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Re: Frugality is a virtue

clayparkerjones — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 16:14:11 -0000

This is great stuff. Easy for me to say as a founder of a small services firm, but we started with $25k. (Also, I think you're looking for _profligacy_ as your anti-frugality phrase at the top.)

Re: Make It: Perfect Scrambled Eggs

clayparkerjones — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 10:49:50 -0000

Personally I'm a fan of the Cook's Illustrated method: one minute of high heat + smaller, buttery skillet + constant scraping... *then* low heat + folding until done. Pillowy curds, man. Pillowy curds.

Re: Friday Linky Love

clayparkerjones — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:14:02 -0000

Thanks for the link-love!

CPJ

Re: Klout: The Evolution of Social Media Influence

clayparkerjones — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:52:15 -0000

Lately I've been, for whatever reason, enjoying logging into Klout and seeing how it tracks my activity. I liken it to the advanced metrics used by sports nerds to assess players and teams; all of the advanced metrics are interesting, but none of them tells a complete story all by itself.

Not perfect, but interesting. That's all.

Re: The lolcat’s out of the bag: we’re moving to Boston!

clayparkerjones — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:49:20 -0000

Beads?

Re: World Progress Report Infoviz

clayparkerjones — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:32:33 -0000

Josh -

Glad you like the project, homie! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. Can answer them here or over email. Hope you're enjoying Svpply, too.

Two points of clarification: I can't sew for shit. My mom does all the sewing. And (I believe) we like to spell Undercurrent with only the initial cap.

Re: Mike Arauz - I’m working on my Fall fashion mood board....

clayparkerjones — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:25:05 -0000

You have a fall fashion mood board?

Re: Designing products that can still work if they’re broken

clayparkerjones — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:56:44 -0000

I hear you on that.

The other really nice thing that Apple does with its products–-the iPhone in particular--is that they've designed in a little indicator light that will tip off potential repair-ers to the fact that the phone needs to be replaced, not fixed. I dunked mine in some water a while back, and though it still works, I like the subtle "screw you" that the light offers whenever I turn the phone on.

Re: Link Drop (7·31·09)

clayparkerjones — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:44:34 -0000

Thanks for the link, fella!

Re: hee/hee HAW - College virginity rates by study major

clayparkerjones — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:33:55 -0000

This makes my college experience a little more understandable. I was an IR major.

Re: Workflow: Design up font.

clayparkerjones — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:42:44 -0000

Lame thing to ask, but... what sorta pens did you guys use to ink up the drawings? Am having a hard time finding a good set.

Nice sketches, by the way.

Re: I Prefer The Window Seat When I Fly On Jets

clayparkerjones — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:17:09 -0000

I like the window seat, too:

http://vimeo.com/1193390

Re: http://jackcheng.com/on-permanence

clayparkerjones — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:05:47 -0000

Agreed, Jack.

Johanna and I were actually talking about this (to a certain degree) this morning via chat. Specifically, while I might be using web-based project management tools at work, they're simply not practical for me to use long-term for personal management. Paper--specifically, in book format, that you can carry around with you wherever you go--is a more permanent reminder of things to do, a more permanent record of things you've thought, written or sketched.

And specifically for things that are written, lots of people I know were taught to "just keep writing" and get thoughts out "on paper" before heading back to edit. And my pops always told me to get things on paper in long-hand first, before heading to a word processor.

Perhaps there's something to typewriters after all.