February 2012
3 posts
2 tags
Memes are Work
I work as a “senior interactive developer” for a media (primarily newspaper) company. Mostly I do iOS development, though I’m also responsible for anything feed-related (RSS or otherwise) that we do.
Mostly I write code every day. I’m not much of a designer, but I know just enough about user experience to be irritating in meetings. I have some say in what features we add,...
“More than 700 low-wage workers, known as writers, clock in every day, and,...”
– ‘Huffington Post’ Employee Sucked Into Aggregation Turbine | The Onion - America’s Finest News Source
“known as writers”
(via texburgher)
Just… just read the whole thing.
January 2012
5 posts
3 tags
On anger management and social media
scholvin:
My name is John Scholvin and I have an anger problem.
Along with rugged good looks and luxurious, silvery hair, I inherited a vicious temper from my dad. I wish it could have been his jump shot or golf swing, but instead, it’s the ability to go from idle to redline in a couple of milliseconds.
I’ve been working on managing it for twenty years. My anger has damaged me personally and...
1 tag
nostrich:
That’s what I’m shooting for with The Syllabi. There’s more to life than longform, and there should be something between 25,000 word epic and 100 words with a slideshow. Sometimes a topic needs a backstory, something a little more comprehensive. I’m choosing to not say too much about the specifics of what I’m going to be doing, because although I’ve been thinking about this for weeks,...
The new fan mail 'feature' says a lot about...
frageelay:
It’s pointless (given the existence of the askbox), its style is dated, the way it works doesn’t even make sense, and it adds zero value to the existing user experience.
Is it overstating the point to add: “Unlike missing-e”?
I can think of about 20 other features that would benefit the user experience (particularly on the mobile apps), and none of them involve handwriting fonts and...
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Getting Tumblr's 'Missing e' warning more than... →
missing-e:
A custom user style that will hide the Tumblr warning box when you load your dashboard! You can install it if you have the Stylish browser extension (Chrome, Firefox) or as a browser userscript!
Please note that this userstyle is not endorsed, recommended or made available by Missing e or its creator Jeremy Cutler. A link to the userstyle is provided for informational purposes...
Happy New Year, Folks
I don’t have the memory or the records to tell you what happened each month of 2011. My daughter was born. My son was two for, like, eight years. He’s difficult at times, but also incredibly sweet and intelligent. My wife continued to be awesome for the 12th year in a row. Work is good. All in all, not a terrible year.
Hopefully 2012 will be even better. For all of us.
December 2011
16 posts
For the lulz: REBLOG IF YOU'RE *KEEPING* MISSING...
If you make cool stuff
makearoo:
can we do a brief phone call this week?
I’m doing some intensive market research and prep for the first Camp Makearoo and I’d love to talk to people to gather insight into how you approach your work, what you’re struggling with, and what you’d like more of in 2012. This is just a phone chat, not a formal interview for the site.
Doesn’t matter what you make or where you are with...
Any Pinterest?
I just signed up for Pinterest & I’m looking for folks to follow. If you have a board, point me to it.
“‘Elves,’ he said. ‘They’re just so silly.’
The...”
– Six To Eight Black Men - Esquire
Sean’s post about Krampus reminded me of one of my favorite David Sedaris pieces. You can read the whole thing at Esquire, or as I originally heard it, listen to it on This American Life.
November 2011
20 posts
On Doing What You Love
glessner:
I think about the whole “do what you love” thing constantly, so while some folks whose musings I respect are writing about it, I’ll share my thoughts as well…
Of course Tony oversimplified it, but Michele’s cynicism echos how most people feel about this and is exactly why they need an oversimplified kick in the ass sometimes.
Is it too late for some people to do what they love?...
My daughter's birthday is tomorrow. She'll be...
Not freaking out at all. Nope, nope, nope.
Ok, maybe a little.
But hey, we’ve managed to keep one small human alive for almost three years. What’s one more? And girls—they’re just like boys, right? Except the hospital doesn’t ask you about circumcision. So it’s simpler from the get-go. Right?
I am so ready for this.
Just let me sit in the fetal position a...
Cyberfile your cybermail
jimray:
Apparently, everyone I follow on twitter is annoyed that their inbox is filled with CyberMonday spam. Bummer! Here’s a fix if you’re using Gmail (I found this somewhere else years ago, I can’t recall where).
Create a new filter.
In the field for “has the words” copy and paste the following:
"added you" OR "is now following" OR "opt-out" OR unsubscribe
OR "viewing the newsletter" OR...
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HP surprisingly emerges as No. 2 tablet maker →
So what does it mean to be the #2 tablet maker? The numbers in the article are a little confusing, so let’s see if we can figure it out. From the article:
In total, the U.S. tablet market—excluding Apple—saw sales of more than 1.2 million units and retail revenue of $415 million from January through October, according to a new study from NPD.
Ok, but let’s include...
Watchinthefade:
As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
Best Thanksgiving thing on tv, ever.
This is how I know it’s Thanksgiving.
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“Downey: What did we do wrong? We did nothing wrong.
Dawson: Yeah, we did. We...”
– A Few Good Men
Of all the quotable quotes in this movie, I think this one’s my favorite. Because I feel like it applies to everyone, not just Marines.
And if you think maybe this relates to certain current events then, well, you wouldn’t be wrong.
1 tag
October 2011
17 posts
3 tags
Adobe to plug Flash-related Webcam spying hole →
You might think I’m linking to this to point out yet another Flash security vulnerability. Nope. I just wanted to thank CNET for the new thing I will yell at people:
“Plug your webcam spying hole!”