This is the front of my Mac at work. The attached clipping is from a Pearls Before Swine comic that was clipped out and given to me by my wife. This is one of my favorite things that I have received—not because of its intrinsic value—but because of what it represents. At work I am …
Category: stuff
Sep 06
Quotable: John Moltz
“As for the Surface, Microsoft was forced to write off its unsold inventory to the tune of $900 million, which is a really lousy song. Like Coldplay, Nickelback, and Creed all got together and collaborated on a song.” –from his MacWorld article on device philosophy
Aug 29
The Furies
The names of the Furies in Greek mythology: Megaera [jealous] Tisiphone [blood avenger] Alecto [unceasing in pursuit]
Aug 24
Wobbly Hedgehog Syndrome
A humorously named but very sad real disease that affects domesticated African Pygmy hedgehogs.
Aug 19
Goo is my co-pilot
Goo is my co-pilot. This is a prime example of why it is important to choose an appropriate font when you design something. It is equally important for fonts to be designed well in the first place. Why make a font where the O and the D are virtually identical? Of course, speaking of design, …
Aug 16
Quotable: Bern Williams
“The average man will bristle if you say his father was dishonest, but he will brag a little if he discovers that his great-grandfather was a pirate.”
Aug 11
Quotable: Otto von Bismark
“If there is ever another war in Europe, it will come out of some [expletive deleted] silly thing in the Balkans.” –Otto von Bismark And then this happened: Next stop: World War I. As quoted by Winston Churchill in an address given on August 16, 1945 in the House of Commons. Photo from the Smithsonian.
Jul 28
Overheard: 34 yr old mom
“…you try to put ’em in the car seat and they do this [go stiff] and we call that the board baby, and you just wanna karate chop ’em right in the middle–wa-CHA!”
Jul 26
Fake Jade
“Fake jade artifacts can be divided into 4 catagories:- Grade A, intends to fool experts. Grade B, intends to fool unaware collectors. Grade C, intends to fool new collectors. Grade D, intends to fool tourists.” –found online when I was searching for info about jade.
Jun 25
Overheard: 35 yr old female
“I’m trying to watch a webinar and I don’t know if I have the right whatever thingy.”
