OSMOSIS! http://osmosis.laurei.com The daily roundup of articles I read, links I visit, and a little bit about what I think of them Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:36:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Interview with Steve Jobs in Wired magazine 1996 http://osmosis.laurei.com/interview-with-steve-jobs-in-wired-magazine-1996/ http://osmosis.laurei.com/interview-with-steve-jobs-in-wired-magazine-1996/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:36:08 +0000 laurei http://osmosis.laurei.com/interview-with-steve-jobs-in-wired-magazine-1996/ I was almost afraid to read this, but it’s a great insight.

http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/4.02/jobs.html?pg=8&topic=

]]> http://osmosis.laurei.com/interview-with-steve-jobs-in-wired-magazine-1996/feed/ 0 “YouTube Is UsTube”: Creators Step in to Defend YouTube | Electronic Frontier Foundation http://osmosis.laurei.com/youtube-is-ustube-creators-step-in-to-defend-youtube-electronic-frontier-foundation/ http://osmosis.laurei.com/youtube-is-ustube-creators-step-in-to-defend-youtube-electronic-frontier-foundation/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:51:18 +0000 laurei http://osmosis.laurei.com/youtube-is-ustube-creators-step-in-to-defend-youtube-electronic-frontier-foundation/ Good on them I say

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/05/youtube-ustube-creators-explain-why-you-should

]]> http://osmosis.laurei.com/youtube-is-ustube-creators-step-in-to-defend-youtube-electronic-frontier-foundation/feed/ 0 Arial versus Helvetica. How to tell them apart. Is Arial just a poor copy? | I love typography, the typography and fonts blog http://osmosis.laurei.com/arial-versus-helvetica-how-to-tell-them-apart-is-arial-just-a-poor-copy-i-love-typography-the-typography-and-fonts-blog/ http://osmosis.laurei.com/arial-versus-helvetica-how-to-tell-them-apart-is-arial-just-a-poor-copy-i-love-typography-the-typography-and-fonts-blog/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:44:34 +0000 laurei http://osmosis.laurei.com/arial-versus-helvetica-how-to-tell-them-apart-is-arial-just-a-poor-copy-i-love-typography-the-typography-and-fonts-blog/ I find the easiest way to to tell arial apart from heletica is that in
any lowercase letters that end in curved sections, ie acefgjrsty are
different: arial ends them at angles, and helvetica ends them straight.

http://ilovetypography.com/2007/10/06/arial-versus-helvetica/

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http://www.ms-studio.com/articles.html

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think it’s one of them kids that is the uncle to a kid older than him.

Grotesque -> Helvetica -> Arial

http://www.ms-studio.com/articlesarialsid.html

]]> http://osmosis.laurei.com/how-to-spot-arial/feed/ 0 Fwd: Fanboyism And Brand Loyalty | Gizmodo Australia http://osmosis.laurei.com/fwd-fanboyism-and-brand-loyalty-gizmodo-australia/ http://osmosis.laurei.com/fwd-fanboyism-and-brand-loyalty-gizmodo-australia/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:32:05 +0000 laurei http://osmosis.laurei.com/fwd-fanboyism-and-brand-loyalty-gizmodo-australia/ It’s mostly correct but then fails epically by putting everyone in the
same basket, some people have moral/ethical or other reasons for
buying and aren’t branded at all.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/06/fanboyism-and-brand-loyalty/#more-400337

]]> http://osmosis.laurei.com/fwd-fanboyism-and-brand-loyalty-gizmodo-australia/feed/ 0 The anti-web movement is gathering pace | Media | guardian.co.uk http://osmosis.laurei.com/the-anti-web-movement-is-gathering-pace-media-guardian-co-uk/ http://osmosis.laurei.com/the-anti-web-movement-is-gathering-pace-media-guardian-co-uk/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:26:53 +0000 laurei http://osmosis.laurei.com/the-anti-web-movement-is-gathering-pace-media-guardian-co-uk/ Don’t even bother reading this, Apps are not going to take over the web.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/jun/10/antiweb

]]> http://osmosis.laurei.com/the-anti-web-movement-is-gathering-pace-media-guardian-co-uk/feed/ 0 Seth’s Blog: Cheating the clock http://osmosis.laurei.com/seths-blog-cheating-the-clock/ http://osmosis.laurei.com/seths-blog-cheating-the-clock/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:20:01 +0000 laurei http://osmosis.laurei.com/seths-blog-cheating-the-clock/ http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/06/cheating-the-clock.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fsethsmainblog+%28Seth%27s+Blog%29

]]> http://osmosis.laurei.com/seths-blog-cheating-the-clock/feed/ 0 Never Read Another Resume http://osmosis.laurei.com/never-read-another-resume/ http://osmosis.laurei.com/never-read-another-resume/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:15:39 +0000 laurei http://osmosis.laurei.com/never-read-another-resume/ http://osmosis.laurei.com/never-read-another-resume/feed/ 0 Copyright bill makes it easier to go after illegal file-sharing http://osmosis.laurei.com/copyright-bill-makes-it-easier-to-go-after-illegal-file-sharing/ http://osmosis.laurei.com/copyright-bill-makes-it-easier-to-go-after-illegal-file-sharing/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:40:34 +0000 laurei http://osmosis.laurei.com/copyright-bill-makes-it-easier-to-go-after-illegal-file-sharing/ The digital lock rule is terrible.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Copyright+bill+after+illegal+file+sharing/3101769/story.html

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