June 2008
57 posts
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Must download me some of these.
[Backstage Blog] RSS feeds make it into iplayer... →
For months you guys have been scraping pages to get unique IDs to compare with iplayer ids, and generally its been too painful for some. However thats about to go away with the iplayer 2.0….
Has modern life killed the semicolon? →
Lovely blog article from WWF-Australia
Great tone of voice, demonstrated by just this bit: “WWF’s forests expert, Jana, has put together a few tips…” “expert” - trusted “Jana” - personal “a few tips” - casual, yet focussed by someone who knows what they’re talking about.
And the last line: “Lets all do our part and buy paper...
Mike Rohde's amazing sketchnotes from SEED 3 →
Awesome awesome awesome (and that’s not a word I use too often.)
Mike Rohde did another great job drawing sketchnotes at the SEED 3 Conference on June 6th, 2008 (below). Sign…
Rock-et. Ye-ah. →
Sony ad from Fallon London. Art director/copywriter: Matt Keon. Production company: RSA Films. Director/designer: Johnny Hardstaff
Fallon London has teamed up with director Johnny Hardstaff…
Read the classics at work [XP only] →
“If you behave like a disease,
people develop an immune system”
– Lots of people have used it – I’m not sure who it’s from originally. Good though.
“…I’m not saying that television is vulgar and dumb because the...”
– David Foster Wallace – E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction
Earth 'not at risk' from collider →
Filed under ‘well, that’s a relief then’
By Will McInnes: The Age of Snark →
My job is getting my employer from stage two to stage three. Thanks Will!
Sega-Hasbro: Crank up your iPod with Ampbot the... →
Oh man. The robots are among us. iPod-wielding followy robots at that. They just need to figure out a way to project the face of Steve Jobs on that glossy black plastic head. Oh, and make it white…
Jeremy Clarkson's top fuel saving tips - Top Gear →
Actually very useful - especially as it’s Clarkson saying this stuff. There’s hope yet.
Putting Prices Into Focus - washingtonpost.com →
Reference pricing - why we think compare today’s £100 iPhone to the £400 price at launch, and the £1.20/litre cost of petrol to the days when it was 79p.
The Girl Effect →
Lovely typography animation to promote a charity helping girls in developing countries.
Star Wars Crawl - Make a custom Star Wars Intro →
A new layer to Google Trends →
Written by R.J. Pittman, Director of Product Management - Consumer Search Properties Two years ago, we launched Google Trends, a tool that lets anyone see what the world is searching for, and…
iPhone - SynchStep →
Match music to the beat of your footsteps.
Glassdoor.com - Company Ratings, Reviews, and... →
The BBC and the future of broadcasting →
I’ll be returning to this shortly with some of my choice favourite quotes.
Ladies and gentleman, boys and girls,
I’m acutely aware that I owe you and podgram and a new blessay….
Cook like an engineer →
This chart on Cooking for Engineers totally startled me, but once I got over my need for everything to be in lists and paragraphs, it made perfect sense. With some substitutions, I made a…
“You’re not strong by putting other people down, you’re strong by...”
– Barack Obama’s soaring Fathers’ Day speech: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj1hCDjwG6M
Discover which programs prevent disk image... →
One of my least-favorite error messages is the one that says a volume can’t be ejected because it is in use. The vague advice to “try quitting applications” often leads me on a wild goose chase —…
2008 Web Design Trends →
A round up of the big trends (clichés?) in web design this year. I’m damn glad our new site doesn’t seem to follow any of these.
Flickr: Balakov's Photostream →
Classic photos recreated in Lego
Neave Games // Hexxagon →
Horribly addictive.
Neave.com ...the interactive playground of Paul... →
Reduce your carbon footprint - drive a Land Rover →
Lifecycle comparison of a Toyota Prius versus a Land Rover Defender - how does the embedded energy in the complex construction and long journey of the Prius from the factory compare to lower fuel…
Your Console Sucks Electricity →
Power Bills Soaring? Turn Off The Playstation - Study: This looks like a job for Kill-a-Watt. The recent study by Choice said Sony Corp’s Playstation 3, closely followed by Microsoft’s…
Same DOM errors, different browser interpretations →
Shared by Ade
Useful little dummies guide to the DOM (not that I need it you understand. I live and breathe all this craziness, honest)
Introduction
In this article I will explore the DOM, look…
“Because Web users read only 18% of added verbiage, cutting words is well worth...”
– Jakob Nielsen: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/print-vs-online-content.html
NodeBox →
Pretty animations from Python code - kinda like Processing.
"Like Chewbaccas in a pub brawl..." →
Fat Cyclist » Dilemma →
Ummmm. Ewwww…
The Rubbish Diet →
Can you get down to zero landfill waste?
THE ECO ZOO | ECODA!DOBUTSUEN →
Weird 3D flash environmental fable from McCann Erickson Japan
Timbuk2 size Comparisons →
Timbuk2 get the web - they’ve used flickr to demo the sizes of their bags as worn by staff. They also use Get Satisfaction for the customer service. How Web 2.oh!
Do Bossfriends Create Great Employees? -... →
“I have a rule at my agency that’s put forth in the form of a question: Could you have a drink/coffee with someone we’re considering hiring and a) look forward to it and b) enjoy the time spent with…
Get Satisfaction - People-Powered Customer Service →
“Customer service is the new marketing” taken very literally - a tool to make your customer service tool public and social.
Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry →
A place to flog off all the tat your waste-of-oxygen ex-boyfriend has given you.
Watch
01062008031 →
Leo Ryan posted a photo:
Leopard Security Configuration (PDF) →
240-page PDF book from Apple, filled with security configuration information for Leopard. (Via Ernest Prabhakar.)
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The new MP3: revolutionary file format offers... →