“We have to stop championing each ridiculous feat of overengineering and call it what it is. It’s not ‘future-proof’, because we can’t see the future. It’s not robust, it’s hard to read. Applying a generic solution to a single case isn’t good programming, it’s criminal overengineering because like it or not somebody, somewhere will pay for it.”
[Flash 9 is required to listen to audio.]
Chris Thomas King - “Hard Time Killing Floor”
You might recognize him as “The Guy Who Played the Character Who Was Supposed to Be Robert Johnson” in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and if you do, then you probably also recognize this song from the movie. Well, I started this morning with a fresh cup of coffee and this song. From now on, all my Sundays will start this way.
It rained a lot this weekend. (picture by Kelsey Wynns)
Note: Click-through to the larger version; the Tumblr-resized version does not do it justice.
![I love things like this:
[SolarBeat is a] simple ambient musicbox, with sounds generated using the orbital frequencies of our solar system.
(via yewknee)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l14wjjACvg1qz4tdto1_500.png)
Give Me Stuff I Starred
Not every day can be a winner in the busy-at-work department, and today was one such unfortunate day. I’ve been mulling over a new design for cubicle17 and as part of that design, I wanted to include the articles I’ve starred through Instapaper. So, to kill the excess time, I wrote Give Me Stuff I Starred, a dead-simple jQuery plugin to pull the last X links out of your starred RSS feed1. Using it is simple: just include jQuery core and the GMSIS .js files, and in your document.ready() function, add something like this:
var url = 'http://www.instapaper.com/starred/rss/6/asdfxasdf';
$("#instapaper").gmsis(url);
And that’s it. By default GMSIS pulls out the last 5 links you starred and gives you an unordered-list of the linked titles (and, optionally, the description as well). You can view the source here or you can skip straight to downloading it.
Feel free to send any bug reports/feature requests/well wishes/hate mail to bill.israel@gmail.com.
Update: If you downloaded GMSIS right after I released it, then you got a bunk version (long story short: cross-domain Ajax = denied), but Marco has completely bailed me out. The latest version is now working, so either update with an hg pull or re-download. Management apologizes for the inconvenience.
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To get the URL for you Starred RSS feed, just pop over to http://www.instapaper.com/starred and under Folder Tools you’ll find the link you want. Just right-click, and copy. ↩
Create a simple timer using LaunchBar and AppleScript
The real problem with me is that sometimes I get so engrossed in what I’m doing on the computer that things like those listed above simply slip my mind, often to frustrating ends (e.g., a burnt pizza). In light of this, I wanted a simple and frictionless way to set up reminders for things that needed to be done in the very near future.
I’ve missed the “Run After Delay” feature since the day I switched from Quicksilver to Launchbar. Thanks to Justin, I have (a version of) the feature back, which is good because this feature is the only reason my laundry doesn’t sit half-done in the washing machine for 2 days straight.
“If you design something without any regard for or understanding of the end user’s interaction with the product, what exactly are you doing?”
Paul Rand’s business card.
It’s damn-near perfect, if you ask me. (via Monoscope)
“Objects in Mirror”
Every now and again, I manage to take a picture with my iPhone that I really like.
Want:
Using no ink whatsoever, these 18”x24” posters are foil stamped and embossed to create an alphabet composed of letters from many of the more famous (and some infamous) logos of all time.
(via SwissMiss)
