warpedvisions.org » Ideas http://warpedvisions.org A technical tumblelog of links and articles on programming, design, and other geek interests Sat, 12 Jun 2010 21:20:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Dreaming in pixels: a warped-the-next theme idea http://warpedvisions.org/2008/07/21/dreaming-in-pixels-a-warped-the-next-theme-idea/ http://warpedvisions.org/2008/07/21/dreaming-in-pixels-a-warped-the-next-theme-idea/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:54:48 +0000 mx http://warpedvisions.org/?p=1945 new logo? activision + warpedvisions?

I was in a pixel mood while sketching in the Gimp tonight … trying to conjure up something old-school. Does it work?

]]> http://warpedvisions.org/2008/07/21/dreaming-in-pixels-a-warped-the-next-theme-idea/feed/ 0 3 types of C++ programmers http://warpedvisions.org/2007/10/09/3-types-of-c-programmers/ http://warpedvisions.org/2007/10/09/3-types-of-c-programmers/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:00:30 +0000 mx http://warpedvisions.org/2007/10/09/3-types-of-c-programmers/ ...]]> I realized a few weeks ago that there are at least 3 design paths C++ programmers can take:

  • Fusion, you mix C and C++
  • Mr. Object. You like deep trees of C++ objects
  • Object Zen. You use objects, but avoid the depths of purgatory. 1
  • Template-dude. You think in meta, and apply generic C++ (templates and such)

Who are you? Which styles did I miss?

  1. Added for Steve
]]> http://warpedvisions.org/2007/10/09/3-types-of-c-programmers/feed/ 6 Shifting UI gears http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/22/shifting-ui-gears/ http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/22/shifting-ui-gears/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:56:56 +0000 mx http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/22/shifting-ui-gears/ ...]]> I realized something today: I’ve been tagging slick site layouts as user interface inspiration. My thinking has shifted from thinking about user interfaces as buttons and boxes, to thinking of it as how information is presented: the aesthetics, the flow, and the . Interfaces aren’t just facades for tools, but a face for the flow of information between people via the machine.

]]> http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/22/shifting-ui-gears/feed/ 0 Firefox, the window manager http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/13/firefox-the-window-manager/ http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/13/firefox-the-window-manager/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2007 22:59:26 +0000 mx http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/13/firefox-the-window-manager/ ...]]> A tangent idea found it’s way into my virus-ridden brain: why not replace the window manager with Firefox and a local web app? You could do a consistent desktop metaphor on Windows/Linux easily, and applications would just be links to web apps (some may be google-gears-able). Would be fairly easy to snap it in a Linux distro too …

]]> http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/13/firefox-the-window-manager/feed/ 0 Idea: Google Gears WP plugin http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/02/idea-google-gears-wp-plugin/ http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/02/idea-google-gears-wp-plugin/#comments Sat, 02 Jun 2007 22:07:36 +0000 mx http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/02/idea-google-gears-wp-plugin/ I predict a plugin for in the next few weeks. If I had some free time this month, I’d even take a whack at it.

]]> http://warpedvisions.org/2007/06/02/idea-google-gears-wp-plugin/feed/ 0 Developers and code standards http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/22/developers-and-code-standards/ http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/22/developers-and-code-standards/#comments Tue, 22 May 2007 22:39:10 +0000 mx http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/22/developers-and-code-standards/ Where developers can’t agree on code standards, separate them by interfaces. Sometimes the differences are good, indicative of other valid approaches (and backgrounds). Should we kill developer productivity by arguing K&R versus Microsoft standards? In the end it’s about solid code and productive people. The rest is bullshit.

]]> http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/22/developers-and-code-standards/feed/ 0 The tagged path to success http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/17/the-tagged-path-to-success/ http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/17/the-tagged-path-to-success/#comments Thu, 17 May 2007 20:29:16 +0000 mx http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/17/the-tagged-path-to-success/ ...]]> Tags are one of two things that make web tools better than client-side applications (the other being the possibilities in social linking). But for tags to really stick, they need to do more than group things together. Tags need to be shared between people, which makes the things they tag more useful. Tags also need to somehow underscore the essence of the grouping, so the groups themselves can be compared and related. This is where the power of tags really shines.

]]> http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/17/the-tagged-path-to-success/feed/ 0 Blinking red lights http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/02/blinking-red-lights/ http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/02/blinking-red-lights/#comments Thu, 03 May 2007 03:26:45 +0000 mx http://warpedvisions.org/2007/05/02/blinking-red-lights/ ...]]> I was thinking the other day that web stats tools have gotten stuck in a corner. Most of the tools follow trends in a fairly sterile manner, making it difficult to really understand what you care about. They offer tables and time-ordered graphs, but they fail to answer a web-meister’s basic questions. Where’s the money? What are people interested in? The current tools seem to splat it all at the same amplitude, missing out on the really interesting trends. And where are the blinking red lights?

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