January 2012
1 post
The iPhone mute switch and the fate of Humanity
Okay, so there’s a new discussion floating around the Internet. It started with a story of a mortified man who accidentally interrupted a symphony with his iPhone’s alarm. This is always embarrassing, every time it happens. This case in particular was exceptionally well poorly timed, which made the faux pas that much worse.
Some have taken to using this story to ignite a design...
October 2011
1 post
My superpower
I love that I seem to have this inexplicable power over technology: I can scare it back into behaving properly. It’s almost as if all the pieces of electronic technology in the world share a consciousness that is overly dependent upon me.
What is Steve talking about? Has he finally, truly lost his mind?
You know when you have a problem with your computer or phone or TV remote? You call...
September 2011
1 post
Kindle Library Books and my deep confusion
http://venturebeat.com/2011/09/21/amazon-kindle-library-lending/
I’m confused. I’ve been confused a lot lately, so I’m going to try to reason this out logically. Come walk with me.
Why do people check out books from the public library? To read books for free. Without public libraries, books would only be available to people who paid to own a copy (or paid for membership in...
March 2010
1 post
Interesting…
“Interesting” is a powerfully underappreciated word. It allows us to acknowledge a novel aspect of a design without having to bless the entire implementation as “good”. “Interesting” gives us the freedom to consider the look/behavior/implications of part of a design separately from its whole. This allows us to explore new ideas and try applying them to existing...
January 2010
1 post
Original Rant & Roll blog →
Here is where you’ll find my past rants.