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そのうち最大のものは、「Facebookはおじいちゃんと連絡するためのものだよね、もう誰も動向を気にしてないよね」という発言です。発言したのは、「Google」と書かれたTシャツを着たYahoo!のインターンくんで、20歳です。確かコロラド州だったか割と地方の出身で、どこかしら家出少年の雰囲気をまとっている人でした。言うことはズバズバと遠慮がないものの、非常に素直な好青年という感じの人です。Googleに入れるならいいけど毎日オレがやってることといえば、くだらないJavaScriptとかPHPのデバッグだよというようなことをぼやいていました。

このインターンくんをはじめとする若者たち数名に言わせると、Facebookは家族を含む誰もが使っていて連絡なんかには便利だし、ふつうに使うんだけど、もはやそれだけの存在だというんです。Facebookは別に何にもエキサイティングじゃないし、家族との連絡用途ぐらいにしか使わないと。

それじゃMySpaceはどうなのと聞くと、もうとっくの昔に終わってるよと一刀両断です。MySpaceというのは、大勢のどうでもいい人たちが、どうでも良くない人たち(著名人など)をフォローするだけの場所だよねと、すごいことを言います。

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arial & helvetica
on friday, i hosted a screening of helvetica for some buddies of mine that didn’t know that there were other typefaces besides times new roman. it turns out, there ARE other typefaces and one of them is helvetica (and another of them is papyrus.)
the documentary does not explore the relationship between helvetica and microsoft’s derivative, arial. so to help ignite the post-viewing dialogue, i made this supplement illustrating the key differences in letterforms. however, in place of any spirited debate, my buddies decided instead to take turns delivering roundhouses to my jaw, saying “a documentary about a font is as interesting as it sounds.” i could not agree more.
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update (9/22/2009): welcome internet-at-large! i am ostrich-feather-tickled that you are finding this chart to be such as gas. should you want to see my other type-related posts, you can give this a gentle click. should you want to see a collection of my favourite posts, you can get dirty with this link. should you want to close this tab and see what else is on the internet (hint: pictures of cats), you can hit cmd + w and be on your way.

wayaa:

ragbag:

arial & helvetica

on friday, i hosted a screening of helvetica for some buddies of mine that didn’t know that there were other typefaces besides times new roman. it turns out, there ARE other typefaces and one of them is helvetica (and another of them is papyrus.)

the documentary does not explore the relationship between helvetica and microsoft’s derivative, arial. so to help ignite the post-viewing dialogue, i made this supplement illustrating the key differences in letterforms. however, in place of any spirited debate, my buddies decided instead to take turns delivering roundhouses to my jaw, saying “a documentary about a font is as interesting as it sounds.” i could not agree more.

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update (9/22/2009): welcome internet-at-large! i am ostrich-feather-tickled that you are finding this chart to be such as gas. should you want to see my other type-related posts, you can give this a gentle click. should you want to see a collection of my favourite posts, you can get dirty with this link. should you want to close this tab and see what else is on the internet (hint: pictures of cats), you can hit cmd + w and be on your way.

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女性誌というのは、読みすぎるとバカになりますが、読まなさすぎるとブスになるのです
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