“Yes, it’s true that a team at Google couldn’t decide between two blues, so they’re testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better. I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4 or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case. I can’t operate in an environment like that. I’ve grown tired of debating such minuscule design decisions. There are more exciting design problems in this world to tackle.” — Goodbye, Google | stopdesign
Does Slow Growth Equal Slow Death? -
Atlassian is a “donkey cart” with it’s “wheels falling off” … or how Joel Spolsky got scared and got snipy
“… Verizon’s “iDon’t” is a terrible commercial. It provokes experienced iPhone users like me to get all Tyra Banks on the phone and the Android 2.0 OS. That can’t possibly be good for business.” — iCan’t stand by and watch Droid ad smear iPhone :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Andy Ihnatko
Why I ♥ iTunes Genius #2
The River Current – 25 Pixel Perfect Reto Posters by Eric Tan
“I think the fundamental conclusion here is that people get really hung up on the “web” part of web apps, when they should be focusing on the “app” part. At the end of the day, you are delivering your customer an experience.” — Mockingbird, Cappuccino, and what really matters. « alert debugging
“The fence is long gone, and the no-man’s land where it stood now is part of Europe’s biggest nature preserve. The once-deadly border area is alive with songbirds nesting in crumbling watchtowers, foxes hiding in weedy fortifications and animals not seen here for years, such as elk and lynx. But one species is boycotting the reunified animal kingdom: red deer.” — World’s Longest Invisible Fence | MetaFilter
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I so very rarely post cute animal photos, but seriously, this is awesome (via allineeded)
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“Lately I feel like somebody made a big mess and I’ve got my mop and I’m mopping the floor and the folks who made the mess are there (saying) ‘you’re not mopping fast enough. You’re not mopping the right way. It’s a socialist mop.’” — Obama: I may be skinny but I’m tough | U.S. | Reuters
4-year old girl as Jareth the Goblin King from the 1986 Lucasfilm edited/special effects movie Labyrinth
hmizzle:intuitiveaptitude:ilovecharts::bmckinney:atomische:(via johnparrino)
This is amazing, IN SO MANY WAYS.
Zombie Jesus!