
Share your knowledge and experience with other hackers.
Above all, exercise common sense.

"I was thinking of using Perl 6 to write Ruby 2.0"

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:58:11 -0700

“I was thinking of using Perl 6 to write Ruby 2.0”

- comp.lang.ruby

"Printing [or web page design] demands a humility of mind, for the lack of which many of the fine..."

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:36:00 -0700

“Printing [or web page design] demands a humility of mind, for the lack of which many of the fine arts are even now floundering in self-conscious and maudlin experiments. There is nothing simple or dull in achieving the transparent page. Vulgar ostentation is twice as easy as discipline. When you realise that ugly typography never effaces itself, you will be able to capture beauty as the wise men capture happiness by aiming at something else.”

- Beatrice Ward, The crystal goblet

Russia 100 years ago

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:39:13 -0700

Russia 100 years ago:

Absolutely gorgeous

My _whyday

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:07:12 -0700

My _whyday:

Me, I worked on my crazy idea.

Thanks for all the fish brother.

Startups fear their idea

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:54:58 -0700

Startups fear their idea:

Not much more to say.

If you can’t stick with your vision, you’re a dead man walking indeed.

Fajne Chlopaki portfolio

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:07:37 -0700

Fajne Chlopaki portfolio:

Design of unbelievable beauty.

The house inside a Hill

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:55:09 -0700

The house inside a Hill:

Unbelievable.

Wouldn’t live there though.

Post mortem

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:08:00 -0700

Post mortem:

Wonderful, honest and insightful article about the death of a startup.

The concept of viral loop is especially important, I agree 100%.

I know a bunch of guys who should learn from this.

Endeca Patterns Library

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 13:35:00 -0700

Endeca patterns is a fantastic resource that lists some of the most consolidated patterns used today in UI design.

Information architects, usability experts and web designers should definitely take a look.

"I’d rather have a hundred people willing to pay for my website — and know that, and learn how to..."

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:11:15 -0700

“I’d rather have a hundred people willing to pay for my website — and know that, and learn how to give them what they want — than have ten thousand people and not know how much they care.”

- Ian Coyle, 2010, 8faces #1

"Most technology companies eventually get taken over by suits and middle managers. At Yahoo it felt..."

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:10:22 -0700

“Most technology companies eventually get taken over by suits and middle managers. At Yahoo it felt as if they’d deliberately accelerated this process. They didn’t want to be a bunch of hackers. They wanted to be suits. A media company should be run by suits.”

- Paul Graham, 2010, What happened to Yahoo

Designing for the mind

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:40:21 -0700

Designing for the mind:

There’s still some people who thinks design is only some kind of creative / artistic thingy.

I’m truly sorry for you.

"Leadership = CEO, Stewardship = COO, Resource Management = CFO, Technology = CTO. Design = ?"

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:49:00 -0700

“

Leadership = CEO, Stewardship = COO, Resource Management = CFO, Technology = CTO.

Design = ?

”

- Bill Buxton, 2007, ‘Sketching User Experiences’

8faces

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:50:00 -0700

I just bought out of curiosity the 1st issue of 8faces, a magazine about typography.

The content is of very high quality, but what surprised me the most is how good the magazine looks.

Amazing piece of work (and love, I dare to say).

Everyone with some kind of distant interest in design and especially typography should definitely own a copy.

Unbounce smart homepage design

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:49:00 -0700

Unbounce smart homepage design:

Supersmart way to have more content on page without putting a lot of crap in your design. SEOs kind of like, too.

Interaction is not so good though, the menu should have been put upside.