PINT Blog » Miscellaneous http://blog.pint.com The company blog for Pint Inc. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 21:39:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 PINT Tweets for 2009-12-08 http://blog.pint.com/2009/12/07/pint-tweets-for-2009-12-08/ http://blog.pint.com/2009/12/07/pint-tweets-for-2009-12-08/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:00:00 +0000 Admin http://blog.pint.com/2009/12/07/pint-tweets-for-2009-12-08/
  • An interesting data point backing a theory that the Tweeto'sphere doesn't map to general population (not yet) http://tinyurl.com/ycgh86w #
  • Top Word of 2009: "Twitter" http://tinyurl.com/ydgzktr #
  • Rightward scrolling in a solar system infographic – http://tinyurl.com/yhzslkj Really drives home the empty space and scale of things! #
  • Markup for your melon or a nice HTML geek XMAS present http://tinyurl.com/57tfl2 #
  • RT @jbruin: Is the CIA Following You on Twitter?- http://bit.ly/51SThW #
  • While you need Silverlight to run Data Applied's viz&analyze tool, it's actually worth it if you crunch big data http://tinyurl.com/ye7kvj6 #
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  • #HTML5 note: remove easy and useful data- attributes because of something few use & many find too complex!? http://tinyurl.com/yenzllq #
  • Socratic method? Instead spot the lie as a teaching tool. http://tinyurl.com/66ca92 These days one person's lie = anothers point of view #
  • Peering maps are back this time for the "clouds" http://tinyurl.com/yj44jfu Ahhh…what is old is new again. #
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  • #IE9 info soon http://tinyurl.com/ykzzlyt please Redmond can we have some CSS, HTML5, JS improvements, maybe <canvas> even? #
  • Despite usability studies pointing out rare use, here's a real reason for breadcrumbs in your Website design http://tinyurl.com/yzwbt3e) #
  • Well the #IE9 info is so far underwhelming http://tinyurl.com/yft9kmc though JS speed improvement & CSS3 selectors are welcome. More plz! #
  • Are you improving your carbon footprint this Holiday season? Send ecards rather than paper holiday cards: http://tinyurl.com/pint-holiday #
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  • Geeky laws….not sure how bacon is geeky but many of these are certainly true http://tinyurl.com/yegvohd #
  • Reading about SPDY http://bit.ly/1l5zJm Finally movement on HTTP! #
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  • #HTML5 getting solid! http://tinyurl.com/yg9c82k Let's just hope last call doesn't mean moding large portions of spec as fast as possible #
  • PINT received a gold award in Consumer Products/Services category for http://www.spottedcanary.com in the 2009 Davey… http://bit.ly/3bKDvq #
  • Interesting post about cloud computing resources for password cracking http://tinyurl.com/yzwoavg Strong passwords always good idea. #
  • The MossPuppet calling you out Ryan Block http://tinyurl.com/yc6dmbj and he's right, HTML5 (while we're big fans) get real, Flash works. #
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  • Procrastinate for 5mins watching a video about procrastination http://tinyurl.com/yhljaze #
  • Funny error messages are little solace – you CRASHED! Imagine if airplane software said "Aw, snap engine failure!" http://pic.gd/81c03c #
  • I posted 5 photos on Facebook in the album "Halloween 2009" http://bit.ly/2l57DH #
  • http://bit.ly/1YubEi #
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  • Sadly not an unreasonable idea http://tinyurl.com/yknbuh2 In the "real world" try wearing a mask to a store or being truly anonymous. #
  • Finding new W3C site http://www.w3.org/ improved though not super cool, most interesting is its view menu and *lots* of accessibility polish #
  • If you are into social networking be aware of Dunbar's Number http://tinyurl.com/yjhvq9h Humans capabilities *are* relatively constant #
  • Life's answers await just Google it! http://tinyurl.com/ykbsdql *Critical thinking not included. #
  • Hints <canvas> may eventually come to IE or that MS wants it out of HTML 5 so they can claim compatibility http://tinyurl.com/yhmmd85 #
  • Tim Berners-Lee pointing out twitter UI, #tags, @replies not user friendly http://tinyurl.com/ygk7f2r #
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  • Plotting confusion vs. information http://tinyurl.com/yfsh5rb Simple point too little and too much info are both trouble! #
  • Nice new additions to Google Webmaster Tools http://tinyurl.com/yk4n7zv Google Bot View and Malware Detection #
  • http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001304.html reasons for an SSD drive upgrade, you can actually feel the speed! #
  • Nice network visualization for Twitter Accounts http://apps.asterisq.com/mentionmap/ #InfoViz #Twitter #
  • No surprises in this browser benchmark http://tinyurl.com/yfctr8c Chrome fast, IE slow, just have a wee market share problem though. #
  • If you can't believe in Balloon Boy what can you believe in? http://tinyurl.com/yfpekwt :-) The whole world is just a big reality TV show! #
  • 50 Annoying Internet Things http://tinyurl.com/yj38tdv Missing Concern Trolls, Sock Puppeting, Phising, Malware, etc. but still a fun list #
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  • Enjoy the Google Businessweek interviews, nice details http://tinyurl.com/yeooffj http://tinyurl.com/ycnqnj8 http://tinyurl.com/yg6jg6x etc #
  • Ask for less form data=more conversions. http://tinyurl.com/ycyj8dq Real question, did you ask enough/right questions to make it count! #
  • San Diego shout out. UCSD ranked 76th out universities world wide http://tinyurl.com/ydmge4a #
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  • Clear cookies if you like but if your browser update sends machine ids/unique values your tracked! http://twitpic.com/jm5pu #Privacy #
  • A user's intent to visit site/make purchase is not solely driven by observation of an ad, that may just be the final trigger or reminder. #
  • RT @acroll Article on speeding up website *showing* the hopefully obvious truth that it improves conversions – http://bit.ly/a33jf #measure #
  • Finally the spinning circle indicator goes bye bye in favor or something more informative…the "pie throbber" http://tinyurl.com/ycajsn3 #
  • If you rarely close your browser aren't session cookies pretty much quasi-permanent if the issuing site wanted them to be? Just saying. #
  • Custom Computer case gallery http://bit.ly/rWtX9 Go way gray boxes! #
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