This is a great talk from Ryan Singer of 37signals about UI and programming. I especially like when he shows the narrative that they created while discussing the purpose of the application and how they pulled key words out of that narrative that then influenced the UI and programming.
Derek P. Collins
What did you call your Lego pieces?
Giles Turnball over at The Morning News has put together a great piece about the naming conventions children have developed and use for their Lego pieces.
My family and I definitely had our own Lego nomenclature: If my brother and I were digging through one of our gigantic bins of Lego pieces you might hear one of us say, “I’m looking for a grey onesie,” and we both new exactly which piece the other was referring to.
I have fond memories of Legos—it was my toy of choice for any gift-receiving occasion (i.e. Christmas, birthdays). I would get a “big” set for Christmas and it was usually one of the new castles (they were my favorite), but I also recall getting a huge pirate ship, an airport and a train set that is still, believe it or not, brought out, assembled and placed around the Christmas tree if I’m at my parents’ house.
top secret (via lunchbreath)Double Amen.
“ The act of creation is almost always self-affirming, and the act of consumption so rarely is.
Alex Payne — Fever and the Future of Feed Readers
I enjoyed this presentation by Jason Fried of 37signals—especially the Q&A at the end. I really liked what he said about productivity being variable.
Total Eclipse of The Heart (Literal Version). Hilarious! (via Geekologie)
First Ever Phoenix Suns "Tweetup"
This is really interesting—the Phoenix Suns have made a special promotional offer to their Twitter followers consisting of pre-game access to the court, an exclusive Suns Twitter t-shirt, a reduced ticket price and a post-game meetup for Suns Twitter fans.
I purchased the reduced tickets for me and my wife and I’m very much looking forward to it.
“ Duct Tape is a business tool. It’s not one that anyone wants to use but it’s there for when perfection has run it’s course and it’s time to move on to other pursuits. Purity has no duct tape—only devotion.
Greg Storey, Airbag Industries
