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• A Different Garrick, A Different Palace of Stuff Since Garrick is a fairly uncommon first name, I’m always amused to find those who share it. Especially when they have their own Palace of Stuff (thanks to Jeff @ manicwave). The sponsored link in Google’s results for ‘garrick’ also amuses me:
• The Least Helpful Search Result 
• 9 Things Cullect Taught Me About Software  Forcing people to create an account to use your software is a bug. if you’re not scared to deploy, you’ve stopped caring. Murphy is alive and well. Google and a bookself of technical books can be equally useless. Good software is like an iceberg. if you ask for money, people will give it to you. Software is as hard as you
• The Lack of Intention Economy “Since the clicks will likely look legitimate, it comes down to intent - did the user click the ad just to click it, or did they have a genuine interest in the advertisement? It’s not so easy to tell…” Mark Cuban dissects click fraud. The quote above is from the comments following Mark’s post. Good stuff.
• Advice to Web Developers: Forget the Password  This weekend while wandering down the aisles of our local Super Target, we found a dinner table and a side board we though would go great in our living/dining room. After checking out, a couple of teenage boys wheeled the still flat-packed pieces to our awaiting PT Cruiser. Now, after flattening the inside of the