April 2008
65 posts
Things I Need To Stop Doing (part 217)
Using the word “sexy” when referring to technologies or business models.
Jonathan feels alive. →
“I am credited with being one of the hardest workers and perhaps I am, if thought...”
– Nikola Tesla - Croatian-born inventor and physicist (via dailymeh)
Me too!
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-27) →
Al Jarreau
Nine Inch Nails
The Fall
Mates of State
Ladytron
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
What makes a design "Googley"? →
From the Google blog:
1. Focus on people—their lives, their work, their dreams. 2. Every millisecond counts. 3. Simplicity is powerful. 4. Engage beginners and attract experts. 5. Dare to innovate. 6. Design for the world. 7. Plan for today’s and tomorrow’s business. 8. Delight the eye without distracting the mind. 9. Be worthy of people’s trust. 10. Add a human touch.
Ben says:
You know what makes me sick? People paying for gifts on Facebook. It’s a fucking image, you’re spending a dollar on a fucking image, that you can see without spending a dollar.
But isn’t it a brilliant “product” from a business point of view…very few production costs, no variable costs, no inventory to keep, no marketing costs. And then the ability to lease...
Instrumental music
asprettyasasong says: If any of you know of some pleasant instrumental music I can loop for an hour-long movie I made for graduation, please please please let me know. I’m on a time crunch and I don’t have time to search for something appropriate. Come on, I know you have the perfect song for me to use!
This sort of question can provide me with hours of fun! If you’re looking for...
“I want a bright yellow coffin, one that says something about me. One brown box...”
– A lady in a great BBC article about the trend for decorated coffins. I think I’d quite like a flamboyantly-coloured casket. And check out the picture of a coffin painted to look like a tram!
Life Lessons
rickyv says: There’s a big difference between telling a girl “You’re pretty” and telling the same girl “You’re pretty and don’t let anybody ever tell you otherwise.”You’ve gotta elaborate on how that lesson was learned! ;-)
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-20) →
Shout Out Louds
Brian Eno
Frightened Rabbit
Cornershop
The Breeders
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
“For the past 33 years, I’ve looked in the mirror every morning and asked...”
– Steve Jobs (via fascinated)
I’ve blogged a few Steve Jobs quotes recently. I don’t know whether it’s sad or inspiring that perhaps one of the greatest thinkers of our time isn’t a writer or world leader, but a guy who makes computers for a living.
“We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that...”
– Chuck Palahniuk (via trappedintime)
I love Palahniuk. Can’t remember which of his books this is from, but all of them have got similarly beautiful lines.
Homosexuals not allowed to give blood →
WHO THE HELL KNEW THIS?! I can’t believe:
a) that such a law exists in 2008, and
b) that there isn’t NATIONAL OUTRAGE over the fact.
Nay, make that international. The article later states there are similar laws in the USA, Canada, most of Europe etc.
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life”
– Steve Jobs (via Rob Goodlatte)
Jonathan is doing the LIPAradio.com thing (with... →
“Thought it might be up your alley (AKA the technology and convenience and music...”
– My lovely friends know me too well - this is what one of them (correctly) said when pointing me to this blog post. Thank you!
badish.muxtape.com →
triciaward says: i made a muxtape. most of it i already posted on my tumblr. it’s all stuff i’ve been listening to the past two weeks.
Four Tet + Bonnie Prince Billy + Aphex Twin = quality mix. Good work Tricia!
(Another plug for my Muxtape)
“I would pay to have a middle finger icon on Skype IM.”
– Michael Arrington of Techcrunch
bijan says:
I love when I meet with entrepreneurs and during the meeting someone says, “Imagine if you could [insert new idea here]”
Those four words warm my heart.
And it’s so much better than my least favorite 4 words “That will never work”
You gotta be a natural optimist to be an entrepreneur or VC.
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The trouble-makers. The round...”
– Jack Kerouac, from On The Road (via affremblequotes and brier)
This and Kerouac’s “The only people for me are the mad ones…” quote (also from On The Road) are the only life advice you ever need.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-13) →
Brian Eno
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Rare Earth
The Smashing Pumpkins
Russell Brand
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr
WatchNomophobia: anxiety or stress experienced when away from or unable to use your mobile (cell) phone.
The “I’m Not Actually a Geek” blog says:
“I don’t talk about hard core tech stuff like php or dojo, but I do enjoy exploring the functionality of apps and thinking about their business aspects”.
I think of myself as a bit of a techy person, but I don’t write code or fiddle about with the innards of servers or anything; I just enjoy using lots of computery stuff, and...
Glastonbury generated £73m last year →
Interesting BBC piece on the economics of the festival
I've jumped on the Muxtape bandwagon... →
…with a fairly generic theme of “new stuff I’m enjoying in April ‘08”. But great tunes nonetheless.
Fair bit of British stuff, as well as faves like Saul Williams and Jens Lekman.
Anyone who doubts Flickr video... →
…should check out this short clip. You’d never get this sort of thing on YouTube, especially not in such high quality. Flickr’s users can do something with the medium that can’t be done on YouTube.
YouTube = funny clips and viral stuff
Flickr video = short, possibly artsy, possibly beautiful, “enhanced photos”
“It is only the mediocre who are always at their best.”
– Jean Giraudoux (via bullshit & marco) (French playwrights always have the best quotes)
merlin: An astonishing number of “pro blogs” are basically factory pâté farms. So don’t count on the farmer to tell you when you’re full.
Very true. And the thing is, a successful pro-blog very often operates in a narrow niche. And a niche, by definition, is pretty small. So there’s only so much new stuff you can write on a blog that deals in a niche topic until you start to repeat...
Jonathan will be muttering incoherently and... →
Jonathan 's current obsessions include Scritti... →
Who knew Hugo Boss designed Nazi uniforms? →
