David Danziger: Archive

B-O-R-I-N-G Musings Which Hopefully Won't Seem...

So, it seems tumblr’s twitter sucker is not working properly at the moment (let’s ignore the longstanding double post thing for now). In light of that, I think it provides the right opportunity to admit that it wasn’t a brilliant idea in the first place; certainly, it was no substitute for real content. I now understand the little twitter widget, off to the side, displaying a...

Feb 21st

Wow, retailers seem to…REALLY, REALLY want me to buy things right now. Anyone else happen to notice that, by chance?

Dec 17th

Wow, retailers seem to…REALLY, REALLY want me to buy things right now. Anyone else happen to notice that, by chance?

Dec 17th

Omg - just saw a fake local neighborhood car service…just like the fake taxis (but so much more specific).

Dec 16th

Omg - just saw a fake local neighborhood car service…just like the fake taxis (but so much more specific).

Dec 16th

RT @artate: First fail alert: “I’m going to eradicate poverty - I need a mobile app!” - @osalazar love it. #failfaire

Dec 15th

RT @artate: First fail alert: “I’m going to eradicate poverty - I need a mobile app!” - @osalazar love it. #failfaire

Dec 15th

RT @stevenjayl: Guy from Narrative Science predicts that in 15 years, 90% of news will be written by machines. #newsfoo

Dec 5th

RT @stevenjayl: Guy from Narrative Science predicts that in 15 years, 90% of news will be written by machines. #newsfoo

Dec 5th

RT @timesopen: Is the Port Authority the saddest subway stop in New York? Devs at our Hack Day have the answer! #timesopen

Dec 4th

RT @timesopen: Is the Port Authority the saddest subway stop in New York? Devs at our Hack Day have the answer! #timesopen

Dec 4th

RT @bignewideas: No Joke: The White House Almost Looked Like This | Co. Design http://t.co/64NK7PY2

Nov 25th

The much-maligned 1% state *their* demands (about time, I say) from @NewYorker http://t.co/3cfP9yOH ‘We Are the One Per Cent’ #ows

Nov 24th

The much-maligned 1% state *their* demands (about time, I say) from @NewYorker http://t.co/3cfP9yOH ‘We Are the One Per Cent’ #ows

Nov 24th

Suppose it’s time to promote perennially backburnered operation “notefusion” to its deserved priority. Would have saved hours.

Nov 14th

Suppose it’s time to promote perennially backburnered operation “notefusion” to its deserved priority. Would have saved hours.

Nov 14th

Oh dear, not only have I neglected my Twitter list curation (old news there), I haven’t even read them recently. #must.keep.up.

Nov 5th

RT @kissane I’ve never been so affected by a conference I didn’t attend…thanks to #bib11 & @maxfenton; 1hell of a backchannel.(Bhind w bkch)

Oct 29th

Shiny screens are bad; matte screens are good for reading…People like to buy shiny objects. @mljmljmlj #bib11 Data-backed sanity!

Oct 29th

Ideas on future of books; interesting UI, UX+ perspectives. Livestream: http://t.co/Odq9Xxh5 Books in Browsers Conference #bib11

Oct 28th

I understand the arguments behind DRM; sympathetic…but not when it keeps people from reading. @jamesbridle #bib11

Oct 28th

Ideas on future of books; interesting UI, UX+ perspectives. Livestream: http://t.co/Odq9Xxh5 Books in Browsers Conference #bib11

Oct 28th

RT @nytimes: NYT NEWS ALERT: Head of Libya’s Military Council Says Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi Is Dead

Oct 21st

RT @nytimes: NYT NEWS ALERT: Head of Libya’s Military Council Says Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi Is Dead

Oct 21st

#UXfail — US Patent and Trademark Office http://t.co/nhcJU13N

Oct 20th

RT @maxslavkin: been working w/ @occupydesign and @GOOD just did a great write-up! #occupydesign gifts 99percent w/ infographics http:// …

Oct 20th

RT @jenny8lee: From this weekend’s Occupy Wall Street’s designathon: http://t.co/8uu55dnp, creating a visual language for the occupy mov …

Oct 18th

RT @naveen: finding it surreal that Wozniak just unlocked the “Jobs” badge on foursquare http://t.co/rO4hAqSc

Oct 14th

A groupon for dental work? Really?

Oct 12th

I’m at Ignite NYC 13 (811 7th Avenue, New York) w/ 83 others http://t.co/eTCxPP0W

Oct 11th

Voter suppression, in any form, is just reprehensible - The Myth of Voter Fraud http://t.co/BGG2n5fo

Oct 11th

Shocked - Netflix Abandons Plan to Rent DVDs on “Qwikster” http://t.co/ukdJjDEB

Oct 10th

Forward Motion

I’ve been back from Providence and A Better World by Design for about a week now, concluding a rather busy (and quite interesting) conference season with events like the Open Hardware Summit and World Maker Faire and such. I do plan to write up some comments on all of these events (eg parallels between the open source/free software world circa dot com bubble, and the nascent open hardware...

Oct 9th

“They r very ambiguous. I think that was a smart dcison if they want this 2 really mean something.” @BrianLehrer Shw guest #occupywallstreet

Oct 5th

RT @eviljordan: Yes! @HuffPostTech article about @shopularity!! http://t.co/VA4KELSt

Oct 4th

Wow; total all-star day on @WNYC, apparently.

Oct 4th

If you missed the party…. #bxd11 http://t.co/LMbxZUdw

Oct 2nd