July 2009
13 posts
“A decade ago, everybody was starting a Web consulting business, so I did too....”
– Joel Spolsky: The Day My Industry Died - Inc. The web consulting industry died? I guess I didn’t get the memo, since I spent most of the last decade trying to hire programmers in order to keep up with client demand. Just because the bubble burst doesn’t mean the industry dried up, it...
“This will surprise a few purists, but for centuries the universal pronoun was...”
– On Language - All-Purpose Pronoun - NYTimes.com. Damn straight! I grew up using the singular they, but it was beaten out of me during college. I do hope we see it gain widespread acceptance again.
“The bias of the book reader looks upon such “reading” as inferior—if he even...”
– Some thoughts on the anthology / from a working library
WatchSurfing in Munich
“Jan Tschichold — Master Typographer: His life, work and legacy is, as its title...”
– Design Observer reviews “Jan Tschichold — Master Typographer”. Smackdown! Sebastian Carter is da man.
“We all know that there’s no fucking way in the world we should have...”
– The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: I’m really thinking maybe I shouldn’t have yelled at that Chinese guy so much. A great post from Fake Steve.
“INTERVIEWER: How does your writing day begin?
TALESE: Usually I wake up in bed...”
– The Paris Review - The Art of Nonfiction No. 2. (via Luna Digest)
Disable Google Reader's "Likes This" Section →
I love that, with a simple search on userstyles.org, I can disable annoying features on sites that I otherwise like.
Why Monotype Imaging should hire a new PR firm →
Wow.
“Pity the culture snob, as Kindles, iPods, and flash drives swallow up the...”
– James Wolcott on Cultural Snobbery at vanityfair.com (via Fictionaut: Luna Digest)
“Can anyone guess the entry codes for these door locks?”
– Schneier on Security: Information Leakage from Keypads. LOL.