September 2009
12 posts
ISO50 - The Blog of Scott Hansen » Color... →
“I advise you to run up and look at my neighbor’s house that he constructed...”
– If Architects Had to Work Like Web Designers
“Jay told Mort to name a card, any card. Mort said, “The three of hearts.” After...”
– Profiles: Secrets of Magus : The New Yorker : Fantastic biographic piece on Ricky Jay, one of the world’s finest magicians. What I found most interesting about the article (and the man) is how esoteric everything about the trade is in every way. It’s a tradition steeped in...
Crispy Gamer | The Nine Achievements of Arkham... →
A solid article on the things Batman: Arkham Asylum gets right.
“This week, a South African call-center business, frustrated by persistently slow...”
– Homing pigeon faster than Internet? In S. Africa, the answer’s yes. | csmonitor.com : I like how the article lists the pigeon’s name.
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Why do you want a 64-bit iTunes? →
Adobe’s John Nack makes a good point about the disappointment some might feel over iTunes 9 not being 64-bit:
If you were directing the iTunes team’s efforts, why would you—as a customer—tell them to spend their time on Cocoa and/or 64-bit, at the expense of doing other things customers want?
It’s a good point, but I think it’s also invalid given Apple’s...
Sonic Returns In New 2D, HD Game - Kotaku →
Sega finally listened. I really hope they take their time with this one and make it awesome.
Update 12/20/2010: I’ve played a demo. Very much in the classic vein, but derivative and unoriginal.
“It had a minuscule viewing screen, no color-adjustment features, and only the...”
– The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple Is Just Fine : An article on Wired on the trend for cheap, convenient devices being preferred over their high-end brethren. Via @acharmercoiling.
Health. Care.
Think of it as two words instead of one. Health Care vs. healthcare.
I felt compelled to reply to some friends’ comments about the current health reform proposal on Facebook and I wanted to share my comments here with everyone.
I’m going to give somewhat of a prototypical moderate’s response, but here goes: America needs health care reform. Most would agree this point is...