It's really hard to know for sure. There's a lot of "proof", But, on the other hand it's a great story for the media and a great common enemy for government to rally the troups. So, I say FAD. For a more balanced view than what you can get from the popular media, check out http://climatedebatedaily.com/ and make up your own mind. BTW - let me know what you think.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
If you could have 1 superpower, what would it be?
Quite simply, if you could control peoples actions and thoughts then you wouldn't need any other super powers. You could get the strongest superhero to do the heavy lifting, the smartest superhero to do your end of year taxes, and the most cunning superhero to make loads of cash for you.
Or you could just make everyone pay you 1% of their income every month and tell them to be REALLY happy about it! Times 5bn or so people, that's a lot of cash to keep you going. If you wanted to do some fun stuff, you could make everyone believe you were invisible whenever you wanted (some people already have this 'skill' except it's all the time - especially in corporate world)
You could make every woman on earth believe you were the greatest guy that ever existed, and every guy believe that you were the shining example of a perfect role model.
Basically, since true power is in the mind, thats got to be the place to start!
Or you could just make everyone pay you 1% of their income every month and tell them to be REALLY happy about it! Times 5bn or so people, that's a lot of cash to keep you going. If you wanted to do some fun stuff, you could make everyone believe you were invisible whenever you wanted (some people already have this 'skill' except it's all the time - especially in corporate world)
You could make every woman on earth believe you were the greatest guy that ever existed, and every guy believe that you were the shining example of a perfect role model.
Basically, since true power is in the mind, thats got to be the place to start!
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
22 Resources to Easily Create CSS Layouts � Website Design, CSS and Search Engine Marketing
Web designers are always looking for ways to save time and simplify the design process. Well, creating a basic layout doesn’t have to take any time at all. All of the resources listed here will help you to create the structure for CSS-based designs. None of these resources are templates that attempt to replace the need for a design; rather, they all aim to simplify the process by creating a skeleton that you will build upon.
22 Resources to Easily Create CSS Layouts >> Website Design, CSS and Search Engine Marketing
22 Resources to Easily Create CSS Layouts >> Website Design, CSS and Search Engine Marketing
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Monday, June 11, 2007
Keep It Simple, Stupid!
Let’s put it straight - simplicity is more complex than you probably think it is. To design a web-site in user-friendly tones, presenting all information and removing unnecessary details isn’t easy. In fact, many designers don’t manage to find the right mix between details and their presentation on the screen, which usually results in an information overkill and/or decreased usability. However, some designers do manage to find the right balance and create usable, elegant and clean web-sites with simple layouts.
Centered Designs
1. Davidville
2. The place Garrett Dimon calls home. | GarrettDimon.com
3. Drew Warkentin | Creative Solutions Daily.
4. Goplan - Online project management and collaboration tool
5. Business Logs: Blog Design, Blog Consulting, Web 2.0 Services.
6. 31Three - Web Development in Niagara, Ontario
7. 45royale, Inc. | Atlanta Web Design and Development
9. Web Design - Normanton, Wakefield, West Yorkshire - Grove
10. Jewelboxing - Super Jewel Box Packaging System - CD and DVD Cases
11. Studio MIKMIK: Graphic design and illustration by Michael Lewis
13. [Beta] Rapid coding collaboration: Springloops
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14. Corking Design | Daniel Cork freelance web designer based in Manchester
15. Tijs Vrolix
16. Visit MIX07
18. The Book Magazine - read online book reviews, author interviews
19. kottke.org :: home of fine hypertext products
20. Simple software to help you get organized: 37signals
21. t:m
22. The Missing Link - Homepage
23. Wishlistr: Skapa din egen onskelista
24. IconShoppe ~ Royalty-free stock icons for the web
25. Solution Watch - Your descriptive source of solutions
Left-aligned Designs
26. Navix Europe | Language, Creative & Consultancy Services
27. maybe.for.you.
