In July 2002, Appled filed a patent for a “Breathing Status LED Indicator” (No. US 6,658,577 B2). They described it as a “blinking effect of the sleep-mode indicator in accordance with the present invention mimics the rhythm of breathing which is psychologically appealing.”
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A few photos of stuff the same distance from the World Trade Center as the “Ground Zero Mosque” (via “Hallowed Ground” | History Eraser Button)
Harmful Effects of Soda on Your Body | TermLifeInsurance .org
Good to know… I really need to stop drinking this stuff.
Good, because I can barely stand to listen to Leo Laporte’s clearly feigned distaste for the iPhone anymore.
Undercover Karaoke with Jewel from Jewel, Eric Appel, Antonio Scarlata, and FOD Team - Video
I was a big fan of Jewel’s first album, so I found this mildly gratifying.
In any discussion of liquid layouts—for or against—it’s common for the subject of the “horizontal scrollbar” to come up. The term is an oxymoron. If text is moving vertically—movie credits, for example—then it is scrolling. If text is moving horizontally (as seen on CNN, BBC, and every other news channel), it is crawling. Therefore, the term “scrollbar” can only correctly be applied to an interface element that allows content to be moved vertically. The correct term for a UI element that allows the user to move content horizontally is a crawlbar.
Say it with me: crawlbar. Sounds a bit more negative, doesn’t it? A negative-sounding term seems fitting for a very negative user experience.
Horizontal scrollbars shall henceforth be called “crawlbars”.
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Get a load of the crybabies complaining about the price in the comments. Ridiculous.
Goldeneye 007 Trailer on Yahoo! Video
Um, YES PLEASE.
