Inside the wild design of the Playstation 5
fastcompany.com/90573026/inside-the-wild-design-of-the-playstation-5With no flat edges, the PS5 is a perfect articulation of defensive architecture, at the electronic scale. You cannot stack anything on top of it—even balancing a single controller on it is about impossible—which will help the machine run cool. This shape is a functional design decision because stacking electronics can lead to their overheating.
Mynstur, a collection of Icelandic Patterns — Guillaume Flandre
guillaumeflandre.com/mynstur-icelandA series of photography collected all around the island of fire and ice.
Keyboard history - Alternatively Sized Piano Keyboards
smallpianokeyboards.org/keyboard-history/Piano keyboards used to have narrower keys. Today's keyboard size dates from the1880s, designed to suit concert venues and large-handed male virtuosos. + https://paskpiano.org/about/ via Saintloup
The Zoom Gaze — Real Life
reallifemag.com/the-zoom-gaze/Video conferencing offers an illusory sense of unilateral control over conversations
Descript | Create podcasts, videos, and transcripts
descript.com/Record, edit, mix, collaborate, and master your audio and video with Descript. Download for free →.
User Research with a non-verbal participant | by Rachel Abbott | Hippo Digital | Dec, 2020 | Medium
medium.com/hippo-digital/user-research-with-a-non-verbal-participant-593c29c71a2cA couple of months ago, I was recruiting for research participants to help us improve the user experience of getting tested for Coronavirus. Recruitment can be a real nightmare, even without a…
World of Warcraft’s Corrupted Blood pandemic may prove useful to coronavirus researchers - The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/video-games/2020/04/09/world-warcraft-experienced-pandemic-2005-that-experience-may-help-coronavirus-researchers/A "virus" decimated in-game cities. Player behavior may prove instructive for researchers projecting the spread of covid-19. via https://twitter.com/zenbuffy/status/1345695585312112642
Why your team doesn't need to use pull requests
infrastructure-as-code.com/book/2021/01/02/pull-requests.htmlGithub introduced the pull request practice, and features to support it, to make it easier for people who run open-source projects to accept contributions fr...
Setting up personal OKR [JFM-2021] - hack(pravj) | Pravendra Singh
hackpravj.com/blog/personal-okr-2021-plan/Here I write about my encounters on startups, product management, books, artificial intelligence, and other random observations.
How to Stop Endless Discussions
candost.blog/how-to-stop-endless-discussions/When we find ourselves in endless debates where everyone defends their idea, we don't know how to handle the situation.
A Brief and Bizarre History of the Baby Cage | Mental Floss
mentalfloss.com/article/65496/brief-and-bizarre-history-baby-cageBaby cages were once an acceptable way for city-dwelling parents to let their children get some air.
Open Source Stash
opensourcestash.com/Discover the best open-source alternatives for tools you use everyday - be it for design marketing or more.
tree.fm – Tune Into Forests From Around The World 🌳🔈
tree.fm/People around the world recorded the sounds of their forests, so you can escape into nature, while in lockdown or unable to travel. Use this site to chill, meditate or do some digital shinrin-yoku.