April 2009
58 posts
Ascender Corp gets TARP money for shovel ready type designs. http://bnsn.com/RKH (via @typophile)
Getting a dose of natural vitamin D. Sunlight for the win.
Don’t bother me, I’m working. http://bit.ly/3uImwy #brand #management #dashboard
Sometimes I leave my handset off the phone so the screen says “Joe Pemberton: Off Hook”.
I wish the news would include savings rates in their definition of “consumer confidence”. Quit focusing on spending already.
March 2009
91 posts
My 6 year old: Band-aid gun! Band-aid gun! Band aids for everyone!
Surprised the BusinessWeek piece on Silicon Valley innovation doesn’t mention Tesla. http://bit.ly/I9DZO #touchscreen #UI
Upgraded to the Twitter Rad account. No new features, just this rad tag I got. #twitterpro #twitterrad
Sprint focuses on providing network access for non-phone devices. Starting with Kindle. http://bit.ly/lTQzi #CTIA
AIG was #13 on the 2008 Fortune 500 list. What?! http://bit.ly/UzOrI
My 6 y.o. drew a Pac-Man… Me: What’s that? Him: It’s a game on a phone.
Rolling Stone’s coverage of the crash is scary. “Economic crisis isn’t about money - it’s about power” http://bit.ly/6fwya
My kids brought home fertilized chicken eggs from school. They tell me I have 27 days to build a chicken coop. What?!
SMS coupon + Delish typography = Win [Flickr http://bit.ly/lbit2 ]
Impressed by the show of solidarity from around the country for the slain Oakland cops.
A rat on top of a cat on top of a…? #I<3SF
Dog. For reals. http://twitpic.com/2fute
Correction. Turns out relevancy is a word… But I still hate it. Thanks for bursting my self-righteous rant @cheshiredave.
Stop saying “relevancy”! The word is relevant. Use your language people. Don’t get me started on “conversate” either.
Will TV networks learn the wrong lessons from the Newspaper industry? Mark Cuban Declares War on Free TV http://bit.ly/5Fbkv (via @Vuze)
Vuze is multi-screen. Converts HD content for iTunes (iPod, AppleTV) and now streams to Xbox 360 and PS3 over Wifi. http://bit.ly/I529
Captcha is an affront to typography and users alike. Read Jonathan Hoefler on Captcha: http://bit.ly/16C8s
Where did this day go? Seriously. #fb
Battlestar Helvetica http://bit.ly/1vbLUo (Designed by Microsoft Typography Dept for @TypeCon)
OH at dinner: You have um, rice on your forehead.
The @typophile crew is in the house busting out a long needed update. Queuing up Wolfmother, Smashing Pumpkins, Muse.
OH: Did we really come up with a palette called robin egg and tomato? Sounds like something Greg would eat.
Bart needs a hygiene PSA campaign. Srsly.
Irony of the day: Google Maps works much better on the iPhone than it does on the Google phone.
Best part of the G1? True to Google DNA the cloud is fully integrated: calendar, email, search, etc. (Why does Apple charge for .Mac?)
Why was the road crossed by the chicken? Read this refresher on avoiding passive voice: http://bit.ly/9OU6
Not to be confused with Tap is the New Click (@odannyboy on Gestural UI: http://bit.ly/Yfm8 )
Tap here is the new click here. http://bit.ly/Yfm8 (image)#mobile #advertising
Errands: 1) Crisp $100s for user testing participants. 2) Get another Android G1.
You know if you eat more comfort food you wouldn’t have to go around shooting people. — Hurley
Will NBC kill Hulu? “What we’ve lost in viewers and ad dollars isn’t being made up for on the digital side.” http://bit.ly/RjHQ
Did Sci Fi channel change their name for better search ranking? Serioiusly, SyFy?
Bit.ly is the new de.licio.us. http://joepemberton.bit.ly/
Get iMob for iPhone. Enter invite code 166637441. We dominate world with bad accents, guns and large forearms. http://twitpic.com/28gxd
I’m here
Flogging Molly and The Pogues makes me feel 20% more Irish. Pass the corned beef.
Copy and paste is so 1984.
Apple catches up in some areas (copy & paste, MMS, micro-payments) and pushes ahead in others (hardware accessories).
Copy and paste for URLs should just be a long press to open a contextual menu. Why the elaborate finger gymnastics? #mobile #iphone
Very pleased with the @punchcut coverage on the SXSW Twitter backchannel. http://bnsn.com/ToQ #sxsw #gestural #ui
FedEx courier describes why she doesn’t like the FedEx device - http://bnsn.com/CiW #mobile #ui
