July 2010
1 post
For those more personal thoughts
Add this to your .bashrc file:
alias journal='cd ~/Documents/daily ; cat > "`date`"'
I’ll let you know how it works out for me, but I suspect you’ll be glad you did.
May 2010
2 posts
The shackles of success
I’ve been thinking recently about how I often feel trapped in my career and place in life due to the relative success I’ve been enjoying. Essentially I feel like I stand to lose a lot by trying something new, so I just stick to what I know. I’ve been having this urge to quit my job, move away and try something entirely new just to see how that pans out.
Anyway, I was going to...
“I stenciled the door of an electrical block in south London and recently someone...”
– http://postersandprints.wordpress.com/2009/08/16/obey-shepard-fairey-interviews-banksy/
January 2010
4 posts
Realism in UI Design →
Thanks for clearing that up. I find most icons fail on the more “real” side of the spectrum.
Blown Away →
Aptly titled. The first photo is just amazing.
UPDATE: I’m told the story is fake. The photos are still fascinating.
Applying Drake's equation to Love →
I once used the exact same reasoning to explain to a friend of mine why I didn’t believe in such a thing as soul-mates. She wasn’t particularly amused.
Flexing the Mind
Lately I’ve been thinking about the brain as a muscle. One of my professors once said that he would always insist on calculating the tip in his head as accurately as possible in an attempt to keep his mind sharp. I attempt to do this as well, but usually just use tricks to simplify the math (shift the decimal, double, round down accordingly). I doubt this is really working to my advantage,...
September 2009
2 posts
Upgrade Complete →
I really like this take on upgrade-based games. The game itself–menus, graphics, ending, and even copyright text–is upgradeable.
Augmented Reality in a Contact Lens →
Obviously the research is still in its infancy, but this sort of thing always grabs my interest. The term “biocompatible substance” stood out to me as particularly interesting. I believe this concept will become more significant in the near future.
August 2009
1 post
Design without functionality →
Cool concept from a design point of view, but how is this different from the cover art of a science fiction novel? Also, I love the part where they justify the human eye as being “interactive” when you look at it. You know, on Mars.