January 2012
9 posts
Design is the application of intent - the opposite of happenstance, and an...
– Robert L. Peters
Stop SOPA and PIPA. Tell Congress that you care. →
This only takes a moment so do it.
December 2011
1 post
Since news broke that Kim Jung Il had died, I’ve been reading and watching everything I come across on the terrifyingly fascinating world that is The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea; North Korea, as we know it. This video series from Vice News is one of the more raw and interesting stories I’ve seen.
November 2011
6 posts
Ship Magic, not Minimal Viable Product. →
Pttrns.com →
Mobile UI Patterns →
October 2011
2 posts
Thank you, HotGloo. You do what I need. You’re simple. Ideas flow using you. And when it comes to collaborating with remote teams and clients, you’re awesome.
(Don’t worry OmniGraffle, I love you too.)
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever...
– Steve Jobs.
September 2011
1 post
August 2011
7 posts
Bouba/kiki effect →
The U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it....
– Some guy named Ben Franklin.
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July 2011
3 posts
Being an island doesn’t always work. Find a person who you really trust...
– (via Disney•Pixar)
Out there in some garage is an entrepreneur who’s forging a bullet with...
– Gary Hamel, quoted in Tom Kelley’s The Art of Innovation.
June 2011
8 posts
If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four hours...
– Abraham Lincoln
If a thing like this is worth doing at all, it’s worth doing right.
– Hunter S. Thompson, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas.
There is a satisfying immediacy about the prospect of establishing an encampment...
– (from A Short History of the Campsite, an essay by Martin Hogue for Design Observer)
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The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.
– Joe Paterno. He is one of many reasons I love my Alma Mater.
May 2011
6 posts
Photographer Helps His Grandma with "Superhero... →
I wish more programs like this existed. →
Heartbreaking, inspiring and beautiful, all at the... →
(via John Gruber/Daring Fireball)
Thoughts lead on to purpose, purpose leads on to actions, actions form habits,...
– Tryon Edwards, 19th century American theologian.
April 2011
10 posts
Working at a small, bootstrapped,... →
Happy Earth Day! →
You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and...
– Gordie Howe
I am a firm believer that these last two quotes have just as much to do with everyday life as they do with hockey.
The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day,...
– Wayne Gretzky