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Linked List: August 31, 2005

Wednesday, 31 August 2005

Creative’s Patent Claims ★

Philip Michaels smells desperation in Creative’s claim of a patent that covers the iPod UI.

Making New Fake News ★

Khoi Vinh discusses how Behavior redesigned the web edition of The Onion, America’s Finest News Source. Great design work; Vinh is a master of complex grid-based layouts. And don’t miss the announcement from Onion publisher J. Phineas Zweibel. In the words of former publisher T. Herman Zweibel, “Huzzah!”

Edd Dumbill Interview With David Heinemeier Hansson ★

Interesting interview with the creator of Ruby on Rails.

Terrible Graphic Design From Apple ★

Remember when I zinged Adobe for the horrible typesetting on their web site and the PDF FAQ announcing their acquisition of Macromedia? Well, take a look, if you dare, at “My Mac Cheat Sheet”, a PDF document from Apple, apparently intended for clueless new Mac users. That’s some serious fugly. I think Jobs would have an aneurysm if he saw this. (Via Ken MacGray, via email.)