Sentences, etc.

Portal 2 is Coming

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:41:34 -0700

Portal 2 is Coming:

Yes.

Star Wars in Yarn

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:53:14 -0700

Star Wars in Yarn:

Adorable!

Via A Day Late & Half a Pixel Short

The Freedom & Responsibility Culture at Netflix

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:16:59 -0700

The Freedom & Responsibility Culture at Netflix:

The slides embedded on the Netflix Jobs page make for some fascinating reading. There’s a lot there that stands out, but Netflix’s policy for expensing, entertainment, gifts and travel from slide 71 is really great:

Act in Netflix’s best interests.

Those five words are literally the entire policy. I find it very uplifting that they actually treat their employees like adults.

10 Things You Didn't Know About Orgasm

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 23:03:08 -0700

10 Things You Didn't Know About Orgasm :

Kottke shares a TED talk in which Mary Roach relates some interesting tidbits about everyone’s favorite pastime.

Embrace Life

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:43:26 -0700

Embrace Life :

Best seatbelt commercial I’ve ever seen. Brilliant execution.

Via 37signals

The Mariana Trench To Scale

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:26:10 -0700

The Mariana Trench To Scale:

It’s amazing how much we don’t know about our oceans. Then again, it’s amazing how much we don’t know, period. Whenever I see something like this it serves as a catalyst for wanting to know more.

Via Daring Fireball

"My Eyes" from Dr. Horrible: NES Style

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:34:57 -0700

"My Eyes" from Dr. Horrible: NES Style:

A Nintendo-style arrangement of “My Eyes” from Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. This is one of 13 total tracks I’ve done in this style that will be part of a Flash animation I’m putting together to re-create the entire movie in 8-bit style.

Excellently done. Don’t miss “Everything You Ever”.

I can’t wait for the animation.

A Conversation I Have Every Month or So

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:06:41 -0700

A Conversation I Have Every Month or So:

Ditto. So very ditto.

The Process

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:43:19 -0700

The Process:

Yep, that’s pretty much how it is.

Dogs and Sleds

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:17:41 -0700

Dogs and Sleds:

Oh the puppies! How I do loveseses the puppies!

True-Color Dinosaur Revealed

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:09:07 -0700

True-Color Dinosaur Revealed:

So that’s what they looked like.

A Typical Incendiary Blog Post

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:44:15 -0700

A Typical Incendiary Blog Post:

The first paragraph:

This sentence contains a provocative statement that attracts the readers’ attention, but really only has very little to do with the topic of the blog post. This sentence claims to follow logically from the first sentence, though the connection is actually rather tenuous. This sentence claims that very few people are willing to admit the obvious inference of the last two sentences, with an implication that the reader is not one of those very few people. This sentence expresses the unwillingness of the writer to be silenced despite going against the popular wisdom. This sentence is a sort of drum roll, preparing the reader for the shocking truth to be contained in the next sentence.

And so it goes. Don’t skip the comments on this one!

Via Kottke

A Story Culture

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:39:23 -0700

A Story Culture:

[…] I think what you’re saying is, “I don’t think that anyone will find anything of value in my thought,” and you’re wrong. You’ve got two things going for you. You’ve got the inexplicable moment of inspiration that created your idea, and it’s the closest thing to magic you’ll experience in your life. Second, you’ve got the entire planet listening and there’s just no telling what any of those folks are looking for.

The value of the idea is one part that it is yours and one part that you gave it to someone else. It’s you and something new.

Seriously, are you subscribed to Rands’ feed yet?

Who Will Save Us?

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:28:23 -0700

Who Will Save Us?:

If by save you mean, “who will keep the jobs of the pressmen and the delivery guys and the squadrons of accountants and box makers and transshippers and bookstore buyers and assistant editors and coffee boys,” then the answer is still nothing will. Not the Kindle, not the iPad, not an act of Congress.

We need to get past this idea of saving, because the status quo is leaving the building, and quickly. Not just in print of course, but in your industry too.

So many people are concerned with preserving what they have now that they never stop to question the value of what it is they’re trying to preserve.

Via Fraser Speirs

OmniGraffle on iPad

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:14:35 -0700

OmniGraffle on iPad:

We started working on iPad adaptations of OmniGraffle and OmniFocus as soon as the SDK was made available Wednesday afternoon, and we’re hoping to get started with OmniGraphSketcher for iPad within the next few weeks.

Squee!

Fraser Speirs on the iPad

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:49:00 -0700

Fraser Speirs on the iPad:

If you only read two blog posts or articles about the iPad, make this the second one.

Stephen Frank on the iPad

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:32:16 -0700

Stephen Frank on the iPad:

If you read only one blog entry or article about the iPad, make it this one.

Ashley Linnenbank's Take on Milk Packaging

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:20:43 -0700

Ashley Linnenbank's Take on Milk Packaging:

I wish there was more whimsy like this surrounding me when I walk down the isle of a grocery store.

NASA's Budget

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:50:17 -0700

NASA's Budget:

In a just-completed study, we asked respondents what percentage of the national budget is allocated to NASA and to the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Health and Human Services, among other agencies. NASA’s allocation, on average, was estimated [by participants] to be approximately 24% of the national budget (the NASA allocation in 2007 was approximately 0.58% of the budget.)

Few topics are able to stir such rage and despair in me as the ridiculously tiny amount of resources we, as a species, contribute to space exploration, but the sheer amount of ignorance surrounding this issue is one of them.

Via Neven Mrgan

Kiwi!

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:20:50 -0700

Kiwi!:

Dony Permedi’s Master’s Thesis animation almost made me cry.

Almost.

…

*Wipes a tear away.*

If you want to know more ISFAT interviewed Dony about the piece.