On Vacations, Rest, All-Nighters and Planning
january 2010 by mattb
Workaholics will eventually kill long term team productivity. Lone wolf heroes on the permanent all-nighter schedule are toxic. Find your threshold. Go somewhere sunny. Or just go home for the day. Don’t pull your team down because you refuse to take a break.
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january 2010 by mattb
On Language - How Fail Went From Verb to Interjection - NYTimes.com
november 2009 by mattb
Spend some time on the Internet, and you’ll start to see a peculiar usage of the word fail popping up everywhere. A conservative blog posts an image of a United States-Russian diplomatic agreement with the president’s name spelled “Barak Obama” and calls it “White House Spellcheck FAIL.” Atlanta Braves fans take out their ire on outfielder Jeff Francoeur (since traded to the New York Mets) by changing his name to “Failcoeur.” On Twitter, disgruntled CNN-watchers complain about the network’s coverage of protests in Iran under the banner “CNNfail.”
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november 2009 by mattb
Jack Cheng — Jack of all trades, master of none.
september 2009 by mattb
If you’re like me, there are times when you get so excited about learning something new that you spend a day or two on it non-stop, only to get tired of it and move on to something else. When mastery is the goal, spending an exorbitant number of hours in one sitting will likely lead to burnout. We don’t go to the gym expecting to put on 20 pounds of muscle in a single, day-long workout. Instead, we do several short workouts a week, spread out over months. Our bodies need time to heal; our muscles time to grow. And the same goes for that muscle inside your skull. When trying to develop a new skill, the important thing isn’t how much you do; it’s how often you do it.
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september 2009 by mattb
I’m furious with Apple and AT&T right now, with regard to the iPhone.
july 2009 by mattb
I realize these actions are utterly insignificant to Apple. I know I’m a tiny tadpole flapping his tail helplessly in anger at the ocean. But at least my conscience is clear. I hope change is coming. I’m really going to miss my iPhone terribly. I’m frustrated and disappointed at the whole situation.
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july 2009 by mattb
Letter to the hardworking iPhone developer
july 2009 by mattb
This is not a call for a boycott; it’s just a personal decision regarding what I can and can’t reasonably support. And tithing threefold to an entity and a process increasingly disrespectful and downright hurtful to all humans involved - well, that doesn’t work for me.
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Web designers should do their own HTML/CSS - (37signals)
july 2009 by mattb
"The web is a world of constraints, the materials of HTML and CSS flex and give in ways that encourage particular styles. And being able to understand and bend within that scope is what makes a design feel native. Designers who work directly with the materials rather than through simulated environments like Photoshop are at a distinct advantage for making that happen."
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july 2009 by mattb
Caring for Your Introvert - The Atlantic(March 2003)
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july 2009 by mattb
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Writing Microcopy
june 2009 by mattb
The fastest way to improve your interface is to improve your copy-writing.
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june 2009 by mattb
Writing My Twitter Etiquette Article: 14 Ways to Use Twitter Politely by Margaret Mason - The Morning News
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february 2009 by mattb
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Cooper Journal: One free interaction
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february 2009 by mattb
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There Is No God : NPR
february 2009 by mattb
I believe that there is no God. I’m beyond atheism. Atheism is not believing in God. Not believing in God is easy — you can’t prove a negative, so there’s no work to do. You can’t prove that there isn’t an elephant inside the trunk of my car. You sure? How about now? Maybe he was just hiding before. Check again. Did I mention that my personal heartfelt definition of the word “elephant” includes mystery, order, goodness, love and a spare tire?
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february 2009 by mattb
Locus Online Features: Cory Doctorow: Writing in the Age of Distraction
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february 2009 by mattb
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Who Writes Wikipedia? (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought)
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february 2009 by mattb
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february 2009 by mattb
Stuff and Nonsense | Creative web site design specialists based in North Wales, UK
january 2009 by mattb
Based in North Wales, Stuff and Nonsense is a small, but popular, web design studio, founded and led by designer and author Andy Clarke. We started back in 1998 and have built an enviable reputation for designing highly effective web sites, ecommerce stores and web applications for our clients.
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january 2009 by mattb
Wikipedia:Unusual articles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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august 2008 by mattb
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august 2008 by mattb
A design and usability blog: Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals)
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june 2008 by mattb
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june 2008 by mattb
Lealea Design: Web, Print, Graphic Design and Creative Solutions
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june 2008 by mattb
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june 2008 by mattb
Bartelme Design | User Interface and Graphics Design
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june 2008 by mattb
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june 2008 by mattb
The place Garrett Dimon calls home. | GarrettDimon.com
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april 2008 by mattb
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april 2008 by mattb
Instapaper
april 2008 by mattb
Instapaper-ing everything. ()
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april 2008 by mattb
DEL.ICIO.US TOOLBOX: 180+ Del.icio.us Tools and Resources
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april 2008 by mattb
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april 2008 by mattb
You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss
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april 2008 by mattb
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The Tools Google Uses Internally
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april 2008 by mattb
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april 2008 by mattb
WordPress.com
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january 2008 by mattb
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january 2008 by mattb
Squidfingers / Home
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january 2008 by mattb
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january 2008 by mattb
Jason Santa Maria
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january 2008 by mattb
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Warpspire: Web, Design and Code Geekery
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january 2008 by mattb
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january 2008 by mattb
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