February 2012
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Macbook Pro Redesign in 2012? →
I agreed with everything up until the bit about the optical drive. There is just no way Apple is going to drop the optical drive on their Macbook Pro line. Many creative and business professionals still use and depend on DVD discs to load and install software, not to mention heavy Bootcamp users running Windows alongside OS X.
Apple knows the Mac App Store isn’t the end-all-be-all solution...
Watchllllostandffffound:
Was just blown away by this. Justin Vernon Of Bon Iver jams with The Roots. So good.
It’s not good. It’s perfect musical splendor in your eyes and ears!
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When a Designer Tries to Write Ruby and Rails Code →
3 years ago, I attempted to develop a project management application with Ruby on Rails. Project management is an itch that I’ve been wanting to scratch for a long long time. So I threw my hat in the pile as a hobby project. The result was a huge confusing mess of models, views and controllers. I’m seriously embarrassed by most of the code I wrote during that time.
Truth be told,...
January 2012
7 posts
Adjustments
I’ve recently acquired a mid-2010 model Macbook Pro and it’s the fourth computer I’ve ever owned. Before now I’ve been accustomed to desktop computers with my first being a Commadore 64 (I’m not kidding), second being a Windows PC and the third being an iMac which has been replaced by the Macbook.
Thanks to desktop computing I’ve been spoiled by large screens...
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Congratulations. You wrote code no one cares...
When ever I read a blog post that talks about code to solve a specific problem, you will likely run into a douche bag web developer proclaiming in the comments to have written the same or similar solution some arbitrary amount of years ago and in a programming language no one cares about.
“Hey this is cool stuff, thanks for this! Oh by the way, I wrote a similar solution using fortran in...
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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.