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"A player's motivation is more complex than "to have fun." Think on it closely and you'll agree – everyone plays to scratch a particular itch, and some games serve some itches better than others. While plenty of the details are complex and subjective, it's possible to divide play motivations into four different groups."
- IEEE Spectrum: The Future of Music spectrum.ieee.org
"The loudness war, what many audiophiles refer to as an assault on music (and ears), has been an open secret of the recording industry for nearly the past two decades and has garnered more attention in recent years as CDs have pushed the limits of loudnes
- No, your website ISN'T AAA accessible! - O'Reilly XML Blog oreillynet.com
If you think your website is [AAA compliant], then I’m sorry to tell you - you’re almost certainly wrong.
- Wired News: The Eternal Value of Privacy wired.com
The most common retort against privacy advocates -- by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures -- is this line: "If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?"
- :: rogerebert.com :: Editor's Notes :: <strike>101</strike> 102 Movies You Must See Before... (xhtml) rogerebert.suntimes.com
They're the common cultural currency of our time, the basic cinematic texts that everyone should know, at minimum, to be somewhat "movie-literate."
- MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media | BBC unveils radical revamp of website media.guardian.co.uk
The BBC today unveiled radical plans to rebuild its website around user-generated content, including blogs and home videos, with the aim of creating a public service version of MySpace.com.
- Surfin’ Safari - Blog Archive » High DPI Web Sites webkit.opendarwin.org
One area of Web design that is going to become more important in the coming years is high DPI.
- Guardian Unlimited Books | News | Film of the book: top 50 adaptations revealed books.guardian.co.uk
A longlist of what are deemed the 50 best film adaptations of all time.
Describes how we used one blogging package (WordPress) to replace a traditional content management system (phpWebSite) to run a community website.
- Skip Navigation jimthatcher.com
"An analysis/study of techniques for "skip navigation" links (also "skip to main content" links) which resulted from an assignment I had in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines working group, Techniques task group."
- A Guide to CSS Support in Email | Articles/Tips - Campaign Monitor Blog campaignmonitor.com
Good timing.
BCS interviews Sir Tim: "Another important area of professionalism is accessibility awareness. Everyone should be accommodated, especially when around 20 per cent of the population have special requirements."
- QuirksBlog: <code>addEvent()</code> considered harmful quirksmode.org
- CSS Panic Guide thenoodleincident.com
- Two words that stalk Dr Who, Rose - and me telegraph.co.uk
"All I can think about is one thing: bad wolf. "Bad what?" you say. You obviously haven't been watching Dr Who."
- ONLamp.com: Ajax on Rails onlamp.com
This article introduces the incredibly easy-to-use Ajax support that is part of the Ruby on Rails web application framework.
If you are a freelance or small Web design firm, I have an uncomfortable question to ask you: are you thinking too small?
- Wire Frame Your Site [Design Practice] sitepoint.com
- The ways to style visited links webdesign.maratz.com
- Author Profile | Andrew Neitlich sitepoint.com
Sitepoint articles. "Andrew's consulting practice focuses on helping professionals and entrepreneurs build successful businesses."
- Ten ways to live longer - Forbes.com - MSNBC.com msnbc.msn.com
If you really want to live longer, then you can start with your attitude. Your way of thinking can not only impact the quality of your life, but also how long you actually live.
- The Observer | UK News | Rising number of greens ditch cheap air travel observer.guardian.co.uk
A growing army of concerned individuals who have begun to turn away from international flights to exotic hot spots because of the global impact of the current boom in world air travel.
- What is information architecture? steptwo.com.au
Discusses the evolution of the discipline and provides a 9-step guide for how to create an effective information architecture.
- Adactio: Journal - Gotta keep 'em separated adactio.com
If you are adding a usability enhancement to a site, is it ever okay to deliberately exclude a specific browser from receiving those enhancements?
- You are what's on your playlist / Experts say digital music library reflects listener's personality sfgate.com
"The old adage used to be "you are what you eat.'' But with the advent of digital music and the popularity of gadgets like the iPod, now it's "you are what's on your playlist.''"
- ipod | MetaFilter metafilter.com
Whats on your ipid play list? You are what's on your playlist Experts say digital music library reflects listener's personality
- ONLamp.com: Rolling with Ruby on Rails onlamp.com
This article steps through the development of a web application using Rails.
- Phono Phunk - News : Managing CSS Hacks phonophunk.phreakin.com
- Applied CSS Management and Optimization fiftyfoureleven.com
- Discussing CSS Management and Optimization fiftyfoureleven.com
- Vertical Centering in CSS jakpsatweb.cz
- Ska for the Skeptical ocf.berkeley.edu
this mix [...] will introduce the casual listener to some bands, singers, and songwriters whose coolness might have otherwise gone unnoticed