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Quotable Capstone Prep Quote
“There are rules in graphic design, Tiffanie…It’s not ‘nam.” – Erik to Tif, after asking for advice on her capstone poster
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Software Apartheid
The obnoxious behavior and obscure interaction that software-based products exhibit is institutionalizing what I call “software apartheid,” where otherwise normal people are fobidden from entering the job market and participating in society because they cannot use computers effectively. In our enlightened society, social activists are working hard to break down race and class barriers while…
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Josh Haves Job!
I’ve been holding back this interesting tidbit for a good amount of time now, but I think it’s time to let the news roam free. Here goes: I GOT A JOB! Wahoo, I say. I’ll be working for ThoughtWorks as a Business Analyst starting in August. Let’s see if I can’t dig up any formal…
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Save the Internet!
Is this a Sci-Fi horror story? Nope, it doesn’t look like it. In fact, congress is voting next week on the issue of Net Neutrality which, despite its difficult to decipher name, is a vital issue to everyone who uses the internet today. Here’s the deal: AT&T and other big telephone companies who transfer internet…
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I’m feelin’ good. Real good.
I went into the city today, as you might be able to tell by my earlier post. The fun news is that I rode my bike in. What a beautiful ride! Here in Chicago there’s a great bike path that runs along Lake Michigan, and it’s great. Basically it is a freeway for bikers, bladers,…
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Flickr got a new face!
flickrFace Originally uploaded by josh.ev9. And boy do I like it! They’ve switched from disorganized links all over the place to simple drop-down menus. Noice…now maybe I’ll be able to find links. They could still use a little work on the information architecture at the bottom of the screen, but they did make that significantly…
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Damn it Apple. Why must you disappoint me?
So here I am at the Apple store in Chicago…disappointed. I came today to have them look at my iPod shuffle. It’s got a software issue because I pulled it from the computer before it was ready to be pulled from the computer. They just told me that the damage is not repairable, but they…
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Happy Birthday Rachel!
Josh & Rachel at Venice Beach Originally uploaded by josh.ev9. Hope you have a great 24th!
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Why am I unable to write?
Wow, Planet Informatics is quite active these days. Way to go, y’all. Let’s see how long this one can last at the top of the stack… For the last week and a half or so, I’ve been writing my Capstone paper, the paper that is meant to sum up a year worth of work in…
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My Packrat Tendencies
So I’m in the process of packing my room. This is always a rather booooring, slow, tedious, yet insightful process. I get to go through all my stuff and realize that there are many things that I own that I never ever interact with, ever. Except when I’m preparing to move them. I just came…