February 2009
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January 2009
46 posts
About that Theme Garden...
Ok. So there IS a way to link directly to a theme in the new Tumblr Theme Garden, it’s just not all that intuitive or helpful. If you’re trying to link to a specific theme directly, you can link to one of two URL’s: it’s “Preview” page — which is a working version of the theme with dummy content, or it’s “Install” page — which is...
On the Flickr support in iPhoto ‘09 →
…sounds like it really sucks. Bummer!
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Janelle Monae - Many Moons.
This girl is fresh....
Adobe UI Gripes →
Great site for you design-snobs out there. (and I use the term lovingly)
It’s hilarious if you ask me, but to say it’s “expletive-laden” might actually be an understatement. : )
“Oh buddy, here we go. Bases loaded. Bottom of the ninth. Are you going to...”
– Jack Donaghy…. The last three lines just kill me.
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Some fairly pointed criticisms of Tumblr… (all of which I think are nearly right on the money.)
Simon Hoegsberg’s 100m Photo →
This is brilliant and fascinating…
Simon Hoegsberg has shot a photograph he spent the last 17 months making. The photograph is 100 meters long (100 m x 78 cm), and is about the uniqueness of ‘ordinary’ people.
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What was your first job?
(meme via lfarm)
I worked at a bicycle shop owned by a friend of my parents. Brittain’s Cycle Sport. Loved it. Put bikes together, cleaned things, fixed things occasionally. Still one of the most purely pleasurable working experiences I’ve ever had.
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Dirt Off Your Android - Jaydiohead - by Minty...
A simple, yet awesome, COLOR PICKER. →
Thanks to the awesome mooRainbow script, by Djamil Legato. Powered by MooTools. [side-note: If you web jockeys out there don’t know it already, MooTools is glorious. We’ve been using it at my company for almost a year and it seems like everyday we find more reasons why it is amazing. Little effects things like this are nice (and fun), but the real power of MooTools hits home when...
Jaydiohead = Jay-Z + Radiohead →
Pretty darn nice AWESOME mashup. Whole album available for download at the site.
⌘C ⌘V Character →
mattmcinerney:
All the commonly used special characters that you may not remember the keyboard code for in one click.
So awesome.
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“…when black will not be asked to give back,
when brown can stick around,...”
– Rev. Joseph Lowry - Benediction for Obama’s Inaugural This was one of my favorite parts this morning
The Impossible Project →
They are trying to resurrect Polaroid. But better. So awesome. I sincerely hope it works.
Tumblr MP3 Player →
Forgot about this awesome hack by Dan Kantor. I’ve started using this (see below if you’re on my actual page).
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“Conversation,” like “friend,” is a word that has a meaning to human beings with...”
– Merlin Mann One reason I’m still reluctant to join The Facebook.
pHome.us →
Clean. Easy. Not RSS. I’m rediscovering the joy of not being injected with RSS feed poison all day long. pHome.us is helping.
(side note: Tumblr’s new Creative Director, Jacob Bijani, made this. I’m hoping he doesn’t completely abandon it now that he’s at Tumblr. Either way, it’s nicely done.)
“Forget advice about finding the right atmosphere to coax your muse into the...”
– Cory Doctorow, with a handful of terrific practices for regularly making time to write — the really doing it without distraction or BS.
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Snow Rage in Spokane: Man Shoots [AT] Plow... →
Just more evidence (if any were needed) that Spokane is an angry angry place. Deep down we’re really nice people… we’re just living in Spokane. It does something to you. Gets under your skin. Makes you wanna fight. Don’t ask me why. It’s a phenomenon I’ve been fascinated by for years. Ever since I moved to Portland and swore that I’d reached some bizarre...
…no really. It IS that good (the blue cheese spread). Whenever people try it and then ask me what the secret ingredient is, I tell them cocaine. For a second they pause, actually wondering if it’s true, because by then the addiction is already taking hold. They want the blue cheese spread. And they’ll do almost anything to get more.
“Fairey discovered a secret that has been closely guarded by every religious,...”
– Interesting article about the origins of Obey Giant and the man behind the now-famous Obama HOPE poster.
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Twooshmaster.com →
Twooshmaster. The place where ultimate twooshing is celebrated. The place for thifty literary genius. Where 140 characters is all you need.#
↑ that, for example, is a properly marked twoosh.
(ok so I was doing a little tinkering during the kiddo’s naptime this Sunday afternoon. Yes, it’s completely pointless. But hey, what on the internet isn’t these days?)
WatchHappy 2009!
Wishing a safe, productive, adventurous, happy new year to all of you!