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Links and commentary by Ryan Jerz. See everything at mrjerz.org.

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    Watching Apple win the world - (37signals) →

    This expresses a lot of what I feel about Apple. I began with a Mac in 1996 and struggled through a few years until my first iMac. Then things got great. In 2008 I almost bought a Blackberry (I have no idea why) when my phone contract expired. Luckily, we decided on iPhones and they changed how we communicated. I trust them, which is more than I can say about just about every other company.

    — 2 days ago
    How traffic jams are born →

    Lesson: go at a reasonable speed to avoid having to hit the damn brakes. The fast people cause issues just as much as the slow ones.

    — 1 week ago
    inessential.com: ‘Gamification’ sucks →

    So right on. I HATE the idea of badges for simply using the software. Trendy BS that makes the users look dumber to me.

    — 1 month ago