Playdate. A New Handheld Gaming System
Well, this is interesting. Panic, the little software company that could, are making a handheld gaming device. This is like the hardware equivalent of the indie web.
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A web of anxiety: accessibility for people with anxiety and panic disorders [Part 1] | The Paciello Group – Your Accessibility Partner (WCAG 2.0/508 audits, VPAT, usability and accessible user experience)
Enumerating the anti-patterns that cause serious user experience issues that don’t get nearly enough attention:
- Urgency
- Unpredictability
- Powerlessness
- Sensationalism
While such intrusions can be a source of irritation or even stress for many people, they may be complete showstoppers for people with anxiety or panic disorders.
I’m looking forward to reading the follow-up post.
(I was going to say I was anxiously awaiting the follow-up post but …never mind.)
Facebook will destroy your children’s brains | by Martin Robbins @mjrobbins | Science | guardian.co.uk
A pitch-perfect parody of people that peeve.
Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone | The New York Sun
The heartening story of a mother who allows her child some independence instead of living in fear of a Black Swan.
Panic - Coda - One-Window Web Development for Mac OS X
This looks like an interesting new piece of software from Panic. And the site's got some lovely JavaScript flourishes.
Evening Standard Headline Crisis 2005 - a photoset on Flickr
All the hyperbole of Evening Standard headlines gathered together in one place. I have to say, Brighton's local rag, the Evening Argus, would have them beat for incomprehensibility and ridiculousness.
Rotation Of Earth Plunges Entire North American Continent Into Darkness | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Millions of eyewitnesses watched in stunned horror Tuesday as light emptied from the sky, plunging the U.S. and neighboring countries into darkness. As the hours progressed, conditions only worsened.
Jeremy Hermanns dot org » Alaska Flight #536 - Rapid De-Pressurization and Panic at 30K Feet
A blogger who was on a flight that lost cabin pressure blogs about it... with pictures.
daily mail-o-matic
The Daily Mail headline generator.