Jon Buda

Chris Piascik cartoon: Millionaires in US Congress

Sat, 22 Oct 2011 10:04:52 -0500

Chris Piascik cartoon: Millionaires in US Congress:

A graph by the wonderful illustrator Chris Piascik.

Backbone.js on Rails live audio Q&A chat

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:07:29 -0500

Backbone.js on Rails live audio Q&A chat:

Last Friday, October 14th, we hosted a two hour live Q&A chat for purchasers of our Backbone.js on Rails eBook with co-author Jason Morrison. We invited people who have downloaded the book to…

Steve Jobs on Creativity

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:31:43 -0500

Steve Jobs on Creativity:

“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to…

Big Drop In Car Crashes Tracks With Blackberry Outage

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:30:17 -0500

Big Drop In Car Crashes Tracks With Blackberry Outage:

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Wow…

The big Blackberry outage is having an unexpected positive side-benefit. During the days the Blackberry service was out, there’s been far fewer traffic accidents. In Dubai,…

The Cycle Wherein Apple Creates a Product and People Copy It and Then ‘Improve’ Upon the Design and Then People Ask Apple to Do the Same ‘Improvements’ and Apple Doesn’t and Then People Get Mad at Apple and Apple Keeps Making More Money Than Everyone Else

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:04:14 -0500

The Cycle Wherein Apple Creates a Product and People Copy It and Then ‘Improve’ Upon the Design and Then People Ask Apple to Do the Same ‘Improvements’ and Apple Doesn’t and Then People Get Mad at Apple and Apple Keeps Making More Money Than Everyone Else:

And the Headline of the Week award goes to Trevor Gilbert.

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RIP Jobs

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:23:54 -0500

RIP Jobs:

Steve Jobs memorial at Eaton Centre’s Apple Store.

The Last Time I Saw Steve Jobs

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:19:44 -0500

The Last Time I Saw Steve Jobs:

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Cool.

One of my favorite stories heard this week. So great. ★

Less Stuff, More Happiness

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 23:18:36 -0500

Less Stuff, More Happiness:

An inspiring Ted Talk by Graham Hill. Something I think we’re all trying to get better at.

Apple’s 1987 Knowledge Navigator, Only One Month Late

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:19:14 -0500

Apple’s 1987 Knowledge Navigator, Only One Month Late:

Andy Baio:

So, 24 years ago, Apple predicted a complex natural-language voice assistant built into a touchscreen Apple device, and was less than a month off.

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Subtle Patterns | Free textures for your next web project

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:16:13 -0500

Subtle Patterns | Free textures for your next web project

"We went into Sean’s bedroom – and there was a kid there setting up an Apple computer that Sean had..."

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:08:01 -0500

"We went into Sean’s bedroom – and there was a kid there setting up an Apple computer that Sean had...":

“We went into Sean’s bedroom – and there was a kid there setting up an Apple computer that Sean had gotten as a present, the Macintosh model. I said that once some man had been calling me a lot…

Will Paul Kahan Start Cooking on Big Star's Truck?

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:05:16 -0500

Will Paul Kahan Start Cooking on Big Star's Truck?:
Big Star’s Food Truck

Apparently the answer is yes, at least according to Chicago Foodie. The blog quotes Paul Kahan as saying that his team will start cooking on the Big Star food truck…

Grove announces Bamboo Backs for MacBooks | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:43:16 -0500

Grove announces Bamboo Backs for MacBooks | TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog:

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Damn, these are kind of awesome looking…

Grove , a company based in Portland, Oregon, has announced they are expanding their line of bamboo-based goodies for your Apple product….

Why aren't you building your startup for early adopters?

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:04:12 -0500

Why aren't you building your startup for early adopters?:

It’s time that we all re-read Geoffrey Moore’s book, Crossing the Chasm. Seriously, stop whatever you’re doing right now, download a copy to your kindle, and spend the next…

20 JavaScript Frameworks Worth Checking Out

Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:02:13 -0500

20 JavaScript Frameworks Worth Checking Out:

The number of web applications being created and used has grown rapidly since the new millenium. And importantly, so has the sheer complexity of them — specially on the front end. No more…

You’ve Already Seen This

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:08:24 -0500

You’ve Already Seen This: You’ve Already Seen This:

Unless your entire social circle was under a rock yesterday, you’ve already seen Facebook Timeline. But what’s most interesting to me is seeing the influence of two…

Watch Wilco Play a Full Concert on the "Late Show With David Letterman"

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 03:58:15 -0500

Watch Wilco Play a Full Concert on the "Late Show With David Letterman":

In advance of their new LP The Whole Love, which drops September 27 via their self-launched label dBpm, Wilco has dropped by “Late Show With David Letterman” to perform. In addition to…

Unobtrusive AJAX with Rails 3.1

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:06:24 -0500

Unobtrusive AJAX with Rails 3.1:

AJAX with Rails, if you have some experiences with RJS in previous versions of Rails, then you will not see many differences when you implement AJAX in Rails 3.1. One different is you create template…

Do We Deserve -- or Even Want-- More Jobs? - LAUNCH -

Sun, 11 Sep 2011 01:45:31 -0500

Do We Deserve -- or Even Want-- More Jobs? - LAUNCH -:

Well, this is depressing.

Getting serious about your org chart

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:25:06 -0500

Getting serious about your org chart:

Manu’s funny brilliance aside, this collection of org charts might help you think hard about why your organization is structured the way it is.

Is it because it was built when geography…