Analogue Inception
Jeremy makes some great observations:
"Christopher Nolan goes further and avoids the use of digital input and output devices: the mouse, the keyboard, the screen (either LCD or cathode ray) …all of these things anchor a narrative to a specific period. Instead, there is almost a fetishisation of the analogue. When we see people planning and prototyping in Inception, it is with paper and cardboard rather than any computer-aided design tools."
Jefferson changed 'subjects' to 'citizens' in Declaration of Independence
"Scholars of the revolution have long speculated about the "citizens" smear—wondering whether the erased word was "patriots" or "residents"—but now the Library of Congress has determined that the change was far more dramatic."
Brand consistency
One of the things I pride myself on is consistency. At work our clients start off with what we call a Default Design, a collection of carefully crafted templates and stylesheets which they can then bend to fit whatever needs they have. One of the hallmarks of the Default Design is its consistent markup and interface.
Eric Sevareid Farewell Nov 30, 1977
The rules are self-imposed. These were a few: Not to underestimate the intelligence of the audience and not to overestimate its information. To elucidate when one can, more than to advocate. To remember always that the public is only people and people only persons, no two alike. To retain the courage of one’s doubts as well as one’s convictions in this world of dangerously passionate certainties. To comfort one’s self in times of error with the knowledge that the saving grace of the press—print or broadcast—is a self-correcting nature. And to remember that ignorant and biased reporting has its counterpart in ignorant and biased reading and listening. We do not speak into an intellectual or emotional void.
Less.js Will Obsolete CSS
"Very soon we’ll see the next evolution of LESS. The new change will be bigger than any previous implementation or update because LESS has now been re-implemented in JavaScript. What this means is you no longer need Ruby, ASP or PHP to use LESS, you just need a browser."
Sounds promising.
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: The "Oh God" particle
n. the hypothetical possibility you could disown your teenage self, postulated as a means of resolving inconsistencies in your personality, specifically the discrepancy between the massive hormone waves that supercharged your weak force and your current solid state of dynamic magnetism, whose existence you’ll attempt to confirm using the Large Emotion Collider that is your high school yearbook.
I am entertained.
Dunning–Kruger effect
"In the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt."
Leroy Stick – the man behind @BPGlobalPR
"You know the best way to get the public to respect your brand? Have a respectable brand." Choice.
JTL Javascript Template
Django templates language syntax for javascript, just what I've been looking for.