“Those who have used Facebook longer agreed more that others were happier, and agreed less that life is fair, and those spending more time on Facebook each week agreed more that others were happier and had better lives” – Hui-Tzu Grace Chou & Nicholas Edge, “‘They Are Happier and Having Better Lives than I Am’: …
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Gizmodo Encourages Unfriendship
“When in doubt…Err on the antisocial side. If you’re not sure whether to keep someone in your fake digital social life or not, remind yourself that it’s a fake digital social life and trim the fat. The people who actually matter will never be on the chopping block to begin with. Chop chop. Chop.” – …
“Sometimes design is premature optimization”
“This happens when the complexity of building out the design is greater than the certainty that it’s the right design.” -destraynor This is why I don’t stress out about visual design – any more. Product design – yes, visual design – no. Too often I’ve seen visual design stall, distract, and diffuse product design questions.
“Just stop emailing me.”
“I am getting to the point where I want to stop everyone but people I know and work with from emailing me. I don’t want people calling me on my phone to sell me stuff or inform me of things that they think I should know. My email is rapidly becoming that way. No more …
Someone Else’s Algorithm
According to the majority of apparel retailers my body is shaped in a way they don’t expect. A little slimmer here and a little longer there puts me between sizes. For may years, it was so rare to find clothing that actually fit – that I forget what sizes I was even looking for. And …
I really need a mapping project
Between a great write up on how to build your own mapping service and the St. Louis Fed releasing a free MS Excel Add-in for their 30,000 data sets I’m itching to hack around on some maps.
No Sign of Success
“It’s hard for people sometimes to understand that things that look successful or generate attention don’t necessarily also generate money.” Misha Glouberman, via Luke Francl It took half my adult life to understand this phenomenon. Once I did, the world seemed both more approachable and hackable.
“If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession.”
and another from Mark Cuban… “Know how your company will make money and how you will actually make sales.” From me circa 2006…
“…TRUST WINGS HAPPEN BEFORE GROUND.”
“VISION LIKE STORY WITH MOUSE AND CHEESE. SOMEONE MOVE CHEESE, MOUSE FORGET CHEESE, INVENT MACHINE GUN AND EAT CAT.” – FAKEGRIMLOCK Happy New Year.
Staple’s Mill Brewing’s – Stout of Morning Destruction
Amazing, delicious beer. Easily the best beer I’ve had this year. Easily in the top 5 beers I’ve had all time.