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Comment on The Little Ice Age & the Narrative Web by Jesse Kochis

Jesse Kochis — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:48:16 +0000

I was thinking this very same thing, not but a few days ago. Well put.

Comment on The Little Ice Age & the Narrative Web by Jordyn Bonds

Jordyn Bonds — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:43:58 +0000

True, and probably not better/worse than choosing which youtube videos to watch based on user comments.

Comment on The Little Ice Age & the Narrative Web by Nick

Nick — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:36:25 +0000

The user narratives of people who have the internet but can’t read are probably largely driven by which suggested youtube videos have the best thumbnails.

Comment on Honing a Cross-Browser Font Stack by ChrisR

ChrisR — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:41:46 +0000

Thank you! I was also shocked about this behaviour of Firefox under Win7.
Look at http://pastehtml.com/view/bmdx03bjp.html

Comment on Storyboards vs. Wireframes by Wireframing Resources « MAXSTUDIOTECH

Wireframing Resources « MAXSTUDIOTECH — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 18:52:11 +0000

[...] Storyboards vs. Wireframes This post talks about the benefits and drawbacks of using storyboards vs wireframes. [...]

Comment on What happens to my consciousness when I die? by SKYBONDSOR » Dear Afterlife Overlords

SKYBONDSOR » Dear Afterlife Overlords — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:11:42 +0000

[...] though I am now nearly certain that I will never get this wish for answers fulfilled, I would like to begin recording the questions I would ask here. Feel free to add yours in a [...]

Comment on Dear Afterlife Overlords by SKYBONDSOR » What happens to my consciousness when I die?

SKYBONDSOR » What happens to my consciousness when I die? — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:10:38 +0000

[...] a young adult, I believed in some kind of reincarnation, orchestrated and overseen by benevolent higher beings who, if I asked really politely, would answer all of my unanswered question… about the mysteries of the universe. [...]

Comment on Dear Afterlife Overlords by Jordyn Bonds

Jordyn Bonds — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:08:35 +0000

Because then you’re dead and you don’t get to do anything with the information! That’s why.

Comment on Occupy Wall Street & the Death of Steve Jobs by Jordyn Bonds

Jordyn Bonds — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:31:47 +0000

@Peter: As you can imagine, much of my angst on this topic is directed at NPR specifically. This is definitely an area where their coverage has been decidedly (and inexplicably) biased.

And I agree that we don’t even need to exaggerate Jobs’s achievements or beatify his life; dude did some amazing work!

As for his off-the-record philanthropy, I’ve heard conflicting accounts about that. Supposing that he was generous and just shied away from publicity on the matter because he wanted to keep his motives for giving pure, that strategy denies what a role model and trendsetter he was. More than just giving money, he could have also been inspiring others to do so.

Comment on Occupy Wall Street & the Death of Steve Jobs by Peter Wannemacher

Peter Wannemacher — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:19:30 +0000

Hi Jordyn – great post! Like you, I am weirded out (but sadly unsurprised) by many people’s reactions to Jobs’ death. I’m just not 100% sure why people can’t be like “wow, that guy was really really good at his job, which was being the leader of giant – and giantly successful – company.” Yet people really want it to be more than that, which is strange. EVEN in terms of business people have had overblown things to say about Jobs. A person I respect on NPR claimed that “until Jobs came around, entrepreneur wasn’t a term…” that is just flatly not true. and more importantly, it doesn’t NEED to be true to properly reflect the fact that Steve Jobs was totally exceptional at what he did.

I will make one point, which is that rumor has it that Jobs did give a fair amount to charity, but did not disclose it publicly. That isn’t the same as corporate philanthropy , but if it’s true it’s worth noting.