Archive for April, 2008

Download YouTube as MP4

Monday, April 14th, 2008

I'm guessing this is a hack of the Youtube iPhone system Not unlike the BBC iPlayer hack

More cynical about Twitter than ever

Monday, April 14th, 2008

"But there +is+ value in having a great group of people you’re following. Follow @craignewmark and you’ll see what Craig is seeing or thinking (he’s the founder of Craigs’ List). Follow @pierre and you’ll see what he’s thinking (he’s the founder of eBay). Follow HRBlock and you’ll see what the ...

Government Mandated Health?

Monday, April 14th, 2008

via 37Signals signal versus noise “To curtail Japan’s overweight population, the Japanese health ministry recently mandated that all waistlines among its 56 million workers over age 40 be below ‘regulation size’ of 33.5 inches (for men). Any company failing to bring its employees’ weight under control — as well as the ...

Helvetica

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Sebastiaan at the Cocoia blog goes off on one about Helvetica Erik Spiekermann, a great type designer, was asked in the eponymous Helvetica movie; “Why, 50 years later, is [Helvetica] still so popular?” Erik stares into space a few seconds, pondering, sighs, then answers: — “I don’t know… Why is bad taste ubiquitous?” Times like ...