McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: In-Progress Ideas for New Yorker Cartoons.
time’s best photos of 2005
Time magazine’s best photos of 2005.
Bill Gates’ predictions about speech recognition
Bill Gates’ predictions about speech recognition: a historical review
Bill Gates, 1 October 1997: “In this 10-year time frame, I believe that we’ll not only be using the keyboard and the mouse to interact, but during that time we will have perfected speech recognition and speech output well enough that those will become a standard part of the interface.â€
steal these ideas
they aren’t mine anyway…
- at conferences, there should be a printer preloaded with perforated card stock for people to print up temporary business cards
- all cell phones should feature noise-cancelling microphones
fixing MS Word
You learn things when you talk to actual users:
Jensen asked his product team for a list of Top 10 features wanted from users. It turned out that 4 of them were already in the product. People couldn’t find functionality: the UI was keeping them from exploring the power of the product.
interviewing sarah silverman
The Onion AV club interviews Sarah Silverman:
AVC: How long do you think you would have stayed on SNL if you hadn’t been fired?
SS: I don’t know. That’s a stupid question. You are a big dummy.
AVC: What was it like to be fired from that show?
SS: It was great!! You really are a fucking idiot.
ordering wine
bay area usability and design organizations
photos of the year
hockey rinks in the bay area
handy list of roller and ice hockey and skating rinks in the bay area.