Save Money by Only Buying Things You'll "Wear Out" http://t.co/gOHs5gYF # Challenge to fandom: I want an Inspector Spacetime short film. Do it. #community # Watching Peter Gabriel's New Blood concert on bluray. It's fantastic. # Watching Sherlock's The Great…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-12
Drinking with friends, and discussing fast food in a blasphemous way. "The McRib of Christ compels you!" # Last day working "in-country" in Australia until mid-January. I'll miss all my colleagues and friends here. Be seeing you. # Why We…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-11
A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design http://t.co/FaRIdhgP #UX # Powered by Twitter Tools
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-10
Beer. Yum. http://t.co/8FK1PjJt # Finally think I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel… And for the first time in many many months, I'm pretty sure it's not a train # Ok, @edwardjolmos Retweeted me. Edward. James. Frakkin.…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-09
Major train delays. North Shore Line Suspended. I'm therefore in a pub having dinner. #electricalstorm # Success, I found a cab! After walking a kilometre away from the station, that is… # Secret panorama mode in iPhone camera discovered http://t.co/JF0EHIA8…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-08
Heading back to the states for a while for work… A semi-unexpected turn, and one I'm happy about. # Head of Google says that Siri is a threat to their "fully armed and operational battle station." Many Bothans were unavailable…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-07
Guess what was on sale (and I now finally own on bluray)? http://t.co/QhSSgCqR # ALIEN on bluray looks fantastic. SO glad I finally "upgraded." # Watching the ALIEN director cut. Prefer the original… Too much added (and unneeded) exposition. #…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-07
Guess what was on sale (and I now finally own on bluray)? http://t.co/QhSSgCqR # ALIEN on bluray looks fantastic. SO glad I finally "upgraded." # Watching the ALIEN director cut. Prefer the original… Too much added (and unneeded) exposition. #…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-06
A great interview from a 1974 issue of Playboy of Hunter S. Thompson, a particular idol of mine. http://t.co/XLGnCRLR # "Coke is a worthless drug. It has no edge. Dollar for dollar, it’s probably the most inefficient drug on the…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-05
Trying out Oink. Daddy like. #iphone # Don't Give Your Users S*** Work http://t.co/BK4zuCqV #UX # Ralph Fiennes says "Skyfall" will be a special Bond film http://t.co/F1g1rLeK ME: He's playing Blofeld, folks. Look at his "hair." # Stop me if…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-04
Dark Patterns: Deception vs. Honesty in UI Design http://t.co/CHrWnJOL #ux # James Bond Joins Facebook and Twitter; ‘Bond 23? Details Tomorrow http://t.co/5ZGoEjR7 # A very good day. Lots of good work done, and lots of collaboration and assistance. # I…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-03
Beautiful day in Sydney. http://t.co/icjLBIAN # October ends with no iTunes Match. http://t.co/jx9mNTwe ME: It ain't ready for prime time yet, folks. # Amazing video featuring all of (Sid) Caesar's Writers in a fantastic roundtable: http://t.co/ucp5muvm (Hat tip to @evanier)…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-02
Champaign? At 3 in the afternoon? Don't mind if I do… #MelbourneCup # I think champagne should be served at 3pm everyday. #MelbourneCup #tipsy # Loving the new Florence + the Machine album. #iamnotTHATold # Incoming: A Native Gmail iPhone…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-02
Champaign? At 3 in the afternoon? Don't mind if I do… #MelbourneCup # I think champagne should be served at 3pm everyday. #MelbourneCup #tipsy # Loving the new Florence + the Machine album. #iamnotTHATold # Incoming: A Native Gmail iPhone…
My Quora answers, Trek, TV
What can you learn about management from Star Trek?
Upper management is far far away… As in, several million light years away. Networking opportunities are rare. The only “face time” that you get is the occassional chat with an admiral, and then it’s usually the typical “there’s a situation…
Apple, My Quora answers, Technology, UX Articles
Why are our "smart devices" so dumb?
There are some practical reasons, and some pragmatic ones. A "thinking" device is a device that is consuming power to think (to run the processor), and hardware and software designers have to keep a core user need in mind: battery…