August 2009
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Comment beta
After a long period without comments on here I’m about to find out whether anyone has anything to say.
If they do I might do some work to make the disqus comments a little less ugly, otherwise they will be sent back where they came from.
Enjoy them while they’re here.
Google Maps Gets Smarter: Crowdsources Live... →
This is when crowdsourcing works best - based on passive contribution from a massive user base.
If only Google could add trip data for public transport and bicycles to more cities.
Woofer - Macroblogging →
Minimum of 1400 characters per woof? Nice.
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Talking about it vs doing it
Whilst people discuss Apple’s Cocktail and possible responses from big record labels, Bandcamp has just implemented something very similar.
Bonus Download Items « Bandcamp Blog
Whilst Apple’s solution may offer some previously unseen awesomeness (that’s normally what they aim for) the fact is that companies like Bandcamp are able to do it here and now with existing...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-8-23) →
Annie Lennox (3)
Crowded House (2)
Fever Ray (2)
School of Seven Bells (1)
Jack Splash (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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“a conspiracy of theorists
an array of geeks
a melancholy of goths
a pratfall...”
– Would-be collective nouns
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Conversational UX Design →
staff:
Zeus Jones does a very cool writeup on Tumblr’s signup process!
After reading it occured to me this summarises a decent chunk of what I’ve been trying to do with my designs of late. Call it microcopy or Conversational UX you want to communicate with user and start a exchange rather than an ‘interaction’.
The problem is it looks simple when done well, but certainly...
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Parahawking →
bestofwikipedia:
Parahawking is a unique activity combining paragliding with elements of falconry. Birds of prey are trained to fly with paragliders, guiding them to thermals for in-flight rewards and performing aerobatic manoeuvres.
Wow.
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"Sherbet" is Australian slang for beer.
dadsandmice:
fuckyeahfacts:
(The World’s Greatest Book Of Useless Information)
Um, no it’s not…
Actually “sherbert” is slang for “Australians like to take the piss out of anyone that asks them questions and might believe their answers.”
WatchLike this. Not sure if it’s the animation or the music by Olafur Arnalds.
let yourself feel. on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
