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May 1, 2009

Jim launches a new site.

I nicknamed it Awesome Sauce.

May 2, 2009

Draplin vs. Glass.

Quite possibly the best Photoshop/Layer/Whatever Tennis match ever played. Chris, you're my hero.

May 4, 2009

Hotel Bathroom Origami.

"Why would any one want someone else to touch the toilet and tissue paper and the towels in our hotel bathroom?"

McDonalds to spend $100M on a launch campaign for McCafe.

The results are "expected to add about $1 billion to McDonald's bottom line."

Kindle Textbook to be announced on Wednesday.

Part of a pilot project with six universities.

Must have quick reference for EE developers.

Put it next to your Farrah Fawcett poster.

May 5, 2009

"The Wisdom of Crowds theory does not mean that people are smart in groups—they're not. Anyone who's seen an angry mob knows it."

So true.

Hoefler & Frere-Jones has been selected as a finalist in the National Design Awards.

Good luck boys!

Captain Chaos, dead at 75.

1980's Dom, you will be missed.

May 6, 2009

The perfect t-shirt for anyone who uses ExpressionEngine.

Hurry, they're going to go fast.

F18.

FILE worthy.

May 7, 2009

"Twitterrific 2.0 raises the bar in terms of being a delightful blend of functionality and usability."

Nice work Iconboys.

Republicans: Stop Twittering and meet reality.

Just stop everything, fire everyone, and start over, nothing can save the current party.

After his wife left him, Tony turned his house into a replica of a Star Trek space ship.

Hello ladies.

In which Narayan documents days and days of food.

This is me, making Homer Simpson mouth salivating noises.

The World Bank is looking for a web producer.

Go do good work.

May 8, 2009

"I find no value in your 90% of your tweets."

Your first problem, Captain Dill Hole, is that you try to find value in tweets. Go fish.

Space Sail of the Future.

May 18, 2009

Translucent.

May 20, 2009

"Shepard Fairey ripped off my picture first."

Interesting thread.

May 22, 2009

Top five mid-life crisis albums.

I kinda like Earthing.

May 27, 2009

Good vs. Great Design.

A fine print piece to accompany Cameron's upcoming talk at How Design Conference.

More proof that women should never listen to men.

Also, you may not want to sip any liquid before reading the Q & A.

Apple is looking for a creative director to supervise their IA team.

I think you also have to get Nix his morning coffee but of course they can't print that requirement.

If I'm going to own 70% of GM then lets tear it down and, finally, build hover cars.

I want a vehicle that glides in the air and I want the exhaust to sound like George Jefferson's hover car.

"Just because the economy is bad, it doesn't mean you have to be unhappy."

Go read Oliver's interview with Don Zeldman.

Burnout.

Thanks Boms. We all owe you one.

EE Documentation.

Thanks Kenny.

The real Land of the Lost.

With Sleestacks, banjo pickin', and cowboy shirts! Hello childhood memories.

Can you copyright a Tweet?

A response to Mark Cuban's post on the subject.

The Vendor/Client relationship.

This should have made me laugh but all it did raise my anger level.

May 28, 2009

Redefining value.

"For most people, MMOs are horrible entertainment value for their cost."

How good is Sprint's coverage in Southern California?

Great question, I'm very curious myself.

The Danish Navy on the hunt.

An interesting photo essay.

Kindle formatting for web geeks.

Saved for later.

Wait, we're still at war with North Korea?

I shouldn't be surprised but it hurts that so many people in the US are bard-door-stupid about history and foreign affairs.

Why would someone rip-off the iPod Nano design for an e-book reader?

Lazy designers, go back to your shift at Taco Bell.

Don't get caught up in playing games.

Interesting article on whether branded apps should be made for fun or productivity.

Keep Calm is the new Watergate.

Lets hope CNN doesn't catch on.

Through the eye of the needle.

Love it.

Great interview with master bridge builder Donald MacDonald.

Also, check out the site for the Bay Bridge construction project. Caution for guys: You'll need at least an hour to look at everything, twice.

"A minor accidental skirmish can lead to a nuclear war."

Time to send in Grey Fox and fix North Korea's leadership problems.

May 29, 2009

Hulu Desktop.

Dear Hackers, please make this work on my AppleTV.

Palm Pre syncs with iTunes.

This might be it. I may finally be free of AT&T reign of terror.

Win without pitching.

This content should be on every agency's website.

Letterpress Warehouse, Indianapolis.

100 Abandoned Houses.

Haunting.

Captain Caveman sentenced to life in prison.

Kick him out of the van on the way to the click and lets save some tax money.

Can you copyright a bunch of tweets?

Nice follow up to Brock's piece.

"This is the world we are living in now, where news judgment and values have deteriorated."

Anything for a buck.

May 31, 2009

PSP Go!

Dear Santa, don't bother, I'll have this before you can get your hands on it.

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