July 2011
9 posts
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Internet Explorer Users, IQ, and The Myth of Any... →
A new survey is making the rounds attempting to equate a link between web browser users and IQ. As one might imagine, it’s mostly being spun as a duality: IE users are dumb, non-IE users aren’t. Even though the browser wars are over, they aren’t over, evidently.
Two things. One, the survey was self-selecting. Two, a survey is not a study, let alone one of the scientific...
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'Apple now has more cash to spend than the United... →
Sobering headline.
Added to the “The US government should be run more like a business” file.
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'If Your Website Is Full Of Assholes, It's Your... →
Anil Dash:
Well, the odds are I’ve been doing this blogging thing longer than you, so let me tell you what I’ve learned: When you engage with a community online in a constructive way, it can be one of the most meaningful experiences of your life. It doesn’t have to be polite, or neat and tidy, or full of everyone agreeing with each other. It just has to not be hateful and...
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How Would You Like Your Graphic Design? →
A classic venn diagram from a classy site.
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'Quit Being a Dick, Cowboy Up and Pay Your Taxes' →
“Man up,” as my dad used to say.
(Via Dave Winer.)
We're trying to move
Not that I haven’t tweeted about this enough already, but we’re trying to move. We’re staying in SF but unfortunately we have high standards and, thus, finding a place is difficult. So I’m reaching out.
If you know of a pad suitable for three fine young, up-and-coming gentlemen, please email me or tweet me.
Necessities:
<=$4200/mo. total
3 bedrooms
August 1...
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Sandra Day O’Connor Is Making Video Games To Make... →
Yes.
(Via Kill Screen.)
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'Last night a chatroom changed my life.' →
Jenna Wortham, for NYTimes, wonders aloud if Google+’s Hangouts feature is its “killer app”:
One friend, Lindsey, said she’s been hanging out with different groups of friends since 10PM and later told me she didn’t sign off until close to 5 in the morning. […]
Given that, its not shocking that there are rumors flying today that Google is interested in buying Hulu;...
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'Why Google+ might succeed' →
Ezra Klein disagrees with Farhad Manjoo’s recent well-circulated take on Google+’s prospects:
At this point, most of us have Facebook friends dating back to three or four distinct eras in the evolution of social networking. That’s made it very hard to know how to use your Facebook account. I, for one, have mostly stopped using mine. I don’t want to annoy my acquaintances with the...