Avoiding Twitter, due to work and not wanting to have the Emmys spoiled (will watch it when I get home). # Just finished zipping thru the (recorded) Emmys. Except for #madmen for best drama, no one I wanted to win…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-19
Watching the new #doctorwho # "What is he doing?" "He's saving us." #doctorwho # My #kubrick re-watch continues, with Full Metal Jacket. # An underrated classic. #fullmetaljacket #kubrick # Comparing the recently rewatched Star Wars films with #Kubrick .. well,…
Geek, The Prisoner, TV
Reflections on The Prisoner: “What’s it all about?”
Recently I’ve become quite reflective and introspective about many things, about who I am as a person, about what drives me. About who I am. I think I’m a good person. I care, sometimes too much. I speak too much…
Geek, Movies
Build your own James Bond Car!
I was at a newsstand here in Sydney last week and was surprised to find a really cool magazine, the first issue of a series that allowed you to build a super-detailed 1/8th scale model of the Aston Martin DB5…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-18
It is a perfect Spring day here. Just perfect. It's so nice I even abandoned watching the Star Wars blurays to go outside for a while. # The Shat says Star Trek is better than Star Wars. NERD FIGHT! http://t.co/dNiNzvn1…
Technology
Want to be found on the Internet? “Feed the beast.”
I love googling myself. I do it about once a month, entering my name in google to see how often I show up. I’m right near the top of the results, with a lot of results. Yes, I know that…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-17
Busy busy day. All meetings, stacked up like cordwood. Eventually I may design something, instead of talking about design. #UX # No Friday night drinks for yours truly, on my way home for some more #StarWars bluray goodness. #addict #…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-16
One week before my birthday, my gift to myself has been acquired. The Force is strong with me… #hopelessnerd # I am so George Lucas's bitch right now. # When did action figures become awesome? http://t.co/VAJmozYb # Things I learned…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-15
Rt @Latinoreview: J.J. Abrams Commits To ‘Star Trek 2’ http://t.co/NqgCt7G ME: … And lens flares. # Finally. The perfect game to use my sonic screwdriver wii controller with. http://t.co/NKosuL1 # A review of the Citizen Kane Blu-ray http://t.co/2W48Ksb ME: if…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-14
Just realized I haven't tweeted anything for a whole day. So… Here you go. # Arm Race: Your Wristwatch Is Your Next Web Portal http://t.co/4AuiCjx # The Ultimate Usability Resource Roundup: 60 Great Posts http://t.co/iXvL2VV #UX # Spool Is Instapaper…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-13
A fearful symmetry. http://t.co/6pXytly # This video shows how awesome Google Wallet could be http://t.co/piHdZya #mobile # Build James Bond's car! But get ready for some sticker shock… http://t.co/9EUfPUy # Build the Aston Martin from Goldfinger, only 85 months before…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-12
The girl who waited. #doctorwho http://t.co/ONbKBqR # Well that was yet another excellent episode of #doctorwho Now for some fresh air and some writing… # New at josephdickerson.com, Lessons in life, from Phil Hartman: Be the Glue. http://t.co/WFxpuS5 # Just…
Featured Articles, TV
Lessons in life, from Phil Hartman: Be the Glue
I’ve always been a big fan of Saturday Night Live. And yes, I know that there is a lot of “uncool”-ness reflected in that statement. The show has gone through many peaks and valleys through the years, but I’m still…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-11
Watching Queen Live at Wembley concert. Damn, Freddie was an amazing live performer. # Entire staff of TechCrunch now threatening to commit mass suicide unless Michael Arrington gets his way, forever. http://t.co/FNIpHuu # How the idea of ideas is killing innovation…
My Quora answers, UX 101, UX Articles
What are the qualities that distinguish great designers from the rest?
Great question – I just did an "exit interview" with a senior UX designer who was consulting for my company and this very topic came up. Some insights from that conversation (and some of my own opinions) are as follows:…
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Twitter Updates for 2011-09-10
Sydney, dusk. http://t.co/dOGhdbv # Getting my drink on in the typical Friday night fashion. No pub crawl tonight, though. I'm trying to pace myself… In life, that is. # 8 Star Trek Gadgets That Are No Longer Fiction http://t.co/2Cv6Au9 #…