January 2012
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Where is the simple project management app?
Over the years I’ve gained a lot of experience using Basecamp, GoPlan and currently Rule.fm to participate in and manage large and small projects. To this day none of them seem to hit the spot. They all fail in one aspect or another and the failure is often large enough to impede productivity in the long-run.
It appears current PM apps including the ones I mentioned above ask the right...
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“There is no god and that’s the simple truth. If every trace of any single religion died out and nothing were passed on, it would never be created exactly that way again. There might be some other nonsense in its place, but not that exact nonsense. If all of science were wiped out, it would still be true and someone would find a way to figure it all out again.” - Penn...
December 2011
7 posts
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What is the simplest thing you can build?
That is a question I constantly have to ask myself. Personally as a web designer, design has always been about managing complexity and presenting simplicity. It’s a process that requires giving up things that are “cool” for the sake of something that is usable and clearly communicable. Anyone can do simple, but can you present simple, beauty and retain 100% usability? Many try...
“…ask yourself: do you click on ads and actually buy stuff because of the...”
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Console vs. PC: Give it a damn rest, please.
Can we please just stop talking about it. Whenever someone decides to divulge their wisdom about this topic, they always miss the point. To play video games is to have fun. It’s not sit in your awesome chair and troll about hardware specs on Reddit and Twitter all day. Grow up. Stop complaining, bragging or whatever it is you do to make your insignificant opinion appear relevant. Just enjoy...
Dear HBO →
First and foremost, I love your content. You’ve produced several of my favorite shows over the years, and the hits keep on coming. I’d love to watch Game of Thrones now, but I can’t. You see, the only way to get your service is to be a cable subscriber, and several months ago I cut the cord.
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November 2011
6 posts
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Battlefield 3 isn't fun?
Let me preface all this by saying I’ve completely given up on the Call of Duty franchise. Some of that is because I enjoy playing other genres about as much as I enjoy playing first person shooters. But the primary reason is mostly because I’ve grown out of Call of Duty.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not referring to those who still enjoy Call of Duty as inferior, infantile or...
“My techie guy informed me that there are cookies stored in my computer, in the...”
– /via clientsfromhell
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October 2011
5 posts
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"Must Have" Game List of 2011
It’s hard to believe this year was met with so many great game titles. I really only expected maybe one or two games to be any good. Keep in mind this list of games I’ve actually purchased and or played for more than 5 hours.
Battlefield 3 (XBOX)
Batman: Arkham City (XBOX)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine (ONLIVE)
Dirt 3 (ONLIVE)
Deus Ex: Human Revolution (ONLIVE)
What were your...
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Why I Hesitate to Invest in PC Gaming
There are many reasons, but the biggest of them all is the technical baggage it brings. I’ve been there and done that I could care less about how awesome 8xAA at 70FPS looks. I just want to play the game.
Okay so let’s say a new game comes out. I buy it, bring it home. Now I have to install it. PC games nowadays are quite large. So that’s about 20 to 45 minutes depending on...
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September 2011
5 posts
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My PC Gaming Rig Shopping List
CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek HDT-S1284F 56.3 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: MSI 890FXA-GD70 ATX AM3 Motherboard
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1333 Memory
Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5” 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 6950 2GB Video Card
Case: Antec Nine Hundred ATX...
August 2011
22 posts
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“… but the “Just Added” section is confusing in that the selections are...”
– How dare they?! (source)
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WebGL Water →
I just spent the last 20 minutes playing with this. Best if you’re using the latest iteration of whatever browser platform you’re on.
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Save Until it Hurts
The good news is that saving money is not hard. What’s hard is choosing *not* to spend. Successful saving is a healthy mix of self-denial and torturous ignorance toward the things you want. But alas, still not difficult.
Here is the reality of saving. I know two things about my income. We make enough and there is plenty left over to put in a savings account. But the real test is that saving...
Kinect mapping a 3D environment in real time →
You gotta give microsoft some credit for a device that has shown so many different uses.
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“I have come to believe your most cherished goals and aspirations in life should...”
– An old friend of mine
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Macchiato – Markdown Editing for OS X Lion... →
Recently, Ive been taking a tour of various text editors and writing environments in an effort to, well, give them all a fair chance. I’m ashamed to admit that I’m so tied to TextEdit that I far too often give most everything else only a drive-by chance before running back to the comfort…
/via minimalmac
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First go with Crysis 2
Picked this game up on trade at gamestop. The campaign is kind of dumb and it can be difficult to understand the reasons behind objectives.
However, the multiplayer is fantastic. If you like the scifi appeal of Halo and the gritty gun play of Call of Duty, then I definitely recommend this game. But be warned it will take some learning to understand the maps and how players behave. When you have...
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Apple Proves Market Share Doesn't Matter, Buys U.S... →
I love seeing all these market share info graphics comparing Android and iOS. Yes. Android is popular. Android is ubiquitous. But so is Microsoft. It just goes to show that as popular as Android has become, they’re struggling to keep up with a singular company that produces only a couple devices. Need I say more?
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The 400 Richest Americans Are Now Richer Than the... →