Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
The web is a shoddy piece of work, as any real information professional will tell you. The two incidents I’m about to relate are pretty typical — and in my opinion they’re also clear examples of unprofessional behaviour bordering on the unethical.
So why are web designers allowed to get away with dodgy work which in other industries would get you driven out of business?
Sometimes a website that breaks all the “rules” of web development is the very best thing to do after all. Thanks to Johnnie Moore for the tip.
The little info-film Shift Happens has plenty I disagree with — including an assumption that its viewers are Americans. But it’s more food for thought about the massive changes happening in our world. Somehow our politicians never seem to have policies which take these changes into account.
If you thought Ernst & Young was an accounting firm, think again. As this video shows, they’re some sort of weird cult.
Johnnie Moore and Hugh MacLeod say everything that needs to be said about this. Scary.
It’s been hectic around here! Plenty of ideas flowing, just no time to write them down. Maybe I’ll get time tonight.
Last weekend I mentioned Fireball XL-5 and a conversation about Gerry Anderson Supermarionation TV shows ensued. So tonight I was very pleased to stumble upon Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s wickedly accurate parody, Superthunderstingcar.
Joy.
Thanks to BoingBoing for the pointer.