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"We are all better off going with the system put in place by the creators of the system"

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:06:56 +0200

“We are all better off going with the system put in place by the creators of the system”

- chpwn, creator of the popular iPhone tweak ProSwitcher, On Multitasking

"Wat ik voor mijn werk nodig heb, is een computer, een verbinding met de wereld en ‘goede zin’. Dat..."

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:51:00 +0200

“Wat ik voor mijn werk nodig heb, is een computer, een verbinding met de wereld en ‘goede zin’. Dat laatste is geen luxe, maar een noodzaak.”

- Harry Starren, over kantoorwerk (via tomv)

"When you need to have a meeting, have a meeting. When you need to collaborate, collaborate. The rest..."

Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:13:31 +0200

“When you need to have a meeting, have a meeting. When you need to collaborate, collaborate. The rest of the time, do the work, wherever you like.”

- Seth Godin, waving Goodbye to the office

"Everything about web architecture; HTTP, HTML, CSS, is designed to serve and render content, but..."

Mon, 03 May 2010 17:00:00 +0200

“Everything about web architecture; HTTP, HTML, CSS, is designed to serve and render content, but most importantly the web is formed where all of that content is linked together.”

- Ben Ward, Understand The Web

"Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to push it beyond PCs...."

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:05:00 +0200

“Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to push it beyond PCs. But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards – all areas where Flash falls short.”

- Steve Jobs - Thoughts on Flash (via minimalmac)

"Like “2.0”, companies are coming to see “open” as just the next..."

Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:31:49 +0200

“Like “2.0”, companies are coming to see “open” as just the next checkbox-marketing-trend to hitch their fading brands to.”

- Chris Messina, on “open” and the cigarette industry, in Open-washing and the CamelOpenCircle …Jerk

"The rest of the market, […] insists on peddling either outright crap or cheap imitations of..."

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:54:51 +0200

“The rest of the market, […] insists on peddling either outright crap or cheap imitations of Apple’s aesthetic”

- Loper OS, Non-Apple’s Mistake

"it is the people who figure out how to work simply in the present, rather than the people who..."

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:46:35 +0200

“it is the people who figure out how to work simply in the present, rather than the people who mastered the complexities of the past, who get to say what happens in the future.”

- Clay Shirky, The Collapse of Complex Business Models

Fred Wilson, The 10 Golden Principles of Successful Web Apps...

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:16:00 +0200

Fred Wilson, The 10 Golden Principles of Successful Web Apps (slides)

"Living on someone else’s platform requires that you understand this stuff really well."

Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:02:40 +0200

“Living on someone else’s platform requires that you understand this stuff really well.”

- Charles Hudson, Three Reminders about Platform Businesses (Apple, Twitter, and Facebook)

"Sometimes they actually enhance the device. Mostly, though, they’re like a third nipple. Good for..."

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 09:52:00 +0200

“Sometimes they actually enhance the device. Mostly, though, they’re like a third nipple. Good for conversation, but functionally useless.”

- Andy Ihnatko’s on hardware features, iPad and Multitasking

"When Apple looks at a fingertip, they see a warm, living thing that can feel. They don’t see a poor..."

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:37:50 +0200

“When Apple looks at a fingertip, they see a warm, living thing that can feel. They don’t see a poor substitute for a mouse.”

- Andy Ihnatko, iPad is pure innovation - one of best computers ever

"Finally, the industry is fun again. … Unfortunately, some CIOs would rather retire than go..."

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:33:29 +0200

“Finally, the industry is fun again. … Unfortunately, some CIOs would rather retire than go faster.”

- Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of salesforce.com, on TechCrunch: Hello, iPad. Hello, Cloud 2.

"People like to consume. They also like to produce. And they like to share. …Media that’s..."

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:09:00 +0100

“People like to consume. They also like to produce. And they like to share. …Media that’s targeted at you, but does not include you, may not be worth sitting still for.”

- Clay Shirky telling about the cognitive surplus and why television helped masking it

"HTML5 apps, which are web-based and far more interoperable already than any native apps, will oust..."

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:09:00 +0100

“HTML5 apps, which are web-based and far more interoperable already than any native apps, will oust native apps in the long run”

- QuirksBlog, on the economy of mobile app development, The payment argument is nonsense

"if you are running a media site, if you’re having trouble making money, it’s your fault...."

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:45:40 +0100

“if you are running a media site, if you’re having trouble making money, it’s your fault. Don’t blame your readers.”

- Techdirt, arguing Don’t Blame Your Community, in response to Ken Fisher’s whining on Ars, Why Ad Blocking is devastating to the sites you love

"I can’t speak to the hardware and “architecture” issues, but I despise the idea of “user interface”..."

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:56:42 +0100

“I can’t speak to the hardware and “architecture” issues, but I despise the idea of “user interface” patents.”

- John Gruber, Apple Sues HTC for Patent Infringement

"Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get, but if you work really hard..."

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:35:57 +0100

“Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get, but if you work really hard and you’re kind, amazing things will happen.”

- Conan O’Brien, in his final Tonight Show.

"User interfaces are one of the principal sources from which a person learns about his or her work."

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:44:07 +0100

“User interfaces are one of the principal sources from which a person learns about his or her work.”

- northtemple, UIs that lie & the users who believe them

"The human could be translated out of its body and into machines, free of the meat, of the flesh. We..."

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:00:50 +0100

“The human could be translated out of its body and into machines, free of the meat, of the flesh. We would hang there, wired into a reticulation of phosphorescent splines.”

- Paul Ford, Just Like Heaven, in his elaborate answer to the question Is there an afterlife?