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Why We Play Games, And Why We Grumble About Them - Feature - Kotaku
"A player's motivation is more complex than "to have fun." Think on it closely and you'll agree – everyone plays to scratch a particular itch, and some games serve some itches better than others. While plenty of the details are complex and subjective, it's possible to divide play motivations into four different groups."
article  games  gaming  motivation  play  psychology 
march 2010 by ohskylab
IEEE Spectrum: The Future of Music
"The loudness war, what many audiophiles refer to as an assault on music (and ears), has been an open secret of the recording industry for nearly the past two decades and has garnered more attention in recent years as CDs have pushed the limits of loudnes
top  music  audio  technology  compression  loudness  history  article  mp3 
august 2007 by ohskylab
No, your website ISN'T AAA accessible! - O'Reilly XML Blog
"If you think your website is [AAA compliant], then I’m sorry to tell you - you’re almost certainly wrong."
accessibility  wai  article  wcag 
march 2007 by ohskylab
Wired News: The Eternal Value of Privacy
The most common retort against privacy advocates -- by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures -- is this line: "If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?"
article  ethics  politics  privacy  liberty  security 
may 2006 by ohskylab
:: rogerebert.com :: Editor's Notes :: <strike>101</strike> 102 Movies You Must See Before... (xhtml)
They're the common cultural currency of our time, the basic cinematic texts that everyone should know, at minimum, to be somewhat "movie-literate."
article  cinema  classics  culture  films  list  movies 
may 2006 by ohskylab
MediaGuardian.co.uk | Media | BBC unveils radical revamp of website
"The BBC today unveiled radical plans to rebuild its website around user-generated content, including blogs and home videos, with the aim of creating a public service version of MySpace.com."
web  article  community  content  guardian  bbc  myspace  social  news  tv  uk 
may 2006 by ohskylab
Vitamin Features » Stop Hacking, or be Stopped
"With the imminent launch of IE7 your usual CSS hacking methods are going to fail. If you want to save web design, as we know it, it’s time to take some drastic action."
article  bugs  css  hacks  ie7  web  xhtml 
may 2006 by ohskylab
Surfin’ Safari - Blog Archive » High DPI Web Sites
"One area of Web design that is going to become more important in the coming years is high DPI."
article  css  mac  safari  standards  web 
april 2006 by ohskylab
ONLamp.com -- From Weblog to CMS with WordPress
"Describes how we used one blogging package (WordPress) to replace a traditional content management system (phpWebSite) to run a community website."
article  cms  development  php  oreilly  web  wordpress 
april 2006 by ohskylab
Skip Navigation
"An analysis/study of techniques for "skip navigation" links (also "skip to main content" links) which resulted from an assignment I had in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines working group, Techniques task group."
accessibility  article  css  ia  links  ui  usability  wai  web  xhtml  skip  navigation 
april 2006 by ohskylab
Isn't it semantic? : Articles : Internet : BCS
BCS interviews Sir Tim: "Another important area of professionalism is accessibility awareness. Everyone should be accommodated, especially when around 20 per cent of the population have special requirements."
accessibility  article  bcs  semantics  web  interviews 
april 2006 by ohskylab
Two words that stalk Dr Who, Rose - and me
"All I can think about is one thing: bad wolf. "Bad what?" you say. You obviously haven't been watching Dr Who."
dr  who  bbc  cloud  atlas  davidmitchell  infinite  jest  top  article  telegraph 
june 2005 by ohskylab
ONLamp.com: Ajax on Rails
"This article introduces the incredibly easy-to-use Ajax support that is part of the Ruby on Rails web application framework."
ajax  article  development  javascript  rubyonrails  tutorials  web 
june 2005 by ohskylab
Why Small Web Design Firms Should Think Big [Work Smarter]
"If you are a freelance or small Web design firm, I have an uncomfortable question to ask you: are you thinking too small?"
advice  article  business  career  work  web  consulting  freelancing 
june 2005 by ohskylab
In Tokyo, a Ghetto of Geeks
"Self-Described 'Nerds' Put Their Own Stamp on Famed Electronics Retail District"
article  culture  hardware  japan  tokyo  top 
june 2005 by ohskylab
Author Profile | Andrew Neitlich
Sitepoint articles. "Andrew's consulting practice focuses on helping professionals and entrepreneurs build successful businesses."
