March 2009
48 posts
Even Better Than Jigga Names →
A while back, I posted a list of every single rapper alias Jay-Z has ever used. I racked my brain and pored through my mental lyrical archive of every song. But someone has made an even better list regarding Kool Keith’s Alter Egos.
Here’s a sample:
Dr. Sperm: Known to be his first alias as a rapper.
Dr. Ultra: He was Dr. Ultra in the “Five Deadly Venoms” Sprite...
Fasturtle Web Design →
I like talking about web design a lot, sharing links, and getting to know other designers. A couple of weeks ago, the design team at Fasturtle started a Tumblr. It’s me, Paul and Amanda. Come by and say hi!
On today’s Web, the most common mistake is to make everything too prominent:...
– Jakob Nielsen, October 17, 1999
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It’s better to tell a short story well, than a long one poorly.
– Found among the 37signals Manifesto, their original site.
It’s loaded with gems. I was thinking about their name last week, and where it must have come from. Head there if you’d like to know. via fasturtle
WELL I THOUGHT ABOUT THE ARMY
gompr:
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ohlivyuhuxtable:
aquariumdrinkr:
saramcpherson:
thewordunheard:
(via realrealsoft)
DAD SAID SON, YER FUCKIN HIGH
AND I THOUGHT, YEAH THERE’S A FIRST FOR EVERYTHING, SO I TOOK MY
OLD MAN’S ADVICE. THREE SAD SEMESTERS, IT WAS ONLY 15 GRAND
SPENT IN BED. I THOUGHT ABOUT THE ARMY. I DROPPED OUT AND JOINED A BAND INSTEAD. GREW A MOUSTACHE AND A MULLET, GOT A JOB AT...
Sliding House, by dRMM
A private home designed with a retractable roof that slides open in warm weather.
Even cooler than it sounds. Via joelaz.
NIN, “Burn” (Live from on stage, Melbourne).
A much improved concept of the concert video — shot from the stage instead of looking on to it, in HD no less. I wish Trent Reznor ran the music industry.
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I know many people who make stuff for the web, all of them very passionate about...
– Andy Baio, in “Abort, Retry or EPIC FAIL”
Kindle App for iPhone →
You know you’re probably sitting too close to the monitor when you have to...
– Amanda
Microsoft Imagines the Future
Great! Now all they’ll have to do is wait for Apple to do it.
We demand rigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertainty!
– Vroomfondel, Chapter 25