A shot of JD

Jonathan Deamer's tumblelog: for when proper writing is just too much effort. if you want, follow me on Twitter or take a random shot.

Oct 7
“The homogenization of eBay is a sad thing. Original arts and crafts have been replaced by the art of crafty merchants selling the same stuff from drop-shipping companies as everybody else.” Why eBay Will Never Be Great Again - DailyFinance (via iamdanw)

Oct 3

Rule of thumb?

The best part of a mainstream publications’ website is the “blogs” section, because it’s where smart writers are actually allowed to do their thing, not churn out listicles starting with prime numbers or commodity content slightly tweaked from Press Association or Reuters feeds.

(Caveat: sites that are solely problogs and have no MSM/old media affiliation may shove such churnalism wherever they can. This rule does not always apply.).


Sep 28

Sep 25
“Assange’s method throughout has been to conflate the cause with the man and by so doing try to make himself above question.” Separating the man from the cause «  Heather Brooke (via iamdanw)

Sep 21
Mailchimp is clever.

Mailchimp is clever.


Sep 14

Sep 13
Grantimatter says:


The Big Bosses - the world’s 10 biggest employers. #10, HonHai… that’s the company that owns Foxconn, where iPhones come from. The rest of them I think you can figure out.   [via The Economist.]

vruz adds:

Ceci n’est pas socialisme.

Grantimatter says:

The Big Bosses - the world’s 10 biggest employers.
#10, HonHai… that’s the company that owns Foxconn, where iPhones come from. The rest of them I think you can figure out. [via The Economist.]

vruz adds:

Ceci n’est pas socialisme.


Sep 10
“Some clinicians and scientists criticize giving genes frivolous, whimsical, or quirky names, calling it inappropriate that patients with ‘a serious illness or disability are told that they or their child have a mutation in a gene such as Sonic hedgehog’.” Sonic hedgehog - Wikipedia

Aug 29
(via Practically Efficient)
Good software is beautiful.

(via Practically Efficient)

Good software is beautiful.


Aug 22
“I wish the rest of the world worked like the web. ‘Pay for a Big Mac? It should be free. Monetization is your problem. I’m a user. Free!’” Rene Richie (via Dave Chartier & nikf)

(via nikf)