Archive for the ‘Annoyances’ Category
Trademarks gone to far!
Did you know that you cannot use the word “apple” in a Google ad for any reason? Even if you are advertising products made from or with the actual fruit? Did you know you cannot use the word “philosophy” either? (that’s the one I got dinged on) In fact, here are a few more common, [...]
In: Annoyances, Criticism
Give me less privileged accounts!
Software agents are just going to keep getting more and more prevalent in our society – whether they take the form of Dashboard widgets, iPhone applications, or even web site aggregators, they are here to stay. More sites need to start offering data access in a way that enables this functionality without compromising the security of their site or their users.
In: Annoyances, Criticism
The Shepard Fairey Thing…
…in which I ramble about his work.
I have liked Shepard Fairey’s work for a long time, though I think I really became a fan when I saw his work in the Beautiful Losers exhibit at the Orange County Museum of Art. Fairey has always appropriated/referenced/ripped-off other images in his art. I’ve always considered it *part* of his art. But now he’s being called on it in the big media – in fact, *by* the big media.
In: Annoyances, Criticism, Praise
Why I don’t use Firefox
Regularly, at least.
Nearly every time I open it, there’s an update. It takes 2-3 mins to update and relaunch. In that time, I have launched Safari, navigated to the page I want, and usually already finished with it by the time Firefox is ready.
I’m all for fresh software, but come on - short of urgent security [...]
In: Annoyances
Art (classified)
I’m working on a project for which I need a few images created. After checking with a few people who may know illustrators and coming up empty, I posted an advert on Craigslist. It’s certainly an effective way to get a lot of responses in a short amount of time. So far, I have had [...]
In: Annoyances, Criticism
Job hunting perils
So I just got an email, ostensibly from the CEO of JobFox.com. In this email, Mr. McGovern gives me a few tips (5) for crafting the best resumé I can on his job hunting service. Bollocks!!!
In: Annoyances, Criticism