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theeconomist: Tomorrow’s cover today: Our North American...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:29:15 -0400

Tomorrow’s cover today: Our North American edition argues that while China and America are bound to be rivals, they do not have to be antagonists.

theeconomist: Tomorrow’s cover today Readers in Europe get...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:29:00 -0400

theeconomist:

Tomorrow’s cover today Readers in Europe get their own striking cover this week. The euro is proving horribly costly, but a break-up would be even worse.

maniacalrage: Sydney from the Tower VII Part of a series of...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:28:27 -0400

maniacalrage:

Sydney from the Tower VII

Part of a series of photos taken from the Sydney Tower.

maniacalrage: Me in Sydney

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:28:16 -0400

maniacalrage:

Me in Sydney

Main Export

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:28:08 -0400

Stacey: I think for a seal every country should just have a Latin motto and then a picture of their main export.
Me: Okay...
Stacey: So for the US it would be a motto and a picture of a hamburger.

maniacalrage: Morning in the Harbor We’re in Sydney for the...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:27:26 -0400

maniacalrage:

Morning in the Harbor

We’re in Sydney for the week. I’m here to do some client work and Stacey is exploring the city. It’s gorgeous here. Reminds me of London mixed with Japan.

maniacalrage: Huge Success We found an apartment on our second...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:27:14 -0400

maniacalrage:

Huge Success

We found an apartment on our second day in Los Angeles. And it would have been the first day, except the real estate agent had the wrong keys. So excited to have found a great place, now we just need to actually move.

Screenstagram

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:27:02 -0400

Screenstagram:

maniacalrage:

Awesome OS X 10.6+ screensaver that will show your Instagram stream or the popular stream. (Via @scottboms)

maniacalrage: Cute, Google Chrome.

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:26:35 -0400

maniacalrage:

Cute, Google Chrome.

Waffle on Google+

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:23:45 -0400

Waffle on Google+:

maniacalrage:

Jesper:

On Twitter and in Facebook, the default is that you yell into a room and you don’t know whether anyone’s listening. There are friends lists and followers (which is still a creepy term), sure. But the default is to broadcast to everyone; Twitter gets this wrong twice: you’re a freak by restricting your tweets but engaging in public conversations with people who haven’t, and the alternative is to completely dance around the bulk of the system by using direct messages—everyone’s always in the room, and if you want some privacy, you have to whisper.

It has always bothered me that Twitter allows people with private accounts to publicly @reply people with public accounts. This creates a one-way public dialogue, where I can see that my friend replied to someone, but I cannot see the original message (or followups, or context). Frankly, I don’t agree with Twitter allowing private streams at all (if you don’t want people reading your Twitter messages, don’t post messages to Twitter), but at the very least they shouldn’t allow for the mixing of private and public.

The Direct Message system is also awkward due to its mutual follow requirement. Was this system intended to replace short emails? If so, why does it require both users consent to the message (unlike email)? If it was intended to allow users to take public conversation threads private, why does it require both users follow each other when, in most cases, the original poster is not following everyone who replies. While I’m sure the current implementation of DMs cuts down on unwanted messages and spam, it also creates a strange use case: Should I bother checking to see if this person follows me or should I just email them? Do I want to follow this person just so I can send a DM or should I just forget about this?

What Jesper is getting at, in his post, is that Google+’s “circles” allow you to create specific groups of users to whom you can send specific information. Want to share a link with only your frat buddies? Drop them in a circle. Want to start a “hangout” with family only? Invite that circle. Ultimately, I also like this interaction design. When you add on the ability to also post publicly or to specific people directly, Google+ allows for complex but intuitive sharing controls.

(Feel free to add me on Google+. I’ve been posting selectively to the service, but based on my initial use I see a future for it. I’m just not exactly sure what that future looks like yet.)

Maniacal Rage: The Fall of Borders and Bad Decisions

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:22:20 -0400

Maniacal Rage: The Fall of Borders and Bad Decisions:

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Mike Edwards, the CEO of the now-failed Borders chain, sent out a letter to customers announcing the demise of the company. In it, he declares the reason Borders failed after 40 years:

The fact is that Borders has been facing headwinds for quite some time, including a rapidly changing book…

If Your Website's Full of Assholes, It's Your Fault

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:22:07 -0400

If Your Website's Full of Assholes, It's Your Fault:

maniacalrage:

Anil Dash:

Why are [people] so cynical about conversation on the web? Because a company like Google thinks it’s okay to sell video ads on YouTube above conversations that are filled with vile, anonymous comments. Because almost every great newspaper in America believes that it’s more important to get a few more page views on their website than to encourage meaningful discourse about current events within their community, even if many of those page views will be off-putting to the good people who are offended by the content of the comments. And because lots of publishers think that any conversation is good if it boosts traffic stats.

When I first started seeing referrals to my site from this post, I was terrified. Oh god, Anil included me in a list of internet assholes. But it turns out people were just coming from his very flattering inclusion of my site in his blogroll (hey, remember blogrolls!). Then I read the whole post and it’s gold.

Anil’s one of those amazing people who is filled with positivity and an ability to create meaningful connections, something I struggle with a lot. I’m quick to mock and complain or to say the easy thing rather than the thoughtful thing. Over the past few months, I’ve been making a concerted effort to change that behavior, and posts like his help drive home the importance. He’s talking specifically about web communities, but the underlying message is very clear and important.

maniacalrage: iTunes Visual Comparison Update Took a few...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:21:54 -0400

maniacalrage:

iTunes Visual Comparison Update

Took a few minutes today to update my iTunes Visual Comparisons for the newly released iTunes 10.4. Roll over images (or on iOS devices, touch) to see the differences between 10.4 and 10.0.

While you’re there, you can check out past comparisons (9 vs 10, 8 vs 9) as well as look at the big jump from 8 to 10.4.

maniacalrage: For the love of all things holy… why did...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:21:36 -0400

maniacalrage:

For the love of all things holy… why did 1Password create their Chrome icon with the white shadow going the opposite way? The rest of the icons are there for guidance.

Maniacal Rage: Getting Fresh

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:21:19 -0400

Maniacal Rage: Getting Fresh:

maniacalrage:

I’ve been using the same core install of OS X since April 30, 2005, the day I received my copy of 10.4 Tiger and did a fresh install on my Power Mac G5. Over the past six years I’ve installed the two subsequent releases of OS X as upgrades (Leopard and Snow Leopard), and planned to do the same…

"One of the things that can happen, according to the press, is that you can, if you are very lucky,..."

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:20:58 -0400

“One of the things that can happen, according to the press, is that you can, if you are very lucky, talk with one of the founders of Google, because he’s hanging out using [Google+] too. And you can ask him about user experience, and show him your cat. Which sounds horrifying, like having to pee next to Steve Jobs or playing touch football with Arnold Schwarzenegger. People rich enough to place phone calls to order bodily organs, people who can afford to hide families, make me nervous. The only thing they could want me for is harvesting.”

- Paul Ford in Woods+ (via maniacalrage)

maniacalrage: Enjoying Gelato No matter the country or...

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:20:41 -0400

maniacalrage:

Enjoying Gelato

No matter the country or location, Stacey must eat gelato.

maniacalrage: Looking for Nectar

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 15:20:27 -0400

maniacalrage:

Looking for Nectar

ridesabike: Charles Boyer and Katharine Hepburn ride bikes.

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:54:57 -0400

ridesabike:

Charles Boyer and Katharine Hepburn ride bikes.

ridesabike: Bill Murray steals a bike.

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:54:44 -0400

ridesabike:

Bill Murray steals a bike.