Wherein I complain about how hard it is to effectively complain online.
Return of the grump
Jay and I were talking the other day. As practitioners of the dark art of “user experience,” we contemplated the connection between our field and our natural ability to seem in a constant state of complaint. “It’s not like we do it negatively…” “I know! We’re trying to help!” The topic eventually led to the…
It’s been a while. Again.
So my last post to this blog was nearly 6 years ago. And it was about the iPhone 3GS, and people complaining about prices. My how things change. At the time I was just starting with TeachStreet. I was engaged and a year away from marrying my wife. I was fresh from a major surgery…
“Wait, they want more money?”
So by now, everyone has heard of the iPhone 3GS. Yippee. Looks snazzy and has upgraded features. Since I’m still on my original spec iPhone (well, 16GB EDGE iPhone to be exact), it’ll most likely be my next phone upgrade. In fact, a lot of people want to upgrade to the 3GS. But there is…
Equality in commitment
A good friend of mine in California sent a group message via Facebook regarding today’s ruling on Proposition 8, the banning of same-sex marriage in that state. I just wanted to share a few thoughts on commitment to a person, and why we should not hinder its existence. While we here in WA don’t have…
Internationalisation
Some of you who’ve read anything I’ve written online—in a non-work-related context—have noticed my propensity toward spelling in a manner alien to American English palettes. I’ll get notes and tweets from people saying I used a U when spelling colour, or that a word is not spelled with an S–it’s a Z, damn you! Today,…
Trusera nominated for the SXSW People’s Choice
Just a quick update and request for the 5 of you who read the site: Recently, “Trusera”:http://trusera.com was nominated for the “South by South West 2009 Interactive Festival’s People’s Choice Award”:https://secure.sxsw.com/peoples_choice/. Yep, that’s a mouthful, but it’s also pretty damn flattering for us. Well, you know what would be even more flattering (and would look…
For those not up to speed
On Inauguration Day, I had a seizure while talking about the M’s with the eye doctor dkr and I share. Early February, I had an object the size of a plum surgically plucked from my skull. A granuloma, to be exact. Late February introduced the idea of blood clots in my leg due to the…
One bite has changed a lot of lives
This is one major reason I work where I work. I hope my contributions to the site are helping fulfill that vision.
Birth
As I currently work on a minor new feature for the Trusera website, I’m reminded for the fourth or fifth time today that 12 November marks my one year Trusera “birthday.” It seems bizarre to realise that exactly one year ago, I was sitting—eyes wide, brain trickling out my ear—at the end of my first…