kirabug’s idea files

Things that are useful for work:

• What goes into a well-done critique? is a good article on improving critiquing skills by Jared Spool
• Where the buck stops is an article about collaboration among designers — where it can succeed, but mostly how forcing it causes failure. There’s a whole slew of management-types I know who should read this.

Things that are interesting to read:

• The secrets inside your dog’s mind
• The inherent ambiguity of “WTF”

Things that are just funny:

• Bob was in trouble… Yeah, Bob is a dead man.
• SuperPoop, a photo comic. A bit hit-or-miss but the archive isn’t very long and some of them will make you laugh out loud.

Kittens!

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The blue and the green.

I bet my parents didn’t even know they were teaching us this.

But they did a good job.

And now I’m reaping the rewards.

Teach your kids how to argue.