Links from 2008

We’re creating a simple bug and issue tracker and blogging about it along the way. We think it’s a great way to get feedback and keep everyone updated on our status.

Reasonably accurate job descriptions for both roles (be interested in whether Producers/PMs agree)

Have an efficient filing system for your rejected work, because a lot of briefs come up time and time again (this product is simple to use, this product is inexpensive, or in the case of Cadbury's - this product will make you happy).

A CD that contains all the XP updates found on the Windows Update website, including Service Pack 2.

A new study released today by a consortium of big players in advertising found hard numbers to back up what you might have guessed. Specifically, that only 6% of people online are contributing 50% of the clicks to display advertisements.

Meyer's reset gets permanent home.

"No matter how you’ll turn it – the future of web design will not revolve around pages and sites but around modules." Lots more goodness in this.

Go beyond the old Page View model and start to measure engagement. Understand your users' activities and how they interact with the various features of your site.

"Social ads don’t work as well because people are being social, not searching for something." Context matters.

A place where people who want images and people who make images can easily find each other and collaborate on creative projects together.

"It was by reading Fergus Henderson’s book Nose to Tail Eating that I made the discovery that char-grilling a Jerusalem artichoke really brings out its sweet flavour." Recipe for Warm chicken, Jerusalem artichoke and caper salad.

"The easiest way to sell the Semantic Web vision to consumers is to talk about how it can make their lives easier. When machines understand things in human terms, and can apply that knowledge to your attention data, we'll have a web that knows what we wan

Clever, well-meaning but crosses the privacy line.

Half life: Full Life Consequences.

Very wrong. Via Robotperson.

The implication here is that it is not more inventory we need at the moment, but better and better targeting, and more advertising based on action and interaction not on CPM. Or am I wrong?

Oculart

Good track; sub-Barley video.

Good comparison of the two specs.

Possible Mozy alternative.

To summarise this little call for input: any suggestions, hints, and recommendations on open source content management and portal software are welcome.

More on Mercurial vs. Git.

It turns out that image persistence is usually reversible (something that was never possible with CRTs).

inky:

Venetian Snares Spaz Out

Dance Dance Revolution with Winnipeg Is A Frozen Shithole by Venetian Snares. Insane!

An omega post of all of the generalized one off mantras I find valuable when approaching operations management.

Users now do basic operations with confidence and perform with skill on sites they use often. But when users try new sites, well-known usability problems still cause failures.

A tunable packaging solution for Javascript and CSS which allows for rapid development of resources in separate module files.

The database is as much a part of an application as the code and the models inside the software.

PMOG, which is currently in private beta with 150 or so users, is a Firefox add-on that lets you interact with other users asynchronously on websites you visit.

"Font-based layouts will cause issues for people with visual impairments. [...] In usability testing I’ve seen people get really frustrated with horizontal scrolling. Or when they don’t notice the scrolling, frustrated with trying to do things that sh

"Having a clear vision and purpose for your application might seem like just a nice-to-have, but in reality, it's that vision and purpose that determines decisions at every crossroad. Any lack of clarity and strength of purpose will show through in the re

SwitchPipe manages and forwards HTTP requests to Web application processes, automatically managing balancing, port numbers, monitoring and timeouts.

"While jQuery was super simple and concise when working on smaller projects, it offered no help in structuring larger applications. All you get in jQuery, aside from Ajax methods and a handful of utilities, is the ability to select nodes then doing someth

This tutorial will demonstrate how it can be achieved by using just one circular image and a little CSS knowledge. The HTML is fairly simple and just requires an extra span for each corner of the box.

tumblrist

Rival Ning network for tumblr users.

Within weeks, plastic bag use dropped 94 percent. Plastic bags were not outlawed, but carrying them became socially unacceptable — on a par with wearing a fur coat or not cleaning up after one’s dog.

When copies are free, you need to sell things which can not be copied. Well, what can't be copied?

The Tumblers!

Ning network for tumblr users.

shrinkwrapped:

The question is, will anyone actually turn up? (A code of conduct has also been posted).

git is a totally new way to operate on data. It changes the game.

An open source programming language and environment for people who want to program images, animation, and interactions.