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Why the experience is the afterthought

15. July 2008

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Fanboys, bow before your creator. As Chris Anderson tells the story, this early graphical user interface, or GUI, by Xerox Parc, came about because computing became cheap and programmers could turn their attention to “trivial” matters. Like the Sarlacc, I take a long time to digest things, such as months-old magazine articles. But, hey, Mom always [...]

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Moo cubed

30. June 2008

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Feast your eyes on the new gallon milk jugs, which are being adopted by Costco and Sam’s Club and will soon be everywhere. It’s inevitable, given the promised savings, which come from more efficient storage and shipping and the elimination of cartons, which require costly washing and handling. What will college graduates use for bookshelves? Read Solution [...]

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Frolicking in the Silicon Forest

17. June 2008

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Imbibe, originally uploaded by saramarie. Polymer Studios is a sponsor of this Wednesday’s Ignite Portland and also co-hosting an after party at Imbibe. Free pitchers for all! Our co-hosts are the social recommendation engineers Strands. We’re guessing that things will get hopping around 9:30. Oh, did I mention the free pitchers? If you’re in the area, please [...]

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