January 2008
27 posts
“again, getting tripped up by a news headline reading about the Los Angeles...”
– Twitter / enoch5000: again, getting tripped up b…
My son is talking to the TV. He’s telling Barefoot Contessa’s Ina Garten to “use less butter”. — yourmonkeycalled
“Could you imagine how amazing domestic violence would be if everyone knew...”
– Comedian (I missed his name) on Conan
Can anyone fill Dan's request? →
Can anybody recommend a tumblelog that primarily links to whatever’s going around the Internet this week that everybody is talking about and will be gone by the next week? […] I don’t really like it when people say, “Oh, you saw the thing with ______, right?” and it’s some stupid hampsterdance-like website that I had never heard of. It’s even worse if it’s somebody like a parent. I’d love to...
Played a lullaby on the piano to get my baby nephew to stop crying. This music shit is magic, I tell you. — lonelysandwich
Principle of least astonishment
In user interface design, programming language design, and ergonomics, the principle (or rule or law) of least astonishment (or surprise) states that, when two elements of an interface conflict or are ambiguous, the behaviour should be that which will least surprise the human user or programmer at the time the conflict arises. —wikipedia
Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House? →
Watchbob, that was all his idea.
“Fifteen Rejected Doughnut Varieties by Scott Lydon Wednesday, January...”
– Woot : Fifteen Rejected Doughnut Varieties