28. Good Creative - Branding and Graphic Identity
29. Text Link Ads - Smart Link Marketing
30. Webdesign Werbeagentur Kassel Vitamin J Kommunikation
31. Subtraction 7.0
Vibrant and Dark Designs
32. We Create Things
33. Lighthouse
34. Centrigy™
35. nclud™ a creative web design agency
37. Revision3
38. The Consult - Creative Design Agency - Home
A Little Bit More Noisy, but Still Simple and Clean Designs
39. Webreakstuff
40. @media 2007 | The Cutting Edge Conference for Web Professionals
41. only a blog
Worth Mentioning
42. An Experiment Gone Useful - Artypapers
43. kartooner.com
44. Unspace
45. Wishingline Design Studios | Services - Services Summary
46. SXSW’07: After the Storm - Snook.ca
47. Design Observer: writings about design & culture
48. paulbeelen.com
49. Olof Lonnroth Design - Lonnroth.info
Sunday, June 3, 2007
How the Porn Industry is Utilizing Social Media Network
We've all heard about how the pornography industry will decide which next-generation optical disc format (Blu-Ray or HD-DVD) will ultimately become the industry standard. Today with the addition of StumblePorn, let's take a look at the pornography industry's foray into the social media space, which is now almost complete. Beware, this post may not be suitable for all audience and for all social settings.
Socially Driven Pornography
In the first category we have several participants, primarily thanks to Pligg and how easy their content management system has made it to establish a socially driven site that essentially replicates all the functionality of Digg (minus the community). First we have MoSexIndex founded by Daniel Gluck, executive director of the Museum of Sex. And among the dozens of other similar sites we have we have socialporn.
Porn Video-Sharing
In the second category, and following in the footsteps of YouTube and how it popularized the online video sharing phenomenon we have several sites that let you upload, watch, and share pornography videos. Most prominent of these are YouPorn and PornoTube.
Social Porn Browsing
Somewhat similar to the first category and built exactly along the lines of popular web browsing toolbar StumbleUpon is StumblePorn. Just like in the non-porn plugin you choose what kind of pages you want to see (i.e. the kind of porn) and the plugin helps you stumble to those pages. One thing to note is that StumbleUpon does have an adult content section even though I doubt that the content on there is as graphic as what you will see in the new startup.
Ultimately the point of this post is not to simply direct you towards tools that let you access free pornography, but is to document how the social media space is maturing (no pun intended). This is another example of one more industry acknowledging the potential of social media as a medium for disseminating content and utilizing these various models (Digg, YouTube, StumbleUpon) to their benefit.
Notably missing, however, is pornography-based social networking. And considering that social networking has surpassed pornography in terms of online hours spent on each activity, it is foreseeable for the industry to embrace social networking as well.
Socially Driven Pornography
In the first category we have several participants, primarily thanks to Pligg and how easy their content management system has made it to establish a socially driven site that essentially replicates all the functionality of Digg (minus the community). First we have MoSexIndex founded by Daniel Gluck, executive director of the Museum of Sex. And among the dozens of other similar sites we have we have socialporn.
Porn Video-Sharing
In the second category, and following in the footsteps of YouTube and how it popularized the online video sharing phenomenon we have several sites that let you upload, watch, and share pornography videos. Most prominent of these are YouPorn and PornoTube.
Social Porn Browsing
Somewhat similar to the first category and built exactly along the lines of popular web browsing toolbar StumbleUpon is StumblePorn. Just like in the non-porn plugin you choose what kind of pages you want to see (i.e. the kind of porn) and the plugin helps you stumble to those pages. One thing to note is that StumbleUpon does have an adult content section even though I doubt that the content on there is as graphic as what you will see in the new startup.
Ultimately the point of this post is not to simply direct you towards tools that let you access free pornography, but is to document how the social media space is maturing (no pun intended). This is another example of one more industry acknowledging the potential of social media as a medium for disseminating content and utilizing these various models (Digg, YouTube, StumbleUpon) to their benefit.
Notably missing, however, is pornography-based social networking. And considering that social networking has surpassed pornography in terms of online hours spent on each activity, it is foreseeable for the industry to embrace social networking as well.
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