January 31, 201011:15pm
At the heart of all beauty lies something inhuman, and these hills, the softness of the sky, the outline of these trees at this very minute lose the illusory meaning with which we had clothed them, henceforth more remote than a lost paradise … that denseness and that strangeness of the world is absurd.
Albert Camus
January 30, 201012:00pm
Readability is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you’re reading.
Drag this link to your browser’s toolbar: Make easy to read
via Readability.
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January 26, 201010:40am
Of course, there is some self-selection here: the guys showing off their abs are the ones with abs worth showing, and naturally the best bodies get lots of messages. So we can’t recommend this photo tactic to every man. But, contrary to everything you read about profile pictures, if you’re a guy with a nice body, it’s actually better to take off your shirt than to leave it on. We would never suggest to a Fitzgerald or a Dave Eggers to limit his profile to 100 words, and so why should guys with great bodies keep their best asset under wraps?
via The 4 Big Myths of Profile Pictures « OkTrends.
January 24, 20108:24pm
Stylish tide predictor. Would love to see how it works. Here’s a big version
January 22, 20101:54pm
Graphical user interfaces are full of symbols. Symbols need to be reduced to their essence. This helps avoid cluttering the user interface with meaningless distractions, and makes it easier for people to «read» the symbol and figure out the meaning of an interface element. Realistic details can get in the way of what you’re trying to communicate to your users.
via ignore the code: Realism in UI Design.
