February 2012
2 posts
January 2012
10 posts
The Myth Of The Sophisticated User →
Despite hearing it all the time from designers and executives alike, the notion that tech-savvy users will be more amenable to difficult interfaces is, in a word, crazy. Yes, some users, when asked, would prioritize user control over ease of use (and vice versa: unconfident users would prioritize ease of use over control), but does this mean that the tech-addicted among us will more readily...
December 2011
15 posts
So Many Pictures of Romy and Michele →
This is so relevant. I’m planning my ten-year high school reunion right now and we’re supposed to meet up for the Homecoming football game in 2012. Yet since we all know what everyone is up to, what’s the point?
I suppose it’s to connect on another level. Since we already know the superficial side of things (married, two kids, works at an office in Austin), maybe the...
Malcolm Gladwell's advice for young journalists:... →
oldmanasante:
farhad:
From a Time Q&A:
Aspiring journalists should stop going to journalism programs and go to some other kind of grad school. If I was studying today, I would go get a master’s in statistics, and maybe do a bunch of accounting courses and then write from that perspective. I think that’s the way to survive. The role of the generalist is diminishing. Journalism has to get...
I Work For The Internet →
staff:
We work for the Internet. And we’re guessing many of you do too. Whether it’s researching, selling, coding, supporting, designing — so many of our careers depend on the Internet.
One argument that’s been made to Congress is that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is needed to protect American jobs. In truth, the new liabilities this bill would impose on startups could stop American...
The Raw and Searing Flesh: I just want to pay for... →
andymboyle:
Why is that so hard, Comcast? I went to their website and had a customer service representative chat with me. I asked about getting just HBO, despite not having cable television service, just internet. Dude said that was cool, sent me a link to a $10 a month plan.
I was all HEY THAT’S GREAT! YOU…
Oh Comcast chat representatives. I know your life is hard while you sit at home...
November 2011
12 posts
Watchnpr:
msnbc:
Our boy Brian Williams stays amazingly cool during a fire alarm throughout the broadcast last night in 30 Rock
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This totally happened on Talk of the Nation once! We were broadcasting from the Newseum in front of a studio audience when the building’s alarms started going off. The audience stayed put and the director (me), Neal Conan and his...
October 2011
16 posts
50 Reasons Texas Is the Best State in America →
The stars at night, are big and bright……..
Y’all just finished singing it in your heads, didn’t you? :)
WatchStarlee Kine from The 99% Conference.
If you read my little blog here, you are probably the type of person who knows exactly who she is.
Found this on swiss-miss.com.
