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Weekly linkage
This week’s internet cruising: How to keep someone with you forever – "You create a sick system." I wanted to cry when I read this. Looking Back — Discord&Rhyme – "To be successful at bootstrapping, you have to cut every feature except those you think are absolutely necessary. Then you cut some that you thought that you absolutely had to have. You compromise your design because you need to get the product to market. You ignore automated testing and documentation because your code is too unstable to be held back by rigorous processes." Launching beta, or “How to decide when and where to cut corners” – 200+ Seamless Patterns Perfect…
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Task-tracking: paper vs. tech
Somehow, I keep coming back to paper. I’ve had no fewer than eight iterations of various Palm and WinCE PDAs as well as my current iPhone. I’ve tried plenty of task tracking apps on those, on the desktop, and on the web, and I always come back to paper. The main issue for me tends to be data entry. Quick notes, a quick sketch, a doodle–the iPhone (a slow 3G, no less) is way too slow. By the time I swipe, put in my password, and bring up the relevant application, it’s been 15 seconds and I might as well take the time to properly “file” the thought or task…
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Fundraising Challenge: Hopebuilders 5k
Bright and early on October 9, I’ll be walking in the Hopebuilders 5k here in Charlotte to help a local children’s hospital. Gotta help the chillun. I’m walking with an awesome team, The Kings and Queens of Pretty. No, that name wasn’t my idea. …Okay, maybe it was. See, what had happened wuz, everyone on the team makes pretty things: websites, games… websites… Anyway, the name works. I did this one last year with some of the Skookum team, and it was a blast. This year, I’m going to mix it up a bit. Buh-buh-BUH: The Challenge Over on the left of this-here blag (if you aren’t on a mobile…
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“Stealth” posted
“Stealth“–Chapter 11 of Witches–is up! “Actually,” Darnell said as Hardi’s hand moved toward the comm, “I don’t think we’re going to solve anything over a comm. I want to meet in person.” Hardi hesitated, then said slowly, “I’ll… talk it over with the folks here.” “Hardi!” hissed Robert through the doorway. He crooked a finger hurriedly. “Get off the line.”
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Weekly linkage
Just a few: Passive voice is killing your design documents – " I would argue that if the goal is to communicate clearly, actually stating and explaining the uncertainties is going to be much more helpful to readers." The Size Of Our World – Bad graphical quality, but cool comparison. 6174 (number) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia – Who comes up with stuff like this? Who sits around adding and subtracting numbers to find patterns? Ta Prohm temple at Angkor, Cambodia – Absolutely gorgeous. 8.4 Million New Yorkers Suddenly Realize New York City A Horrible Place To Live – I don't normally read the Onion (maybe I should!), but this…