Ross’s Blog

Sat, 27 May 2023 13:52:44 -0500

The 100 greatest children’s books of all time

laughingsquid: An Illustrated Periodic Table of the...

Sun, 14 May 2023 21:36:19 -0500

laughingsquid:

An Illustrated Periodic Table of the Elements

Just the other day, my daughter asked me what palladium is used for.

I agree with Brett that if you get asked to appear on Sesame Street, well, it doesn’t get better…

Sun, 26 Mar 2023 09:00:01 -0500

I agree with Brett that if you get asked to appear on Sesame Street, well, it doesn’t get better than that.

Brett Goldstein Faces Life After ‘Lasso’

IKEA knows the Job to Be Done that customers hire them for: furnish a new space inexpensively…

Tue, 14 Mar 2023 13:30:52 -0500

IKEA knows the Job to Be Done that customers hire them for: furnish a new space inexpensively without going to multiple stores. Here, the little boy pulls everything he needs out of the magic blue IKEA bag.

IKEA knows buyers in their typical demo are likely to have young children. That’s why they have a playground (to keep kids busy) and a cafeteria with swedish meatballs (to avoid the need to leave the store to eat).

The temptation to be “right” and argue with others is curiously strong when you consider how…

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 17:42:06 -0600

How to smell a weak argument coming

The temptation to be “right” and argue with others is curiously strong when you consider how infrequently people change their mind—especially on important topics. We persist and repeat this ineffective behavior despite the laughably poor results.

That’s why I’m fascinated by the advice in this video, which helps decide when it’s worth it to enter into a debate. It’s a smarter way to pick your battles.

We need a word for the mixture of incredulousness and low-grade...

Sun, 19 Feb 2023 13:40:26 -0600

We need a word for the mixture of incredulousness and low-grade depression caused by seeing ordinary crap from your youth sold at “vintage” markup. (at DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds)
https://www.instagram.com/p/Co2yXrovNuh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Years ago, the team I was on built a product like this without the AI.

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 09:23:04 -0600

Userdoc - User stories, personas, and journeys done right.

Years ago, the team I was on built a product like this without the AI.

This is a really nice looking app; highly recommended to keep track of your product requirements this way.

This AI-generated art is more literal than I wanted it to be, but still fascinating.

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 09:15:54 -0600

This AI-generated art is more literal than I wanted it to be, but still fascinating.

Are you truly in the Big Data One Percent?

Wed, 08 Feb 2023 06:41:06 -0600

MotherDuck: Big Data is Dead

Are you truly in the Big Data One Percent?

Best AI art I’ve seen so far.

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 14:03:25 -0600

Cars Designed Through the Style of Famous Architects | Moss and Fog

Best AI art I’ve seen so far.

Schoolhouse Rock Turns 50

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 07:50:01 -0600

Schoolhouse Rock Turns 50

Might these be the most famous jazz compositions of all time?

Apparently we’re not done with the “snarky open letter full page ad in the New York Times” bit.

Sun, 29 Jan 2023 11:45:25 -0600

Apparently we’re not done with the “snarky open letter full page ad in the New York Times” bit.

The highest honor I could ever hope to get is a guest appearance on Sesame Street. You’re at the top…

Thu, 26 Jan 2023 22:43:44 -0600

Lloyd Morrisett, a Founder of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 93

The highest honor I could ever hope to get is a guest appearance on Sesame Street. You’re at the top of your field, but you’re still a good person.

Let’s do this.

Thu, 12 Jan 2023 20:46:11 -0600

In-N-Out Is Headed East After Years of Insisting It Wouldn’t

Let’s do this.

The author makes an interesting claim:

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 20:34:05 -0600

Theory-building and why employee churn is lethal to software companies – Baldur Bjarnason

The author makes an interesting claim:

What keeps software alive are the programmers who have an accurate mental model (theory) of how it is built and works. That mental model can only be learned by having worked on the project while it grew or by working alongside somebody who did, who can help you absorb the theory. Replace enough of the programmers, and their mental models become disconnected from the reality of the code, and the code dies. That dead code can only be replaced by new code that has been ‘grown’ by the current programmers.

Moreover, most documentation never addresses this. As Salesforce has grown, we’ve started to use new styles of diagrams and slides to onboard people to the complexity of the area we manage.

Improve your life by becoming profoundly bored. Seriously.

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:15:00 -0600

Social media may prevent users from reaping creative rewards of profound boredom - new research

Improve your life by becoming profoundly bored. Seriously.

ccccache: Via Kottke.org:Eye charts at your optometrist’s...

Sat, 24 Dec 2022 05:59:50 -0600

ccccache:

Via Kottke.org:
Eye charts at your optometrist’s office typically only have 10 letters on them: CDHKNORSVZ. Inspired by that lettering, creative agency ANTI Hamar and typographer Fábio Duarte Martins have expanded that abbreviated alphabet into a free font with a full alphabet called Optician Sans.

Nice way to rebuild.

Thu, 22 Dec 2022 22:59:28 -0600

Paris’s Notre-Dame Will Become Part of a New Sustainable Microclimate

Nice way to rebuild.

laughingsquid: A Realistic Rendering of the Garage in ‘Rick and...

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:57:27 -0600

laughingsquid:

A Realistic Rendering of the Garage in ‘Rick and Morty’

This is what the internet is good for.

Intro to ChatGPT

Sat, 10 Dec 2022 10:07:36 -0600

Sharp Tech

Intro to ChatGPT

ChatGPT is a breakthrough, but it can only regurgitate information it finds online. It can be wildly inaccurate, just like Wikipedia.