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“So, instead of drawing boxes and arrows that represent a real screen, we just dive in and design the real screen. And tweak, iterate, and adjust.”
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“A showcase of self-portraiture all from my current teenage years, some using multiplicity (which I adore)”
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“Many Americans forget or ignore both the short- and long-term benefits and avoid exercise due to a sedentary lifestyle, allowing a “perfect” workout to be the enemy of one that is “good enough,” (…)”
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“”Second Life” currently runs on 2,579 servers (…) Each server is responsible for an individual “sim,” or 16 acres of virtual “Second Life” land. At peak usage that means that each server is handling about three users.”
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“The one-man flying wing is the latest military tool, allowing special forces troops to glide undetected up to 200km (125 miles) into enemy territory.”
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“In 1973, the tree was knocked over by a drunken Libyan truck driver. It has been replaced by a simple metal sculpture.”
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“In 1984, Peter Feldstein set out to photograph every last person in Oxford, Iowa. Two decades later, he’s doing it again, creating a unique portrait of heartland America”
links for 2006-06-06
June 6th, 2006 · Comments Off
Comments OffTags: biology,design,gaming,health,jason fried,niger,photography,second life,signal versus noise,usa
links for 2006-03-22
March 22nd, 2006 · Comments Off
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“”What went wrong with Friendster? Why is MySpace any different?”"
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“New legislation in France would force Apple Computer to open the iPod and iTunes to competitors — and that’s a good thing for consumers, in the long run.”
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“Apple, whose Macintosh design team once famously flew the pirate flag above its Silicon Valley hideout, immediately branded France’s move “state-sponsored piracy.”"
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“Laura visits Linden Labs, the folks behind Second Life, and learns about this new virtual world.”
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“(…) That leaves Why we built it, How we built it, and what Lessons you might want take away from the experience.”
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“Waar moet een omroep die toekomstbestendig wil zijn rekening mee houden? De ontwikkelingen op rij. Afvinken maar! Klaar voor de strijd? “
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“Getting Real details the business, design, programming, and marketing principles of 37signals. The book is packed with keep-it-simple insights, contrarian points of view, and unconventional approaches to software design. “
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“They (blogs - hvi) are threatening because they unequivocally demonstrate that commercial publishing does not necessarily represent the best writing that is available.”
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“As many people know, today’s Internet has its roots in the huge silk and cotton mills which grew up in the 19th century during the Industrial Revolution.”
Comments OffTags: apple,business,danah boyd,design,drm,france,friendster,internet,itunes,linden labs,marketing,media,myspace,nl,publishing,second life,signal versus noise,social networks,vpro
