] Art vs. engineering. Aesthetics vs. usability. Usability
] experts are from Mars, graphic designers are from Venus .
] The debate between design (of the visual sort) and design
] (of the technical sort) remains ongoing. A website,
] however, can't take sides: it needs both to be
] successful.

This is for my own reference but feel free to check it out.

Boxes and Arrows: Visible Narratives: Understanding Visual Organization

Andy Warhol was right.

The Official Bubb Rubb Soundboard

] My arrival in Atlanta lacked appropriate fanfare. No
] winsome blond belle greeted my plane, delicately boned
] hand upturned and cupping a gently ripened peach. I
] noticed the distinct absence of a military band playing a
] rousing rendition of "Dixie" in time with my heavy
] footfalls. Nowhere in sight was a swarthy limo driver in
] a fedora clutching a sign to his chest scrawled with my
] name. In fact, there was nothing at all to indicate that
] Atlanta was even remotely aware of my arrival. This was
] disappointing, as it's not every day that the City of a
] Hundred Hills welcomes a man of my stature. Twenty-five,
] overweight, unemployed and recently "relocated" to my
] parents' house in New Jersey, I am truly a man in full.
] Rather, I am a man fully in need of a job, which is why I
] was in Atlanta. Many moons had passed since I last set
] foot in an office, several more since I last received a
] legitimate paycheck. After a few months spent ferrying
] back and forth by bus across the toxic swamps of New
] Jersey and into Manhattan to search for something,
] anything, while my enthusiasm waned, I had a break. The
] break came in the form of an interview with the sales
] team of a well-regarded consulting firm in Atlanta. In
] retrospect, I should have stayed home and burned myself.
] It would have been less painful, and left me with
] arguably more attractive scars. But after all

Salon.com Technology | The chicken show

] The weapons you are looking for are currently
] unavailable. The country might be experiencing technical
] difficulties, or you may need to adjust your weapons
] inspectors mandate.

Cannot find Weapons of Mass Destruction

Minature cars, real parking spaces.

Parking Spots

Motivational posters for the sober challenged.

Inspiration Through Inebriation!

] Considering that the lifestyle of most people I know in
] the entertainment business involves at least some excess,
] it's no surprise that the industry's scheme for bringing
] CD sales back to life is one of excess. The plan, simply,
] is to beat consumers into submission by delivering more,
] more, more. Maybe that'll get us all off Kazaa.

Business 2.0 - Web Article - How to Save the Music Industry

] Grant Goodman wanted to do his part to reduce U.S.
] dependence on foreign oil. So two years ago, the Phoenix
] concrete producer began using biodiesel--made from
] refined soybean oil--to fuel his fleet of 130
] diesel-powered cement mixers and excavators. For his
] efforts, Goodman in 2001 won a local entrepreneur of the
] year award and plaudits from the Environmental Protection
] Agency (news - web sites). But protecting the Earth was
] not Goodman's only concern. "Let's start with national
] security--the billions and billions we waste dancing
] around the issue, protecting those pipelines, invading
] Iraq, doing whatever else we're doing in the Middle East.
] It all gets down to continuing the flow of oil to this
] country."

Interesting article on the current state of alternative fuels.

Yahoo! News - Living without oil

] On eBay, one man's trash has always been another man's
] treasure. But this time it's no cliché. Enterprising
] souls have taken to selling their junk mail on the
] popular auction site -- and people are buying.
] Those pre-approved credit card offers may not have much
] resale value yet, but auctioneers have swarmed to resell
] the discount coupons that big retailers like Lowe's and
] Bed Bath & Beyond send out every week. Discount coupons
] -- typically good for 10 to 20 percent off a single
] purchase -- currently sell for about $1 to $2 on eBay,
] plus shipping. Larger coupon lots can yield $20 or more.

Wired News: EBay Coupon Sellers Clip for Cash

] Steve Horowitz's quest for a wife is no secret.
] For the past few months, it has been advertised on a
] large, portable sign simply reading "WIFE WANTED" in
] front of his home.
] But after hearing from about 60 women and going out with
] three, the 53-year-old says all he's looking for now is a
] second date with one. So the sign has come down.

A few more years of bachelorhood and I may have to give this a shot ;)

ABCNEWS.com : 'Wife Wanted' Sign Fails to Net Spouse