Watching the newest episode of #TheFlash. Grodd FTW.
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Photos: A Visit to 221B Baker Street
When I was in London last month, there was pretty much only one destination on my “bucket list” for the trip: 221B Baker Street. That address is world-famous, and as a Baker Street Irregular (unofficial) I was obliged to pay a…
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Lessons in #UX: Users don’t care about “UI design”
We live in a bubble. When I say “We”, I refer to my fellow travelers in user experience design. We read tech articles on new software releases, we look at design sites and study style guides from Apple, Amazon and…
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The Mummies of The British Museum
More photos of my recent trip to London, here’s a look at some of the mummies (and other Egyptian artifacts) that are on display at The British Museum. [slickr-flickr type=”gallery” search=”sets” set=”72157651944723689″ items=”60″ size=”large”] The full set is here.
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Role-Playing Mastery! By Gary Gygax!
My sons have excitedly started to use the newest edition of the Dungeons and Dragons rules system, and I can’t help but look at all the great online resources and tools they have and respond sounding like Grandpa Simpson: “In…
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In praise of World Watch One
I was… and am… a Blue Blaze Irregular. When The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension was released in 1984, it was not well received by critics and most audiences. But with me.,.. well, I “got” the movie…
Geek, Movies
Photos – Bond in Motion Exhibit highlights 50 vehicles from the James Bond films
Just returned from a trip to London, and a must-stop destination was the Bond in Motion exhibit. The exhibit features 50 original vehicles from the James Bond films, and it was a delight. Here’s photos: [slickr-flickr type=”gallery” search=”sets” set=”72157651496241109″ items=”60″…
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Finding Vivian Maier a fascinating exploration of art vs. artist
One of the benefits of traveling extensively for work, especially internationally, is I have plenty of time to catch up on movies… or watch new films I wouldn’t have discovered otherwise. One such film I recently watched is Finding Vivian…
Geek, Technology
Happy 40th Birthday, Microsoft!
It’s been forty years since Paul Allen and Bill Gates incorporated a company to write software and an operating system for a then-young industry. In the four decades since computers have revolutionized how we work and live. Two years ago…
Technology, UX Articles
Ten great resources to make you better at #UX
I’ve been doing user experience design for more than a dozen years now, and I’m still learning. Part of why I’m still learning is the technology that users interact and engage with is evolving at a fairly rapid clip, and…
Geek, Geek Ephemera
Science Fiction Book Club ad showcases some classics
Ah, look at this Science Fiction Book Club ad from an early issue of Starlog magazine… So many classic titles. Heinlein! Xanth! Asimov! Though there’s some books that are not exactly “science fiction.” Carl Sagan’s book, for instance. And The…
Technology, UX Articles
The internet of things: a contrarians view
There’s been a lot of discussion over the past year or so about the “Internet of Things”, which basically posits that soon everything will be connected to the cloud and this interconnectivity of hardware will revolutionize our lives. To this…
Movies, Trek, TV
Rest in Peace, Leonard Nimoy
At a loss for words right now, but I would be remiss to not express my profound grief at the loss of the wonderful actor director and writer Leonard Nimoy. The last time I was this affected by the loss…
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Neill Blomkamp Is Making The SUPERMAN RETURNS Of The ALIEN Franchise badassdigest.com/2015/02/25/nei…
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Every county around us has closed their school today… except ours.
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LEGO Parks and Recreation FTW. zite.to/1JNvC5m