Hear, hear! OAuth is really convenient, but some sites want way too much access to your account. https://alexking.org/blog/2011/09/21/oauth-needs-partial-authorization (via @alexkingorg)
Links
OK, I have to admit that “Chocwave” cupcakes are inspired.
OK, I have to admit that “Chocwave” cupcakes are inspired. (Transformers via @ComicsAlliance)
That’s oddly specific.
Medical Billing Codes For Injury Via Turtle Among Thousands Created by New Law
That’s oddly specific.
One step closer to the day we can order pizza online…and download it!
One step closer to the day we can order pizza online…and download it! https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2011/09/cornell-lab-prints-food-says-digital-cuisine-could-change-restaurants.html
It turns out that Facebook allows you to log in with two variations of your password…
Interesting: It turns out that Facebook allows you to log in with two variations of your password: One with the first letter capitalized (because so many mobile phones automatically capitalize the first letter of a field to “help” you) and one with all the capitals/lowercase flipped (so that you can still log in with CAPS LOCK on).
The longer someone stays on a website, the more likely they are to stick around…
Anyone who’s used some sort of traffic analytics knows how high bounce rates are on the web, but what’s interesting here is that the longer someone stays on a website, the more likely they are to stick around – and that the behavior fits a standard statistical model.
How Long Do Users Stay on Web Pages?
Users often leave Web pages in 10-20 seconds, but pages with a clear value proposition can hold people’s attention for much longer because visit-durations follow a negative Weibull distribution.
So what’s next? Getting people with Celiac disease to try their “gluten-free pasta”
ConAgra Forced to Apologize for Processed Food Bait & Switch
So what’s next? Getting people with Celiac disease to try their “gluten-free pasta” (that’s really made from wheat)? Inviting vegetarians to try their “fake meat” (that tastes so realistic because it *really is* meat)?
Two funny pages on Superman’s preferred mode of disguise, from the creator of Halo and Sprocket
http://kerrycallen.blogspot.com/2011/07/super-antics-2.html
Two funny pages on Superman's preferred mode of disguise, from the creator of Halo and Sprocket.
Not that I was planning to go this year…
Not that I was planning to go this year (with Long Beach just a month later, and Comikaze just a week after that), but it doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the WW cons. The next time I do plan on going to a Wizard show, I’m definitely not getting advance tickets.
Psykitten Pow’s Flash was the inspiration for the Rule 63 Justice League.
Cool! I hadn’t realized that Psykitten Pow’s Flash was the inspiration for the Rule 63 Justice League.
San Diego Comic-Con Cosplay Spotlight: Gender Bent Justice League – Los Angeles Art – Style Council
Things to consider before a redesign
Things to consider before a redesign: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Will Confuse Your Users. (via ma.tt)
Also applies to logos, branding, fictional reboots, etc.
Dinner party on the 405
Carmageddon: Forget planking, trio holds ‘dinner party’ on empty 405Useful if you still follow email mailing lists: How to filter on the List-Id header in various clients…even Outlook .
Useful if you still follow email mailing lists: How to filter on the List-Id header in various clients…even Outlook.
The software is wrong, not the people
Nice bit of perspective on software usability. I particularly like the comment, “No one feels passionate about SharePoint. But they do about WordPress.”
The Software is Wrong, Not the People | Joe Flood
It was a small moment at the WordPress DC Meetup. One of the creators of WordPress, Matt Mullenweg, was in town.
Comments on Google+:
Wayne: I’d love to buck the trend of saying “The computer is always right.” I like how having something open source allows us to act on and resolve our gripes so we don’t have to resign ourselves to the technology we depend on. After all, we are supposed to be the creators and therefore the masters, right? ;p (No matter how situations may actually play out. lol)
Regan: Definitely a refreshing perspective. After hearing David curse for about 5-7 hours straight trying to muddle through the quirks of the HTC software (he’d had a Pre for a couple years), I can definitely appreciate someone admitting that a program is wrong, not the user.
“The problem isn’t that people are idiots…The problem is that the OS trusts random USB sticks.” (via @slashdot)
“The problem isn’t that people are idiots…The problem is that the OS trusts random USB sticks.” Yet Another “People Plug in Strange USB Sticks” Story (via Slashdot)
The Robustness Principle Reconsidered….
The Robustness Principle Reconsidered. (via ma.tt) I remember a lot of discussions on this during my spamfighting days.
WTF, Facebook? I can see blocking new uploads if you’re not familiar with an…
Facebook Blocks KDE Photo App, Deletes Users’ Pics
WTF, Facebook? I can see blocking new uploads if you're not familiar with an app that (for instance) suddenly gets picked up by spammers, but even in that case, you should check and see if there are legit uploads from the same app before deleting everything every uploaded with the tool.
Very cool demo of gesture-based and multi-device computer UI “Mezzanine” from Oblong. via @techcrunch
Very cool demo of gesture-based and multi-device computer UI “Mezzanine” from Oblong. https://techcrunch.com/2011/06/23/oblong-mezzanine/ via @techcrunch
“Citation Needed” by Kate Beaton.
“Citation Needed” by Kate Beaton. This has apparently been making the rounds on Twitter and Tumblr for a couple of days.
Is blogging dead? “Those links that appear on Twitter or Facebook rather than on linkblogs — to what are they linking?”
Is blogging dead? “Those links that appear on Twitter or Facebook rather than on linkblogs — to what are they linking?”