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On Hiding vs. Encapsulating Complexity 2016-11-17 4:59 PM

John Gruber on design: “If people are confused with a design, the problem is with the design, not with the users…. [Smart designers] come ... read more
Chocolate Chip Cookie Don’t Ale 2016-11-17 2:48 PM

Thanks to Ben & Jerry’s and New Belgium Brewing for teaching us that collaboration is overrated. To be fair the first few sips are kind of ... read more
Facts Are Simple and Facts Are Straight, 2016 2016-11-15 10:43 PM

John Gruber: “Facebook can stay above the political fray, or they can filter out false news. They can’t do both.”
2016-11-10 2:55 PM

“Winter is coming. I told you so.” – George R.R. Martin
The Polls of the Future Will Be Reproducible and Open Source 2016-11-03 7:57 PM

Andrew Gelman is ready to move past special sauce forecasting models: “Our current election forecasts and poll aggregators fall in one of ... read more
Stop Looking at 538 2016-11-03 7:46 PM

“I’m a bit puzzled why Dems are so anxious when Clinton’s chances are >85%. That’s very high.” – Drew Linzer
Wherefore Art Thou Macintosh? 2016-11-02 12:52 PM

“[The Mac] will not morph into a touch device any more than a teen’s parent will become cool by putting on skinny jeans.” – Horace Dediu
Bottoms of Beer Cans 2016-10-28 1:18 PM

A new Instagram worth following.
If Today’s Internet Outage/Hacking Was a Dry Run for Election Day, Things Could Get Very Bad 2016-10-24 6:20 PM

Rick Hasen has given me a new nightmare: “If there are significant problems with people being able to vote on Election Day, this could lead ... read more
What’s in a Name? When It’s ‘Trump Place,’ It’s a Revolt 2016-10-24 5:25 PM

“It used to be that we were embarrassed because he was tacky. Now he’s shown himself to be despicable on every level.” – Erin Kelly, a ... read more

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Quips Pro Quo Archive

On Hiding vs. Encapsulating Complexity 2016-11-17 4:59 PM

Chocolate Chip Cookie Don’t Ale 2016-11-17 2:48 PM

Facts Are Simple and Facts Are Straight, 2016 2016-11-15 10:43 PM

2016-11-10 2:55 PM

The Polls of the Future Will Be Reproducible and Open Source 2016-11-03 7:57 PM

Stop Looking at 538 2016-11-03 7:46 PM

Wherefore Art Thou Macintosh? 2016-11-02 12:52 PM

Bottoms of Beer Cans 2016-10-28 1:18 PM

If Today’s Internet Outage/Hacking Was a Dry Run for Election Day, Things Could Get Very Bad 2016-10-24 6:20 PM

What’s in a Name? When It’s ‘Trump Place,’ It’s a Revolt 2016-10-24 5:25 PM