December 2011
Gamification Fatigue →
In his recent piece entitled “Gamification sucks”, Brent Simmons attempts to break down why “gamification” makes for bad software. He arrives at more or less the right conclusion, but not as a…
Dec 29th
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The View from Nowhere →
Jay Rosen: American journalism is dumber than most journalists, who often share my sense of absurdity about these practices. A major reason we have a practice less intelligent than its…
Dec 21st
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Dec 17th
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Dec 15th
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“It looks like a human was involved in choosing what went where,” Marissa told...”
– Marissa Mayer addressing Google designers, as quoted in “In The Plex” by Steven Levy (via buzz) —— This explains so much.
Dec 15th
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So today I wrote a thing… →
It took me most of the entire day, in inner rewriting and finding the right tone and voice for everything. I think it was worthwhile though.
Dec 14th
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False Equivalence →
Excellent comic by David Willis on the sexual objectification of female comic book characters. Short URL: http://farukat.es/p630
Dec 13th
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Questions for the Republican Candidates →
Anil Dash’s list of questions to ask Republican Candidates is nothing but stellar. E.g.: What Sharia laws do you support other than criminalizing homosexuality, shaming assault victims &…
Dec 12th
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On Hating Gay People →
Rob Delaney: So far, the greatest quote I’ve heard in my 34 years is this: “Hatred never ceases by hatred in this world. By love alone it ceases; this is eternal law.” Gotama the Buddha said that…
Dec 10th
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Dec 9th
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The Threat Against the Web →
Last week, Marco Arment wrote a small piece about Firefox’s uncertain future, a result of Google ostensibly reconsidering their partnership terms that provide roughly 84% of Mozilla’s income; then…
Dec 9th
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‘No Crazy Chicks’: Eight Red Flags I Learned from... →
Jill Filipovice for GOOD magazine: In my two years on OkCupid, I’ve gone on a handful of dates and been treated to hundreds more hilarious, offensive and often bizarre messages. I’ve noticed the…
Dec 7th
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The $7 Trillion Secret Loan Program →
Former N.Y. Governer Eliot Spitzer: If ever there was an event to justify the darkest, most conspiratorial view held by many that the alliance of big money on Wall Street and big government…
Dec 2nd
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Dec 2nd
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