December 2011
11 posts
You need to watch this, now: The first trailer for... →
Seriously, it’s awesome and I want it to be next December already.
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“How many times have you been to a product website and seen big bold letters...”
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Brent Simmons on Twitter’s new nomenclature. Spot-on.
I absolutely agree with Brent Simmons’s statement. Having read the articles by Cody Fink and John Gruber, I believe that—at least for me—Twitter’s apps (including the web app) have finally jumped the shark.
The new Twitter iPhone...
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Sh2-171 nebula large
universe-of-waves:
So incredibly cool!
Thanks for the link @yuize.
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Don't Be A Free User - Pinboard Blog →
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Maciej Ceglowski, calling the “start a free web service, refuse to implement a business model, and eventually get bought” shenanigans for what they are:
Whether or not this is done in good faith, in practice this kind of ‘exit event’ is a pump-and-dump scheme. The very popularity that attracts a buyer also makes the project financially unsustainable. The owners cash out, the acquirer...
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Doug Drexler on the building of the Bajoran... →
A few great photos and some commentary on one of the important spots from one of my favourite DS9 episodes.
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Sasha Grey on education →
Please follow the link to Jonas Wisser’s blog. He posted a quote from Sasha Grey, regarding demands she should stop reading to children. Wisser’s commentary is equally insightful.
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First impressions: Infinity Blade 2
Yesterday the sequel to ‘Infinity Blade’ by Epic Games was released. The initial reviews on gaming centric websites were almost unanimously positive.
I downloaded the game this morning and took a few minutes to check it out. What I saw was impressive to say the least:
Incredible graphics, diverse, changing environments and cutscenes
Gone is the tedious repetitiveness of the first...