August 2008
61 posts
EveryBlock Los Angeles →
You knew it was coming. They finally hit LA. Damn. If there’s all this talk about focusing on going local, where is the LA Times?
How to get an unbelievable, thrilling deal on new... →
How Design Can Save Democracy - Interactive... →
fred-wilson:
Biko - Bloc Party - Intimacy
I...
Aviary - Creation on the fly / blog / How to draw... →
Step 1. Draw a dog covering the thing you can’t draw.
N Korea's Kim died in 2003; replaced by lookalike,... →
Uh-Huh.
“In fact, stop worrying so much about other people. Every time I’ve
worked...”
– I stopped making excuses and motivated myself to work on side projects to keep myself inspired and to be a better designer. Before you start thinking of any ideas, you definitely need your shit together before that can happen. Make sure you separate your work and personal life. I know new...
Death Of Print: 5 ways the newspapers botched the... →
Typeface != Font — Jon Tan 陳 →
Engineering @ Facebook's Notes | Facebook →
Cache consistency with different data centers
WatchCan’t wait for the season to start next Saturday. Watch Joe McKnight in HD.
Oh man. The Cho is back!
“All American Girl” was the first thing I thought of when I saw a link for her new reality show. Haha. Her mother impressions are the best. Watch episode 1 now! LOL. Bobby Lee makes a guest spot.
A Taste of Failure Fuels an Appetite for Success... →
The students here were forsaking all the pleasures of teenage life. No cellphones allowed, no fashion magazines, no television, no Internet. No dating, no concerts, no earrings, no manicures — no acting their age. All these are mere distractions from an overriding goal. On this regimented campus, miles from the nearest public transportation, Min-ju and her classmates cram from 6:30 a.m. to past...
Sam Zell's Deal from Hell →
“Real artists ship, dabblers create concept products.
Concept products are like...”
– Why Apple doesn’t do “Concept Products”
How are swimmers smashing so many Olympic records?... →
It’s more about the drugs, less about the swim suits
A Man Named Wii Describes How Nintendo's Game... →
And all the same jokes that arose when Nintendo first announced the Wii were lobbed at Yatani back in grade school. “You get all those wee-wee jokes, and that sort of thing.”
WatchBehind the scenes of the Homicide Report, one of the better blogs at the LA Times
Approximately 1000 murders occur in a given year in Los Angeles county, though only 10% of those have traditionally been reported on by the media. In an effort to ensure that no homicide is treated simply as a statistic the LA Times has started a daily blog which reports on every single murder victim in LA county....
Apple removes I Am Rich, a $1,000 featureless... →
In the e-mail, Heinrich said there seemed to be a market for the program. “I am sure a lot more people would like to buy it — but currently can’t do so,” Heinrich said. “The App is a work of Art and included a ‘secret mantra’ — that’s all.”
WTF. 8 people bought this app?!?!
WatchChef David Chang on Charlie Rose
Maybe my expectations were too high, but the Momofuku Noodle Bar wasn’t that good. Regardless, I like his approach to the restaurant business. Nothing is over the top, it’s simple and the concept is permeated throughout his restaurants.
37signals Product Blog: How GitHub used Getting... →
We literally launched our “beta” as soon as the signup code was finished. We had real users and real projects on the site right away, bringing us invaluable feedback. What worked, what didn’t work, all of that. No lab tests or surveys. We watched what people did instead of listening to what they said they might do (which, of course, is never accurate).