I like how this has a “Report a problem” button on it.
"Whimsy is not a quality we usually associate with computer programs. We tend to think of software in terms of the function it fulfills. For example, a spreadsheet helps us do our work. A game of Tetris provides a means of procrastination. Social media reconnects us with our high school nemeses. But what about computer code that serves no inherent purpose in itself?"
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Jacob Harris - Haiku NY Times Tumblr
Jacob is one of my favorite people and this quote sums it up pretty perfectly. He has provided digital soul to a place desperately in need of it. Congrats Jacob.
Brandon, while usually pretty quiet, does leave some solid gold comments in our Android code base. Also, someone needs to teach Eclipse how to swear.
My gig is up at Tumblr! It’s been an amazing 10 months but at the end of March I will be wrapping up my six month consulting project there. What a great time. It’s been a straight up dream of mine to work at a company like that, and the amount I learned was insane. I feel pretty good about…
If you ever get a chance to hug or work with Rick, do it!!! He is the best. Can’t wait to see all the awesome that Rick is going to bring into the world.
Things on my desk
"The most important thing is obviousness. The problem is overdesign"
— Loren Brichter, a High Priest of App Design - WSJ.com (via bijan)
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We made it
