This week in Twitter Sep 17 2010
2 comments Latest by MC
A few of this week’s 37signals staff posts at Twitter.
rjs: “Most writers try to take their personality out so it sounds proper. I like the goofy ones better.” http://bit.ly/dC9NTl
uptonic: When you buy something from the cheapest source, be prepared for subpar customer service.
@mattlinderman: According to cookbook I have, “macaroni” used to be slang for cool. Way better than “bananas” I think. Gonna try to bring it back.
@sstephenson: If you’re not working on the problem, you don’t have all of the information.
@dhh: Great ad for the Kindle: http://bit.ly/aAJrXR—I’ve tried to use the iPad in direct sunlight, it’s completely useless.
@jasonfried: There are examples of everything.
rjs: Amazon should show the spines of books beside the covers so you can easily judge how fat or thin they are.
@sstephenson: All this energy spent obsessing over the tools used by successful people would be better directed towards studying their successes instead.
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Derik 19 Sep 10
@DHH
I’d love to hear more about your Zonda
MC 20 Sep 10
@rjs
I completely agree (Amazon should show the spines of of books). I’m still interested in reading physical computer books, but I’m sick of the 1200-pagers, especially for the subway commute where I’m standing up. There are a lot more thin computer/tech books out there nowadays (e.g. O’Reilly’s ”... The Good Parts” series comes to mind). But yeah, to find out which books are thin or not, still requires a bit of clicking. It would be nice to see the spine beside the cover image, or some other cool UI trick to convey that information. Hey, Amazon, customers like thin books! And since they cost more per pound for us consumers, and presumably cost less per pound to ship for you… it’s worth your while to promote thinner books. (Long live K&R).
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