http://delicious.com/hiddenchemistry bookmarks posted by hiddenchemistry 2009-07-01T17:01:11Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/smo-15vRyxs/the-em-and-en-of-iphone-30.html hiddenchemistry I’m a recent en dash convert – having used em dashes for the last ten years or so – and this is all very puzzling<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/smo-15vRyxs" height="1" width="1"/> typography apple iphone http://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2009/06/the-em-and-en-of-iphone-30.html 2009-06-17T09:01:47Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/jMn7rCgbDTU/ hiddenchemistry “MISO by Mårten Nettelbladt is a heavy duty typeface for the construction industry”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/jMn7rCgbDTU" height="1" width="1"/> miso fonts http://www.omkrets.se/typografi/ 2009-06-14T10:04:46Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/IFneMeGRPIw/20090614LIVES_2.html hiddenchemistry NYT Magazine photos of the Hoover Dam Bypass bridge on US 93<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/IFneMeGRPIw" height="1" width="1"/> architecture engineering civilengineering hooverdam arizona nevada us93 roads bridges nyt http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/06/09/magazine/20090614LIVES_2.html 2009-06-10T15:46:44Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/MNpKd7ANSsE/nokia-mobile-phone hiddenchemistry “A new prototype charging system from the company is able to power itself on nothing more than ambient radiowaves – the weak TV, radio and mobile phone signals that permanently surround us. The power harvested is small but it is almost enough to power a mobile in standby mode indefinitely without ever needing to plug it into the mains.”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/MNpKd7ANSsE" height="1" width="1"/> via:tomtaylor mobile nokia sustainability ubicomp http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jun/10/nokia-mobile-phone 2009-05-31T14:46:28Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/K5FTqWuVz7g/nokia_pr.html hiddenchemistry From 1999, according to Adam Greenfield. What the future of mobile looked like way back. “In Finland, 65 percent of the bit traffic on mobile phones is data, rather than voice. What kind of data? Not spreadsheets, not daytrading, and not yet videoconferencing, which will also be available on third-generation phones. For now, it&#039;s mostly just SMS messages sent by kids Iiris Konttinen&#039;s age to their friends in all the corners of the city: all the ways to ask, &quot;What are you doing now?&quot; in 160 characters or less.”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/K5FTqWuVz7g" height="1" width="1"/> via:adamgreenfield nokia mobile future history http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/7.09/nokia_pr.html 2009-05-29T14:48:53Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/ARMGCcWiKxY/diary_of_an_app_store_reviewer hiddenchemistry It’s silly, but then, it’s Friday afternoon. “Began examining new Flickr client app. Ends up it is surprisingly difficult to find pornographic content on Flickr. Entire day wasted.”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/ARMGCcWiKxY" height="1" width="1"/> appstore iphone johngruber porn http://daringfireball.net/2009/05/diary_of_an_app_store_reviewer 2009-05-28T15:37:52Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/e5ynF0bhaQ0/ hiddenchemistry Technology to bring real fonts to the web is A Good Thing on the whole. JavaScript is only as good as the speed of interpreters, however, which – thankfully – is increasing. Still, isn’t this just another hack?<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/e5ynF0bhaQ0" height="1" width="1"/> typekit typography webdesign smallbatch http://blog.typekit.com/2009/05/27/introducing-typekit/ 2009-05-27T15:11:27Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/RFOwkCZPT6U/ hiddenchemistry Graphing Subway ridership, nice and simple. More like this, please.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/RFOwkCZPT6U" height="1" width="1"/> data visualisation stamen subway nyc transport publictransport history http://diametunim.com/shashi/nyc_subways/ 2009-05-20T16:17:21Z http://vimeo.com/4505537?pg=embed&sec= hiddenchemistry Wow, stars: “Time lapse video of night sky as it passes over the 2009 Texas Star Party in Fort Davis, Texas. The galactic core of Milky Way is brightly displayed. Images taken with 15mm fisheye lens.” astronomy milkyway video 2009-05-20T15:55:46Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/UR2uA1fncUw/clarke-an-osx-fire-eagle-updater.html hiddenchemistry Tom’s Fire Eagle updater. Very cool.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/UR2uA1fncUw" height="1" width="1"/> tomtaylor scraplab fireeagle mac osx geolocation http://scraplab.net/2009/05/19/clarke-an-osx-fire-eagle-updater.html 2009-05-14T16:33:44Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/r8FhhWUJP2I/modest-proposal-three-strikes-print hiddenchemistry Everyone’s linking to this now, but that’s because it makes a good point. The plan approved by the French lower house on Tuesday is bonkers, and they deserve every ridicule.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/r8FhhWUJP2I" height="1" width="1"/> france government legislation internet society threestrikes edfelten http://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/felten/modest-proposal-three-strikes-print 2009-05-13T07:35:34Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/jSy1qWELenY/seasonals_may_day.html hiddenchemistry Tasty stuff. Catch it while you can.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/jSy1qWELenY" height="1" width="1"/> adnams beer ale mayday paleale http://www.beerfromthecoast.co.uk/seasonals_may_day.html 2009-05-12T10:18:21Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/qpE86p22SKc/re-evaluation_of_gill_sans hiddenchemistry Ben Archer on why Gill Sans isn’t as perfect as many make it out to be.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/qpE86p22SKc" height="1" width="1"/> benarcher gillsans typography johnston ericgill edwardjohnston http://www.typotheque.com/articles/re-evaluation_of_gill_sans 2009-05-11T14:28:11Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/FkUX29dON5g/how-the-web-made-me-a-better-copywriter hiddenchemistry “This medium has led me to develop a different way of writing—tighter, simpler, more transparent. The results, I believe, are greater clarity and persuasiveness, and a speedier, more user-friendly read.”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/FkUX29dON5g" height="1" width="1"/> writing copywriting aiga readability cathycurtis http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/how-the-web-made-me-a-better-copywriter 2009-05-11T14:24:26Z http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~3/Gth5okBpf_E/disrupting-ooda-loop.html hiddenchemistry “The most profound disruption occurs when you can strategize and execute inside the decision-making window of your enemy.”<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hiddenchemistry/distractions/~4/Gth5okBpf_E" height="1" width="1"/> planning strategy disruption organisationalbehaviour ooda http://bizpunk.blogspot.com/2009/04/disrupting-ooda-loop.html