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…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-11-01
Tummy less rumbly. Back to work. # Amazon has buy 2 get one free video game sale: http://t.co/aH5WaDyQ ME: got Arkham City, Rage and Resistance 3 for my son for $118, shipped! # How Celebrities Took Over Cartoon Voice Acting…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-31
Film version of George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards in the works: http://t.co/RQdZhn8y # Testing job applicants for a sense of humor? I can get behind this: http://t.co/0BhDouW0 # "Talk does not cook rice." Chinese proverb. # Remember, kids, never buy…
My Quora answers, UX Articles
When should you disable a feature rather than hide it?
Disabling a feature is best applied when it shows the user that they can do something, just not right now. Two examples are menu options that aren't available, or a data entry field that they can't edit. This could confuse…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-30
Watching Midnight Cowboy. # People Who Use Macs At Work Are Richer And More Productive http://t.co/fQ3Jtc7n # Now, watching Ice Station Zebra. #McGoohan # Today's movie number three: Manhattan. # Watching The Brain of Morbius. #doctorwho # Powered by Twitter…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-29
Link: The Silliness of Busyness http://t.co/aelioK1D # Edible Venn diagram: http://t.co/urIRcITk #ux # #FollowFriday @TrekJen because she knows five ways to kill a man barehanded. Six, when the moon is in the proper conjunctive orbit. # 'Mission: Impossible – Ghost…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-28
Yum… Meat! http://t.co/5jUErUXz # Link: The Rules of Effortless Parenting http://t.co/VtSbajpn # Link: The most disturbing moments in the blockbuster films of Steven Spielberg http://t.co/McDpGKER # Big sky, Turramurra. http://t.co/JNav7rWv # More details on the iPad 3?s 2048×1536 resolution display…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-27
Every Android device now infringes Apple patent: Slide to unlock http://t.co/YSpMjyNh #mobile # RT @westpac: Happy Diwali to all of those who celebrated today # Good to see an old friend today. And bend a couple of elbows with him……
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Twitter Updates for 2011-10-26
Amazing Real-Life Reproduction of Arkham City's Batsuit http://t.co/yPajAbLa # Control Siri across the room: Iris 9000 turns iPhone 4S into your own personal HAL 9000 http://t.co/2Nt9Hjds # Powered by Twitter Tools