business  article  freelancing  jobs  web  work 
may 2005 by ohskylab
Ten ways to live longer - Forbes.com - MSNBC.com
"If you really want to live longer, then you can start with your attitude. Your way of thinking can not only impact the quality of your life, but also how long you actually live."
article  health  lifehacks  reference  gtd  life  longevity  top 
may 2005 by ohskylab
The Observer | UK News | Rising number of greens ditch cheap air travel
"A growing army of concerned individuals who have begun to turn away from international flights to exotic hot spots because of the global impact of the current boom in world air travel."
article  environment  carbon  climate  air  travel  flight  top  meyerhillman 
may 2005 by ohskylab
What is information architecture?
"Discusses the evolution of the discipline and provides a 9-step guide for how to create an effective information architecture."
ia  usability  web  development  article  reference 
may 2005 by ohskylab
Adactio: Journal - Gotta keep 'em separated
"If you are adding a usability enhancement to a site, is it ever okay to deliberately exclude a specific browser from receiving those enhancements?"
css  dom  javascript  article  web  browsers 
april 2005 by ohskylab
You are what's on your playlist / Experts say digital music library reflects listener's personality
"The old adage used to be "you are what you eat.'' But with the advent of digital music and the popularity of gadgets like the iPod, now it's "you are what's on your playlist.''"
music  playlists  culture  personality  article  ipod  mp3  people  top 
april 2005 by ohskylab
ipod | MetaFilter
"Whats on your ipid play list? You are what's on your playlist Experts say digital music library reflects listener's personality"
mefi  article  ipod  music  mp3  people  culture  playlists  personality  top 
april 2005 by ohskylab
How To Code HTML Email Newsletters [HTML & XHTML Tutorials]
"Coding HTML email can be a mix of misery and pain for programmers." And tedium. Don't forget tedium.
article  web  css  design  email  html 
march 2005 by ohskylab
Tips for creating and sending succesful and compatible HTML e-mail
"Tested with Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, Outlook 2003 and Thunderbird 1.0 in Internet Explorer 6.0 and Mozilla Firefox 1.0 on Windows."
article  web  css  design  email  html 
march 2005 by ohskylab
CSS and Email, Kissing in a Tree: A List Apart
"Despite prevailing wisdom to the contrary, you can safely deploy HTML emails styled with good old-fashioned CSS."
article  web  css  design  email  html 
march 2005 by ohskylab
ONLamp.com: Rolling with Ruby on Rails
"This article steps through the development of a web application using Rails."
article  development  rubyonrails  programming  web  tutorials 
february 2005 by ohskylab
Ska for the Skeptical
"this mix [...] will introduce the casual listener to some bands, singers, and songwriters whose coolness might have otherwise gone unnoticed"
article  mp3  music  ska 
february 2005 by ohskylab
Getting Real, Step 1: No Functional Spec (Signal vs. Noise)
"Don’t write a functional specifications document. Why? Well, there’s nothing functional about a functional specifications document."
web  specs  article 
february 2005 by ohskylab
THE VICE GUIDE TO EVERYTHING
What the fuck is the matter with people these days? They're walking around, wearing sandals, not paying for shit and talking about their dreams.
article  comedy  magazine  reference 
february 2005 by ohskylab
Adactio: Journal - JavaScript slideshow
"A simple little animation that responds to mouseovers in a list of links."
web  javascript  dom  article 
february 2005 by ohskylab
Digital Web Magazine - Accessibility From The Ground Up
Next year, the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative will release Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.
accessibility  article  standards  usability  web 
january 2005 by ohskylab
Guidelines for Accessible and Usable Web Sites: Observing Users Who Work With Screen Readers
Conducting usability testing with people with disabilities, specifically blind and lowvision users
accessibility  article  usability  web  jaws  screenreaders 
january 2005 by ohskylab
5 Free Windows Web Design Apps You Can't Live Without! [Software Tutorials]
5 powerful tools that will smooth your development without costing you a single penny (unless you choose otherwise).
article  graphics  design  css  html  software  tools  web 
january 2005 by ohskylab
Sony Walkman - Music to whose ears?
No invention in my lifetime has so changed an art and cheapened it as the Sony Walkman, which first infiltrated our culture 25 years ago this month.
article  ipod  music  top  walkman 
december 2004 by ohskylab

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