I know, three posts in one day is really too many; but this quote really tickles my funny bone while being a solid reminder why we need some humility and introspection powers.
While discussing the requirements or principles that might guide the development of a new mail application for Mac OS X; Brent manages to use “Let yaks prowl the grounds unshaven.” in a document. Excellent.
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For my two blog readers that do not also read Gizmodo, this little short is truly wonderful:
Lego Short Film Makes Me Want to Play With Legos Immediately [Lego]:
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CL!CK is a short film made by Lego about how Legos can inspire you to come up with great ideas. It’s a fancy ad, to be sure, but a truly lovely one. [YouTube via NotCot]
(Via Gizmodo.)
Schneier points out that Facebook is a privacy train wreck waiting to happen; something I have long believed. People need to take heed and be careful about what they reveal to whom. We are only at the very earliest of stages with our automated privacy specification and/or features. Life and personal privacy is going to get a lot worse before it gets better:
Privacy Violations by Facebook Employees:
“I don’t know if this is real, but it seems perfectly reasonable that all of Facebook is stored in a huge database that someone with the proper permissions can access and modify. And it also makes sense that developers and others would need the ability to assume anyone’s identity.
Click through to Schneier’s site for a reference to the original material.
(Via Schneier on Security.)