Monthly Archives: February 2008

Interface confusion: Don't break users' brains

February 27, 2008 – 3:34 PM
There must be something in the water because a few people I'm reading seem to have had something to say recently about interface elements confusing people. Confusing Interaction from Nathanael Boehm Forget Select - it is Browse, Browse, Browse from... Read More »
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R-rating for games coming to Australia?

February 27, 2008 – 2:42 PM
At the end of March, the states and territories' attorneys-general and the Commonwealth will be considering allowing an R rating for adult content in games, which is about a zillion years overdue. But the Attorney-General of South Australia, Mr. Michael... Read More »
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Progress report

February 26, 2008 – 9:38 PM
Today I got all four of my wisdom teeth out. It was a bit scary and I am still really numb and I don't want to eat until I can feel the inside of my mouth, in case I bite... Read More »
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Twitter shirt

February 23, 2008 – 6:19 PM
I'm not a fan of the twitter shirts that are out there, so here's the one I made myself. It has twitter.com/raena on the back. It's coming from cafepress so could be awhile!... Read More »
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Oh! My! GOD!

February 21, 2008 – 4:15 PM
'Lego Universe,' a brick MMO, is in development | Geek Gestalt - A blog by Daniel Terdiman - CNET News.com Lego Universe, which, sadly, is still about two years from public release, will be a full-scale MMO (massively multiplayer online... Read More »
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From XKCD

February 20, 2008 – 4:44 PM
How it Works... Read More »
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1337 test

February 18, 2008 – 10:32 AM
(from flickr, originally posted by eleusishax)... Read More »
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Overheard

February 18, 2008 – 9:40 AM
Warlach: So... guess what. In the process of trying to get my life on track I made a few decisions, one of which is: I've become a vegetarian. andrewsayer @warlach Good luck. Does that mean when the zombie apocalypse occurs... Read More »
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WordPress › iPhone / Mobile Admin « WordPress Plugins

February 18, 2008 – 12:22 AM
WordPress › iPhone / Mobile Admin « WordPress Plugins - A plugin for the iPhone/iPod Touch devices is included, as well as a more basic plugin for Windows Mobile browsers. (Consider the latter a "beta", but it's mostly intended to... Read More »
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If You Can’t Let Go, Twitter - New York Times

February 15, 2008 – 4:53 PM
If You Can’t Let Go, Twitter - New York Times “Why are the rest of you refusing to participate?” I asked. They rolled their eyes. And offered lame excuses. “The site was confusing and I didn’t have time to figure... Read More »
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Blogging from an iPod touch

February 15, 2008 – 3:50 PM
It's like being ten years old again and not knowing how to touchtype. For reals. I still love it... Read More »
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cement block

February 14, 2008 – 5:40 PM
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Hi, I'm here to talk about your nipple

February 13, 2008 – 6:48 PM
I mean, your TrackPoint. Hurr hurr. Some Lenovo guy goes out to various airports to give away free TrackPoint nipples, and claims he wouldn't approach women on his spruiking mission because they 'all' looked at him like he was a... Read More »
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You're doing it wrong

February 5, 2008 – 2:59 PM
Epic fail:... Read More »
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The Lame Standard

February 3, 2008 – 6:36 PM
The Lame Standard is a new tumblelog by my awesome boything!... Read More »
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Matrix/JavaScript tag cloud

February 3, 2008 – 3:37 PM
MySource Matrix doesn't have native tag cloud functionality. Aleks Bochniak did a lovely write-up on how he made one using the Asset Listing and a spot of JavaScript voodoo. His blog runs on Matrix too, which I'd do myself if... Read More »
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Sorry, IE

February 3, 2008 – 11:23 AM
The site has something resembling a design now. It probably looks like dank ass in Internet Explorer 6, but I'm without a Windows machine for testing and don't have the inclination to jump through hoops for it anyway. I might... Read More »
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Eight things you probably didn't know about me

February 3, 2008 – 10:27 AM
Ooooh lookie, I've been tagged! thanks Nick! The rules: Link to your tagger and post these rules. List EIGHT random facts about yourself. Tag EIGHT people at the end of your post and list their names. Let them know they've... Read More »
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Going mobile

February 2, 2008 – 5:43 PM
Imagine your computer's at work and you can't be arsed going back to get it, but you're an internet junkie! Do you: Find a smelly internet cafe with grubby peripherals and shit food? go outside and play or read a... Read More »
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