Bret Victor – Inventing on Principle from CUSEC on Vimeo. This talk by Bret Victor was almost certainly the best talk I’ve ever watched online. Some of my favorite insights: “So much of art.. so much of creation is discovery. And you can’t discover if you can’t see what you’re doing” You have to be [...]
This post made it to HackerNews. I enjoyed it. This isn’t a matter of social entrepreneurship or civic responsibility. You have every right to pursue a venture of any kind – that is what makes America great. In fact it’s the foundation of the American dream. If you want to sell backlinks, then sell backlinks. [...]
Yesterday, I was helping a friend and colleague at ID work on an exciting new platform for eBooks delivered on a backlit display and was shocked and pleased with how easily I was able to provide feedback, give and receive ideas and inspiration. Not only was this (hopefully) helpful to Dan, but also to myself [...]
I loved the zefrank show (zefrank is where i got that black shirt i have with the small fuzzy black duck that people always think is a stain) I’ve now referenced this video in conversation at least 3 times so I thought I might as well post it. I saw this while I was in [...]
Okay, as promised, here’s my Pandora makeover. Don’t get scared off by the red text. Pretend this is an undergraduate design critique or something. Here are some things that Pandora might do to truly improve the experience for users and garner more revenue to boot. First, let’s take a look at the current state of [...]
I enjoy listening to streaming music from Pandora while I’m working. (Special thanks to big Dave for sharing his channel with me so I don’t have to spend time sifting or curating the good stuff) Pandora is an awesome product- it allows for discovery, evolves with me, and is generally a pretty good experience. I’m [...]
The NatureMill composter is terrible. The waste still smells so much worse than when I put it in… it’s incredibly loud, and the thing is designed so flimsily (Is flimsily a word?). What a sham (also, a shame). I’m returning it promptly and getting my money back. This is the thanks I get for being [...]
