Yesterday, I became aware of some changes that Facebook is going to be making in the next few weeks. The changes are annoying to me (and probably everyone else who develops applications on Facebook) because it means I have to go redesign and refactor some stuff to fit the changes. It got me thinking, though, about how normal Facebook users will react. I'm approaching five years of working at Six Apart**, ten years of being a social network user, and I've been a Facebook user since the early days. If there's one thing I know about this upcoming change, it's... | Continue »

When I finally made it to Prague, I met my friend Heather in a hostel located in a very old stereotypical European building. I shared a large, high ceilinged, ornate room with 9 other people and shared two bathrooms with 19 other people. That’s what you get for paying 5 € a night for accommodations. The guy on the bunk below me just so happened to be a Political Science, PhD student at UC Berkeley that decided to take off six months to travel. It's funny how close you can suddenly feel to home by just talking with a stranger.... | Continue »

I'm obsessed with stripes lately, but I've been told "You'll look retarded wearing stripes everyday," so I'm not going to buy this. I don't think. Unless, you know, I change my mind. Lurex Rugby Top, $78: ShopBop | Continue »

via guysiblockedongrindr.tumblr.com Grindr is an iPhone app that shows gay guys near you using geo-location. Here's a Tumblr blog devoted to 'Guys I Blocked on Grindr.' The guy above is obviously trying to convey he's a butch masculine powerbottom. | Continue »

via thirdanddelaware.tumblr.com A blog cataloging the costume design and motifs of Roseanne. | Continue »

via www.naoko-ito.com From Naoko Ito's Urban Nature 2009. This is one of those really neat ideas I wish I'd thought of myself. | Continue »

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Particularly striking was the Dash, a 7-inch screen device described by Sony as an "Internet access device" and by APC as a "design freak's Chumby". More than 1,000 free gadgets will be made available for the Wi-Fi equipped Dash, enabling... | Continue »

The new TypePad Dashboard is updated with your latest activity on TypePad. To encourage your readers to follow you, add the Follow Module to your sidebar. Then their Dashboards will update every time you post,... | Continue »