Reblog: Unread items (items 1 to 50)Steve Rubel outlines the idea behind News at Seven, a project out of Northwestern University’s Intelligent Information Laboratory.Posted: 2006-12-07T03:41:22Z (categories: journalism )
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Links: 2006-12-06
Annoyances.orgI am going to start charging my family for customer support…Posted: 2006-12-06T20:38:46Z (categories: windows ) Web Pages That Suck presents the biggest web design mistakes in 2004 learn usability and good Web design by looking at bad Web design” The only reason my web site exists is to solve my customers’ problems.”Posted: 2006-12-06T15:52:16Z (categories: usability web design )
Filed under overkill: Organize and cook a holiday dinner for a crowd
I love the Lifehacker site. It taps into my hidden GTD closet in many ways, but this article passed through my news reader tonight and I thought how utterly ridiculous. It outlines using a spreadsheet with colored cells and Gantt charts to cook a holiday dinner for a crowd. My wife cooked Thanksgiving dinner for 25 people this year and…
Links: 2006-12-05
Painless Software Schedules – Joel on Software Posted: 2006-12-05T16:22:19Z (categories: projectmanagement ) Painless Functional Specifications – Part 1: Why Bother? – Joel on Software Posted: 2006-12-05T16:21:34Z (categories: requirements projectmanagement programming software ) Digital Think – The Media Center @ APIWhat will news look like in this connected, digital society? Will it occupy its own space, or share personal bandwidth with…
Links: 2006-12-04
Imagination CubedPretty cool whiteboard app. that allows you to collaborate with others.Posted: 2006-12-04T15:34:24Z (categories: design tools ) eBay: Formula ~ Weinmann DP18 – Fixed Gear/Track Wheels – NR (item 170056810872 end time Dec-07-06 11:05:10 PST) Posted: 2006-12-04T00:17:11Z (categories: fixedgear bicycle ) Harris Cyclery – Mavic CXP-22/Formula Fixed/Free Flip-Flop Wheelset SilverLooking at some wheels for a fixed gear project. I have…
Doug Menuez: Heaven, Earth, Tequila
This essay by Doug Menuez is stunning. Absolutely stunning. From the Mediastorm site: “Heaven, Earth, Tequila: Un Viaje al Corazón de México is a journey of discovery into the heart and soul of Mexico. What started as an exploration of the 9,000-year tradition of tequila fermentation paints a colorful tableau of the culture, pride and passion of Mexican people.”
Ed Kashi’s flipbook style essay on Iraqi Kurdistan
I ran across this photo essay on Iraqi Kurdistan by Ed Kashi. I was intrigued because this is very similar to a technique we used to produce multi-projector slide shows prior to Powerpoint. Some of our productions were 18 to 21 projectors and one included 16mm film. They were programmed and synced up to a soundtrack with music, narration, the…
Links: 2006-12-02
How to use WordPress to run a magazine, news website | Leon Kilat ::: The Cybercafe Experiments Posted: 2006-12-02T21:19:04Z (categories: wordpress cms ) Kaito AM/FM Shortwave Receiver Posted: 2006-12-02T18:13:28Z (categories: shortwave radio ) Amazon.com: Kaito KA1102 – Worldband radio.: Electronics Posted: 2006-12-02T18:12:57Z (categories: shortwave radio ) Kaito KA1102 Product ReviewsLooks like an interesting shortwave receiver. Pretty small package, good reviews.Posted:…
Links: 2006-12-02
Micro Persuasion: The Imminent Demise of the Page ViewSteve Rubel: “Unfortunately, the trusty page view is on life support and I give it four years to live.”Posted: 2006-12-02T05:46:01Z (categories: newspapers publishing online )
Moleskine tag at Flickr
This is a fascinating tag – when I have some down time I tend to scan this set of work. There is a ton of creative energy and ideas flowing into those little Moleskine notebooks. This collection of solvent transfers is really intriguing.