February 2010
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Brain: Are you thinking what I'm thinking, Pinky?
Pinky: Egad, Brain, I think so, but if Google tries to have Facebook and Twitter's babies, won't they suffer from severe genetic deficiencies? …And who will get custody of the children?!
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The Traceability of an Anonymous Online Comment →
azspot:
A recent privacy study from Berkeley shows how far such a strategy might reach. The Berkeley researchers found that nearly all of the top 100 sites on the web contain some sort of “web bug,” another term for the hidden web connection that allows a third party to automatically track a user on the site. Some of these sites will load dozens of web bugs on each page visit, which will litter...
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Buzzed and confused
Google Buzz, day 1:
If nothing else, Buzz thus far has lived up to it’s name.
But inYerFace says, “Buzz, buzzz…boring!!”
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Yes.
dailydropcap:
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January 2010
3 posts
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“…knowledge workers believe they are paid to be effective, not to work 9 to 5.”
– Eric Schmidt (via azspot)
December 2009
1 post
You autocomplete me.
For fans of Let Me Google That For You, here is Autocomplete Me:
I guess self-actualization isn’t everything Maslow cracked it up to be.
For an explanation of how Live Search, including Google Suggest, works, see here.
Thanks to Bianca for the find.
July 2009
2 posts
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pity this busy interface, door un-knob
I encountered this door latch recently at Tria Cafe on 11th and Spruce. I’m sure Donald Norman, Steve Krug, and E. E. Cummings would all have something to say about this. But none of them are here, so I will share my thoughts.
The conceptual model for this door latch is several notches past a just noticeable difference, so it necessitates an explanatory diagram. The diagram, however, is...
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Gmail labels, remixed
Along with many others, I was skeptical at first. I felt just like this person:
But the smartees at Gmail are right—I don’t need to see all 34 of my labels. I’ve narrowed it down to seven and it only took a minute.
I love the idea of dragging a label onto a message or vice versa, but for the most part, I’ll probably stick to using the keyboard shortcuts (“L” to...
June 2009
2 posts
Cancel or OK??
Wait, what?
Which part am I canceling or which am I okaying?
(Thanks to @edw for pointing this out to me.)
about:blank
The structured bits and atoms we encounter everyday exhibit both subtle and provocative qualities. Interfaces are meant to be used but are not always useful or usable. They can evoke the whole gamut of emotions—from :D, to OMG!!, to GRRR!!!—and I intend to explore the how and why of these interactions.