Decisions, Decisions: a nice looking hand-drawn flowchart poster.
Decisions, Decisions: a nice looking hand-drawn flowchart poster.
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Entries for June 2007
Analysis of Casino Design is one of
Analysis of Casino Design is one of a number of articles on different aspects of casinos, gambling, and slot machines (see links at the bottom of the page). (via spitting image)
Gary Parker’s fantastic photos of little people
Gary Parker’s fantastic photos of little people of all shapes and sizes. Tiny Kenadie Jourdin is just about the cutest kid ever. Here’s some more info about Kenadie, who has been diagnosed with primordial dwarfism and “isn’t expected to grow past about 30 inches or weigh more than 8 pounds”. (via cyn-c)
Update: For some reason, the links to Gary Parker’s site are being redirected back to kottke.org…not my doing. Copying and pasting the links work just fine. (thx, julisa)
Back in August 2005, I gave Google a
Back in August 2005, I gave Google a good shot at developing a WebOS of sorts, a browser-based platform on which would run a suite of apps to replace a bunch of the most commonly used desktop applications. Google Gears is a another small piece of the bigger puzzle, a browser extension that allows web apps to provide offline functionality. I don’t think the offline thing is as important as it was two years ago; people have gotten very comfortable using web apps and web access, especially among heavy users, is almost continuous and ubiquitous. That and if the hype about Facebook’s new platform is accurate, working online together is more compelling than working offline apart.
Scott Rosenberg quotes Steve Ballmer as saying
Scott Rosenberg quotes Steve Ballmer as saying that only 4 out of the first 30 Microsoft employees were good…the rest “weren’t as good — they just weren’t pushing as much”. Here are some of the schlubs in question. Ballmer pushed pretty well, I guess…he showed up late to the party and, somewhat controversially, got $15 billion out it.
What a game! How badly does the
What a game! How badly does the NBA want the Cleveland Cavaliers in the finals? Very very. TrueHoop’s got more.
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