A lesson in graphic design.
Eli Schiff: Uber's Atomic Meltdown.
“One would hope that the integrity of design teams is not often compromised as it was here. Unfortunately, Uber's redesign is in many ways just a slightly exaggerated example of the way design is handled more generally. By trying to be everything to everyone, Uber has lost its recognizability as a brand.”
Why Is the Heart Symbol so Anatomically Incorrect?
What’s Next in Computing?
Public Science Is Broken.
“The pressures to get funding are just extraordinary. We’re all on this hedonistic treadmill — pursuing funding, pursuing fame, pursuing h-index — and the idea of science as a public good is being lost.”
“The site’s surreal list of terms and conditions also included mention of a cat named Misse and prohibited reselling items to ‘your Russian cousin’.”
Stupid boys club.
You’re a Female Coder? Great, Don’t Tell Anyone.
The IPv6 Numeric IP Format is a Serious Usability Problem.
1984
Manuel Göttsching: E2 E4.
Ambient House: The Story of Chill Out Music, 1988 – 1995.
”(…) any subject encountering this type of camera is rendered passive, because no matter which direction he or she looks, the face is always rendered looking forward and stripped bare of shadows, make-up, disguises or even poise.”
