May 2013
2 posts
April 2013
9 posts
domics:
It bothers me how wallet, ballet, and mallet are pronounced differently. It bothers me even more how it feels like they’re spelled incorrectly the more I stare at it.
It never bothered me until it was brought to my attention. I can’t stop thinking about it!!
March 2013
15 posts
gingerhaze:
in short: draw whatever you want just don’t be a jerk about it.
‘Don’t be a jerk’ is pretty good life advice on its own as well.
The Maniacal Rage Podcast Returns →
maniacalrage:
Hiatus? What hiatus? After a long four years, Garrett and Shawn return to talk about how much their lives have changed, Garrett’s new vitamin regiment and the socioeconomic realities of Starbucks. We missed you guys. There will be more.
Subscribe in iTunes or subscribe to the feed. If you still have MRPC in your iTunes podcast list (and we love you if you do), a refresh should do...
tim sniffen writing & drawing: An Open Letter to... →
mrsniffen:
Ms. Mayer, Empress of all Yahoo!,
Hello. My name is Tim Sniffen. I’ve been a Yahoo! junior server administrator for eleven years.
It was with a stab of terror that I read your memo asking “all employees with work-from-home arrangements to work in Yahoo! offices.” I realize we’re in…
Just read it…
Microsoft To Make The Windows RT Experience Even... →
parislemon:
Chris Welch for The Verge:
Microsoft has just announced that it will permit Flash content to run by default in both Windows RT and Windows 8 beginning tomorrow, March 12th. Until now, compatibility in Internet Explorer 10 has been limited to a select number of sites whitelisted by Microsoft.
I was just thinking that I wish there was another reason never to use Internet Explorer...
February 2013
14 posts
4 tags
Samsung vs. the Blind →
John Paczkowski
Samsung has now identified itself as a company willing to accept the loss of accessibility for the vision-impaired as collateral damage in its battle with Apple. It has made a big public move to make it more difficult for the blind to use computers.
One of the better and very unknown feature of Apple is VoiceOver and its adoption by the blind. It has always impressed me, which...
The Magazine: now with full-article sharing, web... →
This is a step in the right direction, and it will encourage sharing of the articles since there will be less fear of people just seeing a truncated article. I am a big fan of the magazine and this is a very necessary step to make it more accessible.
January 2013
10 posts
Watchparislemon:
staff:
An upgrade, years in the making…
When we imagined Tumblr more than seven years ago, we dreamed of offering creators a new canvas. Every post would be a raw look through the author’s eyes and mind. We imagined the interface disappearing as these subjects came to life.
For years, this vision was challenged by limits in browser technology and an increasingly daunting set of...
3 tags
Loving the new dashboard updates
This is nice, it loads in line and doesn’t bring you to another page. Really slick.
The Verge: The Life and Death of the American... →
Spectacularly well designed and such an interesting topic for content too.
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– Benjamin Franklin (Happy Birthday)
