Sas and Amelle win another Webby without getting any credit

Surprise, surprise. Oh MoMA, what a classy institution you’re NOT.

Yawn.

a user's perspective: rate the current song in iTunes with LaunchBar

ausersperspective:

A while ago, I switched from Alfred to LaunchBar. It’s not that I had any trouble with Alfred (on the contrary, it’s a great app, really!), I just started playing with LaunchBar and stuck with it.
I particularly like the way LaunchBar handles iTunes: it’s way more unobtrusive than Alfred’s…

Little Radiator by Soundtoys

ok new plug-in from the nuts at SoundToys. Their usual caveat applies— You need an iLok, but once you have that, hit this link:

https://www.soundtoys.com/sxsw2012/&rc=297-7316-271

and for free, get this plugin:

Little Radiator: Big Tube Warmth in a small package

did you say sweet? yeah, I thought ya did… In their words: Little Radiator is a unique twist on the warm sound of the Altec 1566A tube mic preamp. Imagine a tube mic preamp, maybe even slightly misaligned, that drives and breaks in a very interesting way creating all sorts of pleasant harmonics.

Squarepusher - Ufabulum (by WarpRecords)

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Calendar on me iOS device.

So, ‘ang on a tic. You’re telling me I cannot copy a calendar event in calendarapp?
Hmmmmmmm.
Crap

The Dusty Programmer: Most Pressed Keys and Programming Syntaxes

dustyprogrammer:

I switch between programming languages quite a bit; I often wondered what happens when having to deal with the different syntaxes, does the syntax allow you to be more expressive or faster at coding in one language or another. I dont really know about that; but what I do know what keys are pressed…

Chris Eidhof: "I've got an idea for an app"

chriseidhof:

I’ve been an iPhone developer for over three years now. The first app I built was CookieCombo. We sold enough copies to go bowling twice, but still it was completely worth it. We tweeted about it, and got some awesome gigs out of that. Everybody was in need of iPhone developers, and there was a…

No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did he would cease to be an artist. ”
— Oscar Wilde

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If you’re thinking of taking on a project, don’t be discouraged just because someone has already taken a stab at it, or even if the market appears to be saturated with competing products. “So-and-so already did that” is probably the worst reason not to make a product. The maxim of “best-to-market trumps first-to-market” has been demonstrated repeatedly by Apple, and if you are really good, your take on things will stand out from the rest of the crowd.
Blog · Black Pixel

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officialbeastieboys:

Gil Scott-Heron R.I.P.

amen.