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Tomorrow we are having a second Guardian Hack Day, our first at Kings Place. Simon Willison has been asking for suggestions of tools that non-coding hackers can use to build stuff, and has put together a great list. I'm giving a lightning talk on 'Graceful hacks', hence the #ghack2 UX related links in today's link dump.
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"'Silk' is a smooth, free icon set, containing over 700 16-by-16 pixel icons in strokably-soft PNG format. Containing a large variety of icons, you're sure to find something that tickles your fancy. And all for a low low price of $0.00. You can't say fairer than that."
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Collections of design and graphic elements from Smashing Magazine
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The Guardian style guide is a good basis for deciding whether you should use web-site, website or "web site" in your hack.
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The Google AdSense heat map may help you decide where to place your 'hack' widgets on a content page
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"Still confused about the Associated Press’s announcement last week about a new content tagging system that’s supposed to provide rights information? I am — but the AP’s apparently not talking to anyone further about it".
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"I like conversing with my 16 year old god son because he uses the computer completely differently from me or anyone else I know who is over 25. We had a massive debate about whether or not internet 'friends' are really friends and whether you can ever really trust someone you only know in the virtual world. I feel strongly that they are not and that you cannot. Needless to say, he feels strongly that they are and you can". I'm think they are both right - there isn't a solid line in online and offline anymore - there are people whom I only know online who I would trust professionally and personally to the nth degree.
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For a long time I've been arguing that the Mail's paper and online brands are both excellent at what they aim to do, but are too divergent to hang together as a unified editorial proposition. This article is a typical example. Absolutely priceless amongst the user comments: "Sorry, I haven't read this article yet - am too busy staring at the Hollyoaks babes bikini calendar article..." [via about 100 regular Mail bashers].
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"THERE'S 70 BILLION PEOPLE OF EARTH -- WHERE ARE THEY HIDING" features prominently throughout the Cabaret Voltaire single "YASHAR" and comes from "DEMON WITH A GLASS HAND," an episode of "THE OUTER LIMITS" from Oct. 17, 1964.
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"The plans for the new integrated Thameslink/Crossrail Ticket Hall are now up on the Islington Council website. I've pulled out a few of the more interesting perspectives and cross sections to try and give a 'feel' for the new station, which I've included below."
