February 2008
“Yes, folks…pitchers and catchers have reported. Winter may not be over, but you can see its end from here, and it’s a beautiful thing. No matter what the weather is like outside your window, if you’re a baseball fan, it’s warm and sunny today.”
—Baseball Prospectus | Articles | Prospectus Today: The Mariners Mirage
“Lately I’ve noticed a pattern of people building Single Serving Sites, web sites comprised of a single page with a dedicated domain name and do only one thing. Here are a few examples:”
—Single Serving Sites (kottke.org)
“Rather, I just think it’s odd — and slightly disingenuous — of the champions of design strategy to fall silent when it comes to the failure of a company that’s very good at practicing it. Surely, if the roles were upended here, if it was Yahoo who was the dominant player, we would be regularly extolling the virtues of Yahoo’s design expertise.”
—Subtraction: Design Couldn’t Save Yahoo
“For the price of 1 euro (about $1.50), you rent yourself a glass and get to sample as many of the wines as you want. At the end of the night you throw some bills or coins into a big jar, the amount based on what you think is fair.”
—Jürgen Stumpf owns three wine bars in Berlin that operate on the honor system. (kottke.org)
“A bad lunch can isolate you, hurt your productivity, and do nothing for your happiness. A good lunch can help you be more effective with others, more productive in your work, and just plain happier. That is why lunch is important.”
—LDSTech Web Site - Lunch Is Important
