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$ professional nerd | gamer >> brooklyn

[nevver]

Pizza rat

[linxspiration]

Accurate.

[parislemon]

This has morphed from “Won’t Watch. Won’t Return.”

[pixelsguy]

Netflix needs curated playlists, like Vevo. Or they can just let their content library continue to dwindle to the point that it doesn’t matter.

[pixelsguy]

The Future of Web Design is Hidden in the History of Architecture

The history of Western architecture can teach us a lot about the evolution of web design. As forms of art, both are defi…

Great, quick, read.

[pixelsguy]

Trying to match the structure of the iOS app was a mistake. For most types of apps, the Apple Watch today is best thought of not as a platform to port your app to, but a simple remote control or viewport into your iPhone app.

I spent a few days weeks ago exploring numerous third party and native apps on the Apple Watch and found that most developers were doing this wrong, following their initial instinct to reproduce the app on the Watch. If you’re into this kind of stuff, read Marco’s story; it will save you at least one iteration.

[pixelsguy]

LRB · Seymour M. Hersh · The Killing of Osama bin Laden

The major US source for the account that follows is a retired senior intelligence official who was knowledgeable about the initial intelligence about bin Laden’s presence in Abbottabad. He also was privy to many aspects of the Seals’ training for the raid, and to the various after-action reports. Two other US sources, who had access to corroborating information, have been longtime consultants to the Special Operations Command. I also received information from inside Pakistan about widespread dismay among the senior ISI and military leadership – echoed later by Durrani – over Obama’s decision to go public immediately with news of bin Laden’s death. The White House did not respond to requests for comment.

Great read.

[jedavu]

City Layouts created by Luis Dilger

[mrgan]

If you’re considering the floridastemer band, note that the box evidently contains two different lengths of it, for smaller and larger wrists. For reference, I’m 6′2″, medium build, and I’m not using either size because I still haven’t received my watch.

[pixelsguy]

Read the whole post and consider hiring him as a copywriter when you’re done.

[pixelsguy]

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKORsrlN-2k)

Really love the work Musk and Tesla are doing. Tangible solutions for global first-through-third-world problems.

[theavc]

Some dude has created VHS covers for modern movies and TV shows

Follow @stanvhs

More at avclub.com

[blazepress]

Sparks.

[whitneymuseum]

“The new Whitney makes a promising start.” —The New York Times

[pixelsguy]

Went to the new Whitney yesterday. It’s a great new space, and their opening exhibit is superbly curated from their own collections.

[gobblechopstv]

[nevver]

Emotion in Star Wars Films

[parislemon]

Still not sure this is even drawn to scale…

[pixelsguy]

You can see almost my whole trip from up here. #Belfry #Bruges #Brugge #Belgium #Amsterdam #Brussels #Berlin (at Brugge Belfort)

[pixelsguy]

#StreetArt is on point in #Brussels. #graffiti #art (at Brussels, Belgium)

[pixelsguy]

[newyorker]

City of Austin Braces For Massive Influx of Nerds

One of the fastest-growing yet most difficult-to-classify types of nerd is the corporate-brand nerd. A relative newcomer to the Nerdus family, the corporate-brand nerd hides in plain sight, wearing expensive denim and Oxford shirts in whimsical colors, like salmon. Typical traits include a love of harnessing the power of human emotion and leveraging data to drive interactions.

Continue reading.

Photograph by Kitra Cahana/Getty

[pixelsguy]

Confirmed.