Worksology: Latest bookmarks

Works Progress Administration posters

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:26:52 -0600

926 high-resolution posters available from the Library of Congress. Beautiful resource of Machine Age design.

Visit site (http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/search/?co=wpapos&sp=1&st=slideshow)

iPhone & iPad wallpapers for the rest of us.

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 05:40:22 -0600

A beautiful collection of iPhone and iPad wallpapers by select illustrators & designers.

Visit site (http://poolga.com/)

The USA, as one big neighborhood

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:15:36 -0600

I wouldn’t be a fan of the population density of Brooklyn, but this is an interesting perspective on the both the population of the US, and the tremendous area of our country.

Visit site (http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/.a/6a00d83451c45669e20120a95679e3970b-popup)

Ukraine or “the Ukraine”?

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:40:11 -0600

Now you know.

Visit site (http://www.infoukes.com/faq/the_ukraine/)

Big Think Interview with Jason Fried

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:05:04 -0600

Never a bad interview with Jason Fried; I love everything he says, every time he says it. This 30-minute interview touches on a lot of his ethos on working and the workplace.

Visit site (http://bigthink.com/ideas/18516)

What Happens When You Unplug from Your Internet Addiction?

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:25:18 -0600

The takeaways from this “experiment” of unconnectedness seem obvious to me, and have for some time, but I haven’t pulled the trigger on making these kinds of changes in my life, even though I’d like to. It’s in my future, but it’s a hard thing to undertake, a hard thing to decide what is important and what is not, especially since I base my ability to operate in my ever-evolving career on consuming much of this information.

Visit site (http://the99percent.com/articles/6255/lab-rat-what-happens-when-you-unplug-from-your-internet-addiction)

Jez Burrows’ Walden

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:14:13 -0600

I love most of Jez Burrows’ prints, but I have a special place in my heart for cabins in the woods, like this print inspired by Thoreau’s Walden.

Visit site (http://www.eveningtweed.com/jez/walden/)

Realism in UI Design

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:12:57 -0600

The thing on the left is a house. The thing on the right means «home». Somewhere between the two, the meaning switches from «a specific house» to «home as a concept».

Visit site (http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2010/01/21/realism_in_ui_design/)

Easy Full Screen Background Images with jQuery

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:19:53 -0600

This will no doubt come in handy. Bookmarked for later.

Visit site (http://srobbin.com/blog/easy-full-screen-background-images-with-jquery/)

Plan B

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:26:27 -0600

What to do when all else has failed to change your kid’s behavior.

Visit site (http://www.slate.com/id/2228559/pagenum/all/)

Stevey’s Blog Rants: Have you ever legalized marijuana?

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:45:01 -0600

Shit is NOT easy.

Visit site (http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2009/04/have-you-ever-legalized-marijuana.html)

There is no page fold

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:57:33 -0600

Visit site (http://www.thereisnopagefold.com/)

A fundamental rule of the internet

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:35:11 -0600

Trying stuff is cheaper than deciding whether to try it. Compare the cost of paying and feeding someone to do a few weeks of hacking to the full cost of the meetings that went into a big company decision. Don’t overplan something. Just do it half-assed to start with, then throw more people at it to fix it if it works.

Visit site (http://www.linuxworld.com/community/?q=node/1820)

Oblo didactic puzzle :: Industrial Design Served

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:28:44 -0600

I love this awesome nerdy handmade didactic puzzle. Still a bit too advanced for Jack, but I’d love him to get the hand-eye coordination and problem-solving abilities from a toy like this.

Visit site (http://www.industrialdesignserved.com/Gallery/ObloA-didactic-puzzle/335901)

The power of “no”

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:03:47 -0600

I love Jacob’s suggestion that it’s the “open source development model” and the exercising of the right to say “no” that makes open source projects like Django so successful. It’s in answering only to the needs of the software—not management or marketing—and that model canbedeployed anywhere, even in commercial products.

Visit site (http://jacobian.org/writing/the-power-of-no/#id6)