July 2010
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June 2010
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May 2010
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April 2010
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Third-Party Background Processes in iPhone OS 4
The fact is, iPhone hardware is underpowered compared to desktop PCs, so Apple can’t just flip on multitasking for all third-party apps. I think they will use some clever and seemless (for users) hacks like with push notifications.
There are really three types of apps one would want to “run in the background”. And most of these don’t actually require running all the time. They simple require the...
March 2010
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February 2010
4 posts
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November 2009
1 post
mogravy:
Emotions - “Blind Alley” (1971)
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October 2009
1 post
Try a new banana
mrgan:
My guess is that you, dear reader, either like bananas or you love them. I love them. I’ve gone through three or four or more in a day, and rare is the day that I go without one. Whether you like them or love them, my guess is you’d be sad to see bananas disappear from your grocer’s shelves. This is entirely possible; in fact, a shortage of bananas, or a significant increase in their...
September 2009
2 posts
August 2009
2 posts
July 2009
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May 2009
3 posts
What's Really in Many 'Healthy' Foods →
herbivorg:
A lot of Americans think they’re eating a healthy diet these days. But it’s easy to be fooled by our assumptions and the ways that food manufacturers play on them.
WSJ’s Melinda Beck sheds some light on shady food product labeling that’s been going on lately.
Off-topic — I found this particular bit really interesting:
Take chicken. The average American eats about 90 pounds...
April 2009
3 posts
A Design for the National Museum of African... →
Built to Last? →
Play This Awesome Unicorn Flash Game!!! →
It is so awesome! You probably won’t be disappointed!!!
March 2009
1 post
The Cult of Done Manifesto →
“Laugh at perfection. It’s boring and keeps you from being done.” Yes.
February 2009
10 posts
60 Ears →
Oooh, I’m so close to ordering this.
“Beauty is not necessarily a matter of form or style, but the result of order...”
– Will Burtin ( via)
Suite Personalized Letterpress Calling Cards →
via Veer
To Design or Not to Design: A Conversation with... →
Is Good Design Replicable? →
Joshua Porter asks “Is there a process that guarantees good design?” My response:
I think a lot of this type of discourse depends on the assumption that designs are finite, stand-alone products. If a designer works in a continuous and holistic manor, constantly refining and improving the product, it becomes much harder to count successes and failures.
I think that Apple sees not...
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart →
My co-worker’s new album is out and it’s awesome!
Logic and Emotion →
Information Architects vs. Experience Designers from Christopher Fahey
December 2008
1 post
The 12 Most Viral Web Stories of 2008 →
November 2008
3 posts
President Obama!!! →
Yes We Did →
October 2008
1 post
Practice Voting
(via Ironic Sans)
September 2008
3 posts
Oh Happy Day! →
Cmd-~ (tilde) is now assigned to switching among open documents, as is Ctrl-Tab, meaning Photoshop is now consistent with both Mac and Windows conventions.
BuzzFeed is hiring →
(via lamb)
David Foster Wallace Commencement Speech at Kenyon... →
I’m sure everyone on the internet is linking to this and saying “if you haven’t read this yet, you need to read it now” but, well… yeah. RIP DFW.
August 2008
4 posts
Blacks Debate Civil Rights Risk in Obama’s Rise →
Christoph Niemann Tiles His Bathroom →
July 2008
10 posts
CleverAndy: "you will receive on average $825 -... →
This is some kind of a joke, right?
Pentagram Rebrands Popeyes →
The Popeyes in Chinatown is frequented by many of my coworkers. Although I don’t partake in the chicken, I will admit that their biscuits are little buttery bundles of heart-attack heaven. While not groundbreaking or particularly inspiring, this updated branding is nicely simplified and certainly more sophisticated. I do hope it includes getting rid of the quasi-racist wall art in the...