Archive for the ‘humor’ Category
- By Scott Berkun on November 20th, 2007
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- Design
The future of the laptop: designed by kids
Amy Tieneman at CNET wrote about a school project, where kids design, and play with, their own paper based laptops. Some of their UI designs are hilarious, if not fascinating. One of my favorites has separate buttons for weird games and really weird games.
Here’s an interview with Amy, the kids, and a slideshow of various kid’s designs.
(via metafilter)
- By Scott Berkun on November 13th, 2007
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- Management
The saddest cubicle in the world
Wired magazine recently held a contest to see who had the most pathetic looking cubicle workspace. The winner, photo at right, works in the IT department and the University of Alabama, behind a rack of file cabinets.
Check out the other winners, with photos, on the bottom right of the page.
(From metafilter)
- By Scott Berkun on May 21st, 2007
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- humor
- By Scott (admin) on February 15th, 2007
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- Innovation
Introducing “the book” (humor)
What was it like when the world upgraded from sheets of paper to books? Well here’s one humorous version of what that must have been like.
(Link from author Douglas Smith )
btw: I’m looking to compile some innovation humor. If this made you think of other skits, cartoons or jokes, please leave a comment.
- By Scott (admin) on December 21st, 2006
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- humor
Death by Christmas Music
I’m on day 8 without power – I’ve become a local geek refugee, fluttering from coffeeshop to coffeshop in search of quiet places to work.
I’ve discovered the neurotic edges of my writing habits: I can’t write a word if I people are talking nearby, fiddling with newspapers within eyeshot, or if there is bad music playing overhead – escpecially the sonic evil that is bad Christmas music.
There is nothing festive about the relentless attack of dull, trite, treekly trash that passes for Christmas music in most stores and cafes. Who thinks this is fun? And do we really need to play it continually, on repeat, unless the goal is to get people to leave (or confess their sins). Can’t we mix it in? Like 1 holiday tune for 2 regular ones?
Or perhaps in the infinity of alternative and world music, there’s something more authentic than cheezy retreads of retreads of Christmas standards?� (Why cover a song in exactly the same tempo, style and sound of the original? I’ll never know).
So dear readers: do you have alternative holiday tunes or playlist of actually good holiday music? Perhaps world music? Colombian quartets doing the twelve nights? Punk rockers doing silent night? Anyone have a creative playlist for this time of year?
Help me out – you can save me and my book deadlines :)
- By Scott (admin) on December 5th, 2006
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- Essays
Why smart people defend bad ideas: the mailbag
To my delight, every now and then the fine folks at slashdot or lifehacker mention an essay of mine, and waves of people swing by, read something, and send feedback mail through the contact form.
I respond to as much of the interesting and thoughtful as I can – but it’s the internet, and some of it’s creepy, incomprehensible or just plain bizarre. I don’t fully know how to respond to many of these little notes I receive.
So for fun, here’s some highlights from the mailbag for the popular essay Why smart people defend bad ideas:
“You sir, are clearly a case of bad person defending a bad idea. You should practice what you preach before preaching to the choir.”
“THIS IS AMAZING. So MANY CLEVEr Things. SO NOW CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH MY PARENTS?”
“I liked the essay but smart people are just better, right? So why shouldn’t they just defend whatever they think is best?”
“…loved this. Really loved it. Made me want to get a shotgun and shoot all the asshats.”
“Hey. If you’re so smart why don’t you know that spark plugs can’t cause fires? eh? Tell me that tough guy. You suck rat ass. I want the 5 minutes it took to read your turd back.”
“I printed this in big font and slid it under the doors of the executive floor. But it had no effect. What do I do now you think? Bigger fonts?”
“Perhaps you can help with this. I’m dating two girls at the same time, and keep thinking I want one, but then the other… well I don’t know how to LOGICALLY choose. Write an essay on this! yes!”
“How much can I pay you to stand in my boss’s office with a megaphone and read this essay every time he opens his mouth?”
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