July 2009
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Letter to the hardworking iPhone developer →
Neven Mrgan lays out his plan to continue supporting independent iPhone developers while boycotting the App Store.
WatchTim Ferris on thinking big, and planning small at The Do Lectures 2008.
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Lies We Tell Kids →
One of the most remarkable things about the way we lie to kids is how broad the conspiracy is. All adults know what their culture lies to kids about: they’re the questions you answer “Ask your parents.” If a kid asked who won the World Series in 1982 or what the atomic weight of carbon was, you could just tell him. But if a kid asks you “Is there a God?” or...
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“All you are is a bag of particles acting out the laws of physics.”
– Brian Greene, The (Multi) Universe(s)
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Guide to Urban Etiquette: New York City →
The Morning News on Subways:
If riding alone, keep to yourself. Read your book, listen to music (whether portable or imagined), stare at your feet. Don’t engage other passengers in mild conversation; they’re preoccupied with the same activities and usually don’t wish to be disturbed. The very act of riding the subway is a performance in itself. While many riders may secretly wish to have a chat...
“Usability is not everything. If usability engineers designed a nightclub, it...”
– Joel Spolsky, It’s Not Just Usability
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Get Simplenote a Better Icon
Simplenote is the easy-to-use, syncable, searchable notes application for iPhone and iPod Touch. I’ve been a long time user of this application, and recently it has been gaining a lot of recognition including a review on John Gruber’s Daring Fireball as well as a mention by Patrick Rhone on The Random Post. In his post, Patrick comments on the app’s badly designed icon:
That...
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“‘You see this goblet?’ asks Achaan Chaa, the Thai meditation master. ‘For me...”
– Mark Epstein (via Zen Habbits)
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Defending seats in a crowded theater.
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“A person hears only what they understand.”
– Johann Wolfgang von Goethe