We don't need roads

Tampere, Finland, 4 A.M.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:44:00 +0100

Tampere, Finland, 4 A.M.

A Frenchie in New York

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:25:57 +0100

I’ll be in New York City between Saturday, March 20th and Sunday, March 21th.

How to spend this short week-end?

Rose McGowan - Two Against The World This song beautifully ends...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:46:46 +0100

Rose McGowan - Two Against The World

This song beautifully ends Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror.

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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:36:56 +0100

Alexi Murdoch - Shine (2006) This could totally be a Coldplay...

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:46:33 +0100

Alexi Murdoch - Shine (2006)

This could totally be a Coldplay B-side.

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Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:36:53 +0100

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Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:33:41 +0100

Ed Harcourt - Ghostwriter (2003) There’s something very...

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:33:07 +0100

Ed Harcourt - Ghostwriter (2003)

There’s something very Marilyn-Mansony about this song.

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:51:45 +0100

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass

Arcade Fire - Intervention (2004)

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:08:26 +0100

Arcade Fire - Intervention (2004)

atestu: A Moment in Motion: Nuit Blanche.

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:49:44 +0100

atestu:

A Moment in Motion: Nuit Blanche.

"Minimalism in computing is not about how your computer looks. It’s about how you use it — ensuring..."

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:14:00 +0100

“Minimalism in computing is not about how your computer looks. It’s about how you use it — ensuring it has everything you need and nothing you don’t.”

- Chris Bowler in Computing Simplicity?

The 7 different cursors I’ve found in a 300-pixel wide...

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 10:10:41 +0100

The 7 different cursors I’ve found in a 300-pixel wide space using Office 2008 for Mac.

Someone approved this idea. Think about that.

99% of n00bs

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:52:00 +0100

Recently, I’ve read a lot of interesting posts about the iPad and the future of computing, and then some posts about the ReadWriteWeb/Facebook login page: some say we’re the stupid ones, others say no, we’re not. Anyway, the Internets talked about the n00bs.

(seriously, read these articles, it’s worth it)

My favorite feature of the iPad as a device for n00bs — but also with the iPhone OS as a system for 75 000 000 people — is the hidden filesystem: no file, no folder, no double-click to open a document or an application.

(Please don’t think I’m saying the iPad is only for the n00bs. I think it will be the very first good computing experience for A LOT of users)

I’ve seen friends and colleagues from the IT sphere being afraid of change, scared about losing the multitasking feature, the right-click, the windows… It’s not going to happen.

Time for the never-ending cars analogy: the firsts automobiles were for people who knew how to deal with a broken engine. They had to know how to fix a car. I have no idea how to fix an engine, and the best part is, I don’t want to know. I don’t want to use my car, only go where I have to. When it’s broken, I bring it to an expert, the kind of guy who has a better car he uses and fix every week, because he loves to.

The Macintosh didn’t kill the shell. It brought mouse to the IT sphere and computing to the Real World. 25 years later, I still use a shell everyday, and my father has no idea he can right-click on his Mighty Mouse. I’m pretty sure the iPad will hide the filesystem from the n00bs the same way Mac OS X hides the shell from the real world. I know computer experts will always have a shell to create a great computer world for them and the Real World.

Lou Reed & Antony - Perfect Day (1972 / 2003) I discovered...

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:07:00 +0100

Lou Reed & Antony - Perfect Day (1972 / 2003)

I discovered the original song in Trainspotting and this cover by Lou Reed and Antony (from Antony & The Johnsons) in the album The Raven.

Apparently, Lou Reed forgot to play it during his set at the Isle of Wight festival in 2006, so he asked Coldplay to cover it.

"Basecamp is the first product I have seen that is truly project management for everyone."

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:17:04 +0100

“Basecamp is the first product I have seen that is truly project management for everyone.”

- Jim Dunnigan, former Product Manager for Microsoft Project

The Kinks - This Time Tomorrow (1970)

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:37:36 +0100

The Kinks - This Time Tomorrow (1970)

"People like Instapaper because of the features it has now and the way they’re designed into the app...."

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:27:13 +0100

“People like Instapaper because of the features it has now and the way they’re designed into the app. If I let users steer product decisions, the result would be a massive codebase producing a bloated, cluttered product full of features that hardly anyone used at the expense of everyday usability and polish on the features that matter. Like Microsoft Word. Or Firefox.”

- Marco.org - Side effects of developing for yourself

Stuff

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:32:26 +0100

Stuff:

Paul Graham:

Another way to resist acquiring stuff is to think of the overall cost of owning it. The purchase price is just the beginning. You’re going to have to think about that thing for years—perhaps for the rest of your life. Every thing you own takes energy away from you. Some give more than they take. Those are the only things worth having.

Jam Session 2.0

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:32:17 +0100

Jam Session 2.0