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SXSW Interactive Panel Proposal: Abort? Retry? Failwhale? Making Error Messages Suck Less

I’ve proposed a panel for SXSW Interactive: Abort? Retry? Failwhale? Making Error Messages Suck Less. Here’s how I described it: An unknown error occurred. Call your system administrator. Abort/retry/fail? Bad errors are everywhere. Sure, complain on twitter. But how do we fix them? Through hilarious examples, we’ll explore the 12 ways errors fail us. Then, …

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SXSW Music Panel Proposal: House Concerts

This year’s SXSW Music festival has joined the 21st century — they now have an interactive panel picker. That means you can vote for my panel Why Your Tour Needs House Concerts. Here’s the official description: Find out why house concerts make sense for your next tour. Learn how to successfully approach established house concert …

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John Duesler of Philadelphia is a racist asshole

NBC Philadelphia reports on this shocker — a pool in Philly kicked a bunch of kids out … because they are black. “There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club,” John Duesler, President of The Valley Swim Club said in a statement. 1940 called. …

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Don’t mess with old people

A couple years ago I came across stories of a 72-year-old ex-boxer and an 84-year-old beating the crap out would-be robbers. The trend continues. In February, 70-year-old Ellen Basinski beat up some robbers with a saucepan: The feisty Basinski was on the phone with her husband, a local judge, when the would-be robbers entered the …

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