Category: Random

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• Aaron Swartz’s ideal conversation starter: “What have you been thinking lately?” Aaron’s got some great stuff on his blog.

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• These are awesome! I’m especially diggin’ the Mad Men and House posters.

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• Photoshop vs. Paint

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• Currently reading…

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• New game called Split/Second features a innovative new style for its in-game HUD. Normally in video

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• Trying life without a second monitor. Feels nice.

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• John Cleese on the source of creativity. You should watch this. Now.

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• In the 4-5 years I’ve been a freelancer, I’ve only used written contracts when a client has requested it. Even then, I usually try to place the creation of the document onto the client. I have a boilerplate agreement I’ve used in the past when clients want me to provide the document. Outside of that, I tend to send an overview email of the agreed upon project, in a very informal email, along with the invioce. I take the clients initial payment as a sign of agreement to the overview email. It’s worked wonders so far…

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• mnmal: It’s an AddictionThere’s instant positive feedback to such constant activities as checking email, surfing the web, checking social networks such as blogs, forums, Twitter and Facebook. That’s why it’s so easy to become addicted to being connected and distracted. This is me. I’m addicted to being connected.

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• There are many days that I want to toss out the 24” iMac and replace it with a MBP. Clean, sim

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