As slow and cumbersome as public discussion can be, it’s almost always preferable in the long run. Making important decisions in private is like spraying contributor repellant on your project. No serious contributor would stick around for long in an environment where a secret council makes all the big decisions. Furthermore, public discussion has beneficial […]
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I’d Really Rather You Didn’t…
I’d Really Rather You Didn’t Challenge The Bigoted, Misogynist, Hateful Ideas Of Others On An Empty Stomach. Eat, Then Go After The Bitches. #5 on the 8 “I’d really rather you didn’ts” list, aka the sacred suggestions given by Flying Spaghetti Monster.
Laugh, Think, Cry
“If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that’s a full day. That’s a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you’re going to have something special.” – Jim Valvano
The best UX will often be no UI at all
The best UX will often be no UI at all: if the customer gets your product and their problem goes away instantly with no further steps, that’s amazing. Source: The dangerous “UI team”
Why you should wear a bow tie
In many situations, the standard tie has become de rigueur, and so commonplace that it is generally only noticeable in its absence. This is not something that can be said of the bow tie. via Why you should wear a bow tie – weblog.masukomi.org.
U.S. to Expand Role in Africa – WSJ.com
The U.S. and France are moving to create an intelligence hub in Niger that could include a base, near Mali’s border, for American drones that could monitor al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali’s vast desert north, U.S. officials said Monday. via U.S. to Expand Role in Africa – WSJ.com.
Architecture is…
architecture is the art of simplification.complexity arises from failure to grok the big picture and lack of ownership. or incompetence. — the tao of stoo (@the_tao_of_stoo) July 31, 2012