November 28, 08 by Jin, 3 Responses

Weekly recap from here and elsewhere. 11.28.08 edition

Happy Thanksgiving! I’d type more, but I’m stuffed.

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  • Master of My Domain - Looking back at my personal site, I’m no longer the master of my domain. The question remains, is there a point of personal site anymore?
  • Sigma 70-300mm - Some test photos from my new macro lens. I’m addicted to Craigslist for cheap goods.

Blogs from Elsewhere

  • Maxing Out Your Triangle - Jeff Cheng recently quit his job to pursue something he loves. In this article, he illustrates the aspects of growth, stability and excitement. I think it’s a wonderful thing to pursue one’s passion. However, it all depends on where you are in life, doesn’t apply to all.
  • The “O” in Obama - Sol Sender is the designer who created the Obama campaign logo. In this interview with the NY Times, he gives a lot of behind the scene details. Good read.
  • Don’t Follow Trends: Set Them! -The article Dmitry wrote for Smashing Magazine echos what I’ve felt for a long time. It’s interesting to read the comment section where people get offended about “web design is not art.”
  • Dumbing Down the Cloud -Rand’s take on cloud computing
  • It is like I made it myself! - Paul Smith steals Robert Hodgin’s bird print. It happens quite often in design industry. What I find amazing is Robert’s handling of it, or none of.

Funny Stuff

  • 25 Motivational Posters - Yes we all have seen the fake ones. These are funny still.
  • Photo Mistakes - similar to the “Accidental Photos” I posted last week. This one is a video compilation.
  • Ninja Cat - I honestly can’t tell if this is funny or just creepy.

Vid of the Week

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  1. Victor 28 Nov 2008 - 8:55 pm

    Thanks for the link on “Maximing Out Your Triangle”. I’ve found myself without a job and am rethinking going back to the workforce that I really don’t like (programming) or staying at home and giving it a go. The triangle of doing what you love, get paid for, and find growth, is a difficult one to balance.

    I’ve been chasing the “getting paid” side of the triangle for the last ten years and have realized that it gets emptier the longer I pursue it.

  2. Steven Clark 30 Nov 2008 - 2:35 pm

    Ninja Cat… now you can see how they kill all the native birds and animals they get their hands on. One of our neighbours has 5 cats and they’re pretty much cleaning us out of birds and possums. And my partner co-owned an organic farm for 10 years, she said in a few years an entire colony of flying fox were wiped out by the cats in the area, some feral others domestic.

    Cute, yes. Creepy, very.

  3. Jin 30 Nov 2008 - 8:12 pm

    Our old cat has gone feral, I think she’s happy being outdoors all the time now. Once in a while she’d leave a “present” or two on our drive way…