Charlie Park

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February 2009

27 posts

In an attempt to get back to Inbox Zero, I’m opening e-mails at random, then trying the “touch it once” approach.

Currently at 16. Hoping to be to 10 by dinner.

Update: Grumble grumble this is hard grumble grumble. Currently at 13.

Feb 27, 2009
10 Essential Money Skills for a Bad Economy | Zen Habits → zenhabits.net

JD, writing at Zen Habits.

Feb 26, 2009
Guest Post: Pedaling “Pay What You Like” Pricing on the Streets of D.C. | Chris Spagnuolo's EdgeHopper → edgehopper.com

Pay-what-you-like pricing. I’m considering this model for MudRoom.

Feb 26, 2009

Just want to say: Trader Joe’s Sprouted Flourless Whole Wheat Berry Bread is good like whoa.

It’s best with Skippy Natural peanut butter, strawberry jelly, and a glass of whole milk.

So good. That is all.

Feb 25, 2009
Fix the top 6 causes of clutter - CNN.com → cnn.com

Dumb title. GREAT write-up.

Feb 25, 2009
No HFCS List | High-Fructose High → highfructosehigh.com

A list of foods that don’t contain high-frustose corn syrup.

Feb 24, 2009
Feb 24, 2009

“Ultimately, this is not about humans versus computers. The computer I used to forecast the Oscars didn’t think for itself — it merely followed a set of instructions that I provided to it. Rather, it is a question of heuristics: when and whether subjective (but flexible) judgments, such as those a film critic might make, are better than objective (but inflexible) rulesets.”

That’s Nate Silver, talking about forecasting the Oscars and how his predictive model failed to pick the right winners. A good quote to remember as I work on braking heuristics in The Driving Game.

Feb 24, 2009
“I feel it’s the right thing to do, to innovate as a company. I wouldn’t want to stop innovating as a result of this. At the same time, if consumers are speaking, you have to listen.” —Advertising - Tropicana Discovers Some Buyers Are Passionate About Packaging - NYTimes.com
Feb 24, 2009
Let me brag for a minute

marco:

2arrs2ells:

Tumblr is much smarter about this, and “freezes” your dashboard as you read through it. When you navigate to the next page, you see the next group of posts without repeats. New posts don’t show up (and “push” everything down) until you refresh the dashboard home.

This is what the big numbers in Dashboard page URLs are for (/dashboard/2/80000000). I always love the (rare) times when people notice this because it was my baby. David hates ugly URLs, so this was one of those ideas I couldn’t just bring up while brainstorming — instead, I just implemented it one afternoon in development and said, “Hey, let me show you something cool.”

It’s one of the little things we’ve picked up over time, like aggressively giving every checkbox a clickable <label> or letting the registration form behave like a login form (go ahead, try it), that so many web apps should do if they can. It’s all about the little things.

We need a place to find and share these sorts of ideas.

Reiterating his last point: we need a place to find and share these sorts of ideas. Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes.

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Feb 22, 2009
“If you had to boil down interface design to a single problem, it would be the problem of prioritizing elements on the screen.” —Joshua Porter (Bokardo), via Twitter
Feb 17, 2009
The Simple Dollar » Using a Gratitude Journal as a Personal Motivator to Save Money and Enjoy Life → thesimpledollar.com

The value isn’t in the *stuff*, it’s in the *moment*.

Feb 17, 2009
20 tips for better conference speaking ~ Authentic Boredom → cameronmoll.com

Some great tips on presenting. I especially appreciate his Point #1: “The art of speaking is roughly 51% entertainment, 49% meaty content.”

Feb 16, 2009
Dr. Hussny's Lifestyle Recommendations

  • increase exercise — 30 minutes walking per day, 60 minutes cardio per week
  • increase fiber intake — ≥ 25 grams per day (100% whole wheat, cereals with ≥ grams of fiber per serving, oatmeal, beans, fruits, veggies)
  • increase fish intake — ≥ 2 times per week (salmon, tuna, or fish oil capsules)
  • increase antioxidant intake — berries, dark chocolate, tomato, green tea)
  • increase good fat — olive oil, canola oil, avocado
    • decrease saturated fat
    • no trans fats
    • no partially-hydrogenated oils
  • decrease white flour intake
  • decrease sugar intake — read labels: no high-fructose corn syrup
  • decrease red meat intake to ≤ 2 times per week
  • Dairy: skim milk, nonfat yogurt, lowfat / nonfat cheese (limit)
  • Keep a food journal
    • Men: 1500 – 2000 calories per day
    • women: 1200 – 1500 calories per day
Feb 15, 2009
Raphaël—JavaScript Library → raphaeljs.com

A great (and simple) javascript drawing library. This is what they use at GitHub to do the impact graph.

Feb 10, 2009
“The core skill of innovators is error recovery, not failure avoidance.” —Randy Nelson, of Pixar University, speaking at Edutopia
Feb 10, 2009
Presentation Tips → cs.umd.edu

Edward Tufte’s presentation tips.

Feb 9, 2009
Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering → blambot.com

A neat write-up of the various lettering techniques used in comic books. Via BoingBoing.

Feb 9, 2009
Little Sister Handmade → littlesisterhandmade.com

A prolifically-crafty friend.

Feb 8, 2009
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