Your deep appreciation is due to those survived by Salman Taseer, Shahbaz Bhatti and others who recently gave their lives in the name of free speech and the free exchange of ideas.
It is your right to believe in invisible sky monsters. It is not your right to murder those who criticize your extraordinary beliefs. The truth is important. Only by freely exchanging our ideas can we find it.
I linked to a piece earlier this month where Robbie Fulks spoke candidly about his feelings toward Ryan Adams. Today, he applies reason and critical thought to critics of his criticisms.
Non-extraordinary claims don't need much evidence. And, in matters of taste, the formal protocols of dispute, as the Latins pronounced in one of their all-too-typical maxims that somehow manage to be both perfectly concise and utterly incomprehensible, don't apply.
Or do they?
It’s peppered with nuggets of free thought fundamentals you find in skeptic and atheist literature. I may need to finally get around to booking him for a private party this year.
Jacob Nielsen:
Once users reject a design technique due to repeated bad experiences it's almost impossible to use it for good because people will avoid it every time.
The first example is our beloved spash screen. This time used in a positive way but with poor results due to general hatred of the technique. The study shows people don’t read splash screens even when they contain relevant information.
Do kids still say shreds these days? Archiving this for Ollie. I want to get him back on the bike this spring.
Robbie Fulks on Ryan Adams:
As a former North Carolinian, I am sincerely aghast and I apologize to the planet.
“But if,” indeed.
Her phrasing and dynamics are dead on. Her little-girl-ness is adorable.
Amazing video of the February 24th launch from cameras mounted to Discovery’s solid rocket boosters. From lift-off to splashdown, you see the WHOLE thing! Notable shots at 2:26, 6:04, 10:10, and 28:06.
Really incredible perspective.
Discovery’s final launch captured on video from inside an airplane. So very cool.The Captain bought a round for everyone to celebrate.
Danny Barnes has one of the best music blogs I have ever read. This piece is worth it’s weight in gigs. The message:
play great and be easy to get along with
The WHATWG’s HTML5 specification for web developers. Your new instruction manual.