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  1. As a fellow secret member of Pun-Haters Anonymous I was very happy to find this site: …dsdontletfriendsusefriends.tumblr.com
  2. The greatest lie the devil ever told is that your car will release bubbles into the air if it runs on Caltex.
  3. @LynetteAnthony Thank you!
  4. @JBagley The idea, the product, and the site experience are all great. You’re smiling for good reason, I think - congratulations!
  5. Interesting thoughts on the UX of BMW's decision to remove numbers from car radio volume knobs: bit.ly/LNS0s4
  6. @maritzavdh Thanks for the nice words :)
  7. @austin_fagan Well, not to quibble with you about such insignificant things, but I believe that's how they describe themselves. Weird folks.
  8. @ironicbuddha Thanks Carlo!
  9. Just ordered my Writable from @humanwrit_es. Congratulations on the launch, guys! humanwrit.es
  10. First day at @Flow_SA. Ready to rock the party like New Zealand's 2nd most popular comedy folk duo: youtu.be/cl-HrOYKAFs
  11. @simondlr I haven't read that - looks interesting. Buying now...
  12. @karijpeters Thanks Kari!
  13. How many UX designers does it take to change a light bulb? Oh, wait, there might be a better way to solve your darkness problem.
  14. Be careful who you listen to: bit.ly/JvGQY9
  15. A shirt that Mitt Romney would be proud of: helvetcia.com
  16. @retinart I sometimes feel like the web is a living thing, a collective consciousness that ebbs and flows along certain topics. Fascinating.
  17. @retinart Wow, thanks for the compliment Alex. It mostly feels like pure luck, seeing those similar topics come up repeatedly during a week.
  18. Thanks and congratulations to @akismet, who solve hard, unsexy problems so the rest of us can go about our business: bit.ly/JBkcCf
  19. An inmate answers on @Quora: "How would you design a prison according to user experience principles?" b.qr.ae/MZGcrA
  20. @ndorfin I had not. Sometimes I wonder if I should even be allowed to be on the Internet. Thanks for sharing though - that’s great.