Anyway, my point is that the Big Six’s pig-headed insistence on DRM on ebooks is handing Amazon a stick with which to beat them harder.
December 2, 2011
by Daniel J. Wilson
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Category Archives: Books
July 10, 2011
by Daniel J. Wilson
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Payback
If you are interested in hip-hop, I recommend Dan Charnas’ The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop. The early years of the music itself are given some description, but the book is, as the title says, …
October 21, 2007
by Daniel J. Wilson
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Future Shocked
For even when they are otherwise identical, there are likely to be marked psychological differences between one product and another. Advertisers strive to stamp each product with its own distinct image. These images are functional: they fill a need on
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August 16, 2007
by Daniel J. Wilson
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Reading at 160ppi
Prior to the unveiling of Books.app, a book reader for the iPhone, I’d begun working on my own design. I figured the iPhone would be fairly comfortable for extended reading due to the bright display and high pixel density …
July 1, 2007
by Daniel J. Wilson
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Read These
I recommend the following books on design, though not necessarily in the order listed. Do not judge the relevance by the publication date.
Libraries Are Your Friends
The title of this post is not Buy These. Design books tend to …
September 25, 2005
by Daniel J. Wilson
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Ready… Aim…
If you go to the men’s washrooms at the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam, you may notice there’s a fly in the urinals. So what do you think most men do? That’s right, they aim at the fly when they urinate.
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April 8, 2005
by Daniel J. Wilson
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Dealing Lightning
I recommend Michael Hiltzik’s “Dealers of Lightning”. Continue reading
December 29, 2004
by Daniel J. Wilson
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Diamond Aged
Finished “The Diamond Age”, moving on to Norman’s “POET” Continue reading
July 18, 2004
by Daniel J. Wilson
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Now Wait For Last Year
A choice quote from Philip K. Dick’s “Now Wait For Last Year”. Continue reading
March 27, 2004
by Daniel J. Wilson
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Gibson vs. Stephenson, contd.
UBiK and I are debating the merits of William Gibson vs. Neal Stephenson. Continue reading