November 2011
63 posts
Bored by default →
bobulate:
We think a lot about defaults. What should they be? How do they elicit particular responses? What form should they take (pull-downs, checkboxes, opt-ins and outs)? But taken away from screens, what do we assume about defaults? And more, how might we be more mindful of our own default behavior?
I thought of this recently while in a traffic jam: the sort where a two-hour drive took more...
October 2011
51 posts
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Game Design Mockups →
Shame… there is no formula for “Amazing” game design.
I guess the internet marketers found another niche.
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“Ennui is a cognitive gift, but it must be properly unlocked. We can get better...”
– The Importance of Mind-Wandering | Wired Science | Wired.com
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“Because learning does not consist only of knowing what we must or we can do, but...”
– Umberto Eco, in The Name of the Rose (via endreal)
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“We’re susceptible to self-serving bias, which means that we want to attribute...”
– Don’t EVEN Get Me Started, Mythical Bootstraps College Student | Persephone Magazine
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“The embarrassment is that I’m given credibility in this world because of...”
– John Stewart (in a Fox News interview)
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Why the Current Crop of Twentysomethings Are Going... →
Interesting read.
“There’s something out of place – let’s go and poke it with a stick.” – The...”
– Ten Life Lessons From Doctor Who
Constantly struggling to be more curious.
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“When being given correction, many dancers get defensive because they are...”
– Safi A. Thomas
Artistic Director
The Hip-Hop Dance Conservatory
(via safithomas)
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House Passes H.R. 358, the "Let Women Die" Act of... →
How the hell can anyone support this?
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““A candidate is sort of the old way of doing things,” she said....”
– US activists have lost trust in politicians - Americas - Al Jazeera English
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“Civil disobedience will not be tolerated,” Thomas Menino, mayor of Boston,...”
– Protesters attempt to occupy US Senate - Americas - Al Jazeera English
Seriously unacceptable language from a public official. Civil disobedience has made this country what it is.
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“If political reporters did their job, they would make an effo to determine the...”
– Are regulations killing US jobs? - Opinion - Al Jazeera English
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“If start-up activity is the true engine of job creation in America, one thing is...”
– Will Drops Save America? (via wesgarnett)
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Watchcuriositycounts:
Heliotropes – beautiful short film about nature and mankind’s shared propensity for following the sun, opening the final day of PopTech 2011
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“Progress and evolution are not necessarily the same… Evolution responds to...”
– Artist, designer and researcher Daisy Ginsberg at PopTech 2011, whose work in synthetic biology pushes the boundaries of what design is (via curiositycounts)
“My friend Taylor Davidson encouraged me to “celebrate endings the way we...”
– Chris Schultz announces 2011 will be his last year producing TribeCon | Silicon Bayou News
Looking forward to @TribeCon next week. And yes, I firmly believe we should celebrate endings the same way we celebrate beginnings.
(via taylordavidson)
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DMI Design at Scale Conference Preview with... →
I met Cameron at the ShareSF Unconference earlier this year. Very keen fellow. Also quite nice to see a designer coming from a background of a philosophical nature.
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A List Apart: Articles: Organizing Mobile →
Love this read on Organizing Mobile, specifically the primacy it places on content in mobile context.
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Christian Privilege →
helvetebrann:
Yesterday, I posted a story about a woman who was receiving conservative support for refusing to do her job. She refused to issue marriage licenses to gay couples because she felt that it violated her religion.
As I thought about the issue more and more, I realized that this woman truly feels…
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“[T]here never have been and never will be free markets. All markets are...”
– Occupy Wall Street’s ‘Political Disobedience’ - NYTimes.com
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“Civil disobedience accepted the legitimacy of political institutions, but...”
– Occupy Wall Street’s ‘Political Disobedience’ - NYTimes.com
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“But, you may object, what’s wrong with self-interest? Aren’t all parties to...”
– Corporations, People and Truth - NYTimes.com
Bustr Bensn: Forcing it →
bustr:
Thoughts in no particular order, spiraling into a weird place by the end…
I’m trying to eat a salad every day for lunch.
Like many other things, it brings me face-to-face with the challenge of controlling my behavior outside the realm of habits.
What exactly am I “forcing” the change…
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Watchwesgarnett:
Jamin Hegeman :: An interaction designers perspective of service design
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“Design amounts to standing in the “now” with the task of studying...”
– Thoughtful Interaction Design
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“on designers: “we’ve been brought up to think that we’re in the artifact...”
– (via networkedculture)
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Watchwesgarnett:
How behavior shapes how we use and plan public spaces
I think about this all of the time and the reverse. How spaces influence how we behave.
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“design is more than appearance, design is about interaction, about strategy and...”
– Design Education: Brilliance Without Substance - Core77
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“The problem with praising kids for their innate intelligence — the “smart”...”
– Why Do Some People Learn Faster? | Wired Science | Wired.com 