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purecaffeine

8 karma · joined December 10, 2012

UX designer working in geospatial and fleet vehicle tracking web applications (SaaS). Photographer, geocacher, musician, zombie slayer.
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purecaffeine··on [dead]
If you can afford to buy 96 of these Lights then I think you can get the project across the funding line single-handedly :)
purecaffeine··on [dead]
First thing I'd do is get this plugged into NZ weather feed and get it indicating the temperature for the day so my partner will stop nagging me "What's the temperature going to be today?".

I know you could probably just duct-tape an iPad to the wall or get a smart fridge or whatever but I like the idea of a lo-fi display that's part of the furniture, not too tech, always on, communicating by light rather than pixels.

purecaffeine··on Flickr Has the Opportunity to Become the Next Flickr
Geez about time - not that I know whether Flickr is worth the investment, but as a heavy user of Flickr since pre-Yahoo, I'm glad it's making a comeback ... clear out those cobwebs!
purecaffeine··on Google Maps for iOS
Ha I've never heard Siri's voice described as "dreadful"
purecaffeine··on Patent office strikes blow against “Steve Jobs patent”
Good, one less ridiculous obstacle for us poor designers who literally now have to refer to a bible of Don't's when designing every part of a screen and interaction.
purecaffeine··on Police concerned with Apple iOS 6 mapping system
Agree, mapping is not something you can fumble your way through as an amateur.
purecaffeine··on Everything is my fault
So true, but then again bland story without the emotional content makes for … bland story.