Michael Bester

UX question: You’re have a site w/ heavy reliance on JavaScript. Do you disallow old or fringe browsers access or just show a warning? Why?

Just pulled my Shure se215 earbuds out of the dryer after a trip though the wash in my pants pocket. They still work like new. Amazing.

Between the Cracks

Brilliant! RT @james_a_hart: The Onion thinks this is satire. It might be the best piece of usability writing in years: http://www.theonion.com/articles/internet-users-demand-less-interactivity,30920/

Occasionally starting the day employing a 10 pound sledgehammer against a wall is deeply satisfying.

According to this corporate style guide here, “Helvetica Neue is […] lightly designed”.

What.

Lonely Gull

My dog just brought a poopsicle inside from the backyard to gnaw on in bed as a late night snack. And no, that was not a typo.

Architectural Abstract

Winter Bones

OH: “My nipple rings don’t get the action they deserve.”

OH: “Nipple rings and kids don’t mix.”

GENTLEMEN:

If you have trouble growing that thick, luxurious moustache you always wanted, consider a visit to Turkey.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/dec/26/turkey-facial-hair-implants-growing

Just found Flickr’s geofencing settings. If you’re sensitive about location tagging your photos, this is very cool. http://www.flickr.com/account/geo/privacy/

Woke up this morning to find webbing covering half our Christmas tree with hundreds of baby spiders hanging out on it. Nature!

Happy Winter Solstipocalypse!

Wonderful mix of design, multimedia & writing to tell the gripping story of the Tunnel Creek Avalanche from @nytimes. http://projects.nytimes.com/2012/snow-fall-preview/#/?part=tunnel-creek

Gli Struffoli

Bye bye, Instagram. I’m sad I have to leave, but its the right thing to do.

Pretty great POC. The @Sencha crew built an HTML5 Facebook app which performs as well as or better than the native app. http://www.sencha.com/blog/the-making-of-fastbook-an-html5-love-story