Ian Bogost: Cowvangelist Photo: Eric Ogden You work for the Transportation Security Administration, manning the x-ray machine at a local airport. Your day begins easily enough, quickly scanning passengers’ luggage and bodies and waving them through. But after a few minutes, you get an alert—shirts…

Accessibility links A decade ago, I set out to investigate luck. I wanted to examine the impact on people's lives of chance opportunities, lucky breaks and being in the right place at the right time. After many experiments, I believe that I now understand why some people are luckier than others and…

June 14th, 2010 | product design, startups June 14th, 2010 | product design, startups My Hunch cofounders and I frequently ask ourselves: “If we were to start over today, would we build our product the same way we had so far?” This exercise is meant to counter a number of common cognitive biases,…

When I heard that BP was destroying a big portion of Earth, with no serious discussion of cutting their dividend, I had two thoughts: 1) I hate them, and 2) This would be an excellent time to buy their stock. And so I did. Although I should have waited a week. People ask me how it feels to take the…

I’ve never met the guy but I’m sure we will cross paths one day since we have a bunch of mutual friends. I came across his lovely site 750words the other day and started using it this morning.

When designing a user interface there are always times that you will find yourself using the same graphical element over and over. So in order to be more productive, it’s a good idea to keep a library of common elements such as form elements, buttons, icons, browser templates, and windows. Having…

by dragos on September 25, 2009 · 61 comments by dragos on September 25, 2009 · 61 comments by dragos on September 25, 2009 · 61 comments Being motivated is a wonderful state of your being. In that state your body leverages huge amounts of energy. Your emotional field is totally balanced, physically…

How do Americans spend their leisure time? The answer might surprise you. The most common voluntary activity is not eating, drinking alcohol, or taking drugs. It is not socializing with friends, participating in sports, or relaxing with the family. While people sometimes describe sex as their most…

“I mean damn, did you even see the test You got D’s, motherf*$@%&, D’s! Rosie Perez” —Kanye West “I mean damn, did you even see the test You got D’s, motherf*$@%&, D’s! Rosie Perez” —Kanye West “I mean damn, did you even see the test You got D’s, motherf*$@%&, D’s! Rosie Perez” —Kanye West No…

Being a CEO of a company is, as one CEO recently told me with a certain amount of exasperation and exhaustion, “a 24-hour-a-day, 7 days-a-week job.” It’s all-consuming, all-encompassing, and in many ways when it comes to the success or failure of a company, all-important. But despite the high-stakes…

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Micah Baldwin, CEO and co-founder of Graphic.ly, has been talking to CBR about his efforts to reach out to the rest of the digital comics business community (notably Comixology and Panelfly who are name checked) and start discussions on an open standard for digital comics that would allow a comic…

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