“This week, the state attorney in Tallahassee, Willie Meggs, told the Times, “The consequences of the law have been devastating around the state. It’s almost insane what we are having to deal with.” Gang members, drug dealers, and road-rage killers are, according to Meggs, all successfully invoking Stand Your Ground. “The person who is alive …
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iCloud vs everyBody
Brett Terpstra’s recently brought in Paul Mayne and Ben Dolman on his nascent Systematic podcast, the designers and developers who created the delightful personal journal app Day One (available for Mac and iOS, and yes I am behind on my monstro 5by5 listening schedule). The episode, titled “On Design, Visualization, and Journaling“, brought some attention …
Ars staffers exposed: our home office setups
Ars staffers show off their personal work spaces. Since the commenters on that post have spent some time analyzing what they see on our desks thus far, we thought it would be nice to let some other Ars staffers in on the fun. Is there something to the fact that all desks clearly display an …
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Playing around
I’m still playing with the new templates and formatting capabilities. Let me know if you love it or hate it. Squarespace 6 offers a ton of new features that make it easy for anyone to go from zero to published in nothing flat.
Seven Apple stories we liked around the Web this week | Ars Technica
Not getting enough Apple news from the usual sources. Ars Technica has a fix. “The goal is to appreciate some of the other Apple news coverage out there on the Web, so here are a few links we collected throughout this last week:”
CaSt: Already Transforming Again
I just migrated from version 5 of Squarespace to the brand new Squarespace 6 and you should too. You can check out the latest Squarespace 6 for free for 14 days, but you should go ahead and sign up because it is awesome. Readers will find this updated site employs responsive design and looks great …
Making the jump
It looks like I’m not the only one thinking about getting out from other The Man. Marco Arment wrote in “A future full-time job“: Realistically, nobody has job security. It’s a myth. Marco gets right to the nut of the scary parts. The difference is who’s responsible for keeping you in your job, and specifically, …
Do what you love or your stuff owns you (or something)
Work is work, I realize that, but the old gal ain’t what she used to be. My obsessive attention to detail is a blessing and a hindrance. Spending all day nudging pixels back and forth or writing and editing are no problem and I do get to spend a hefty chunk of my time on …
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Clickety Clack, the Keyboard is Back
The hushed clacking of the keys on a rescued Apple Extended Keyboard II evoke nostalgia in waves as these letters form on the screen in front of me. It started on July 4 when Julie and I took the kids to her brother’s house to set off explosives in celebration of America’s independence. He had …
It's Monday already?!
The Wall Street Journal is among those on the web talking about Binge Viewing: TV’s Lost Weekends: “Binge viewing is transforming the way people watch television and changing the economics of the industry. The passive couch potato of the broadcast era turned into the channel surfer, flipping through hundreds of cable channels. Now, technologies such …