Dante, Islam and the banking system … interesting talk …
Links
Designing For The Empty States
Craig Dennis has an interesting blog post why and how you should design empty states in your apps.
Orchestrated Text
There is a cool experiment trying to make people understand classical music better. It does so by “narrating” pieces while they are played, hence “Orchestrated Text“.
Man’s First War: David Livingstone Smith
29C3
As you may have heard the 29c3 is over and there is a ton of great talks … 😀
A Mom’s Contract With Her Son
Awesome parenting: a mother’s contract for her son’s new iPhone. 😀
Minecraft – Story of Mojang
2 Player Productions just released their documentary Minecraft – Story of Mojang. You can get it as DRM-free download-to-own for $8 or as DVD for $20. 😀
Update: There is also an official Torrent on TPB. 😉
“You’re not anonymous. I know your name, email, and company.”
The analogy at the end is the point:
A real-world analogue would be this scenario: You drive to Home Depot and walk in. Closed-circuit cameras match your face against a database of every shopper that has used a credit card at Walmart or Target and identifies you by name, address, and phone. If you happen to walk out the front door without buying anything your phone buzzes with a text message from Home Depot offering you a 10% discount good for the next hour.
*shudder*
To Hell with Pi
To Hell with π … long live τ. 😉
The way it’s presented, it makes sense: it’s concise, consistent and more intuitive.
1M FB entries for $5
Apparently you can get 1 million Facebook data entries for just $5. Just so you know how much you are worth in the eyes of some people. 😉