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The gap 24 Jul 2011 | 05:28 am
For months, I have been paralyzed. When I sit down to write, nothing comes out. When I start to design, I stare at a blank canvas. My ability to create things does not meet my own ridiculously high st...
Get Action 25 Jan 2011 | 03:50 am
Get action. Do things; be sane...
Press On 15 Dec 2010 | 05:30 am
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence...
The Monkey and the Mirror Neuron 16 Jul 2010 | 05:30 am
In 1995, a group of researchers in Italy were investigating motor neuron activity in a Macaque monkey brain when they made an accidental discovery that may provide an explanation for how empathy, cons...
The Death of Files 11 May 2010 | 04:30 am
Mere mortals don’t think of things on their computers as “files.” People think about digital representations of things the same way they think about real physical things: they think about photos, vide...
Public Fried Chicken by Scott Banister 17 Dec 2009 | 04:21 am
Here in UnitedLand, people consider fried chicken to be a very important part of a good life. So important, in fact, that we have a strange set of laws surrounding the purchase of it.
Hiring and the Sixth Sense of Expertise 9 Dec 2009 | 12:58 am
Many startups hire junior programmers and designers immediately after they receive funding, and then hire up the ladder, filling the most senior positions last. When you’re building a new team inside ...
The Clear War by Kevin Mattice (Mr. X) 8 Dec 2009 | 12:21 am
Once when I was doing some work for a well-known brand, the company's marketing group decided it was going to start selling gift cards. They asked me to come in early on the project so I could begin t...
Humble Beginnings - The First Starbucks Store 25 Nov 2009 | 12:21 am
It was 2am, and I was walking along the deserted streets of downtown Seattle. I turned a corner toward Pikes Place Market and saw a plaque behind the window of an unassuming storefront. It said:
The Incompetence of American Airlines and The Fate of Mr. X 6 Nov 2009 | 06:09 am
A FEW MONTHS AGO, I wrote an article expressing my displeasure with American Airlines‘ hideous online presence. I also spent some time mocking up a redesigned version of their website. To my surprise,...
