Alan Hogan

Things Alan Hogan feels like sharing.

These are my comments on music, movies, books, web development and programming, Mac tips, and life in general. Enjoy!

Mon Feb 8
Fat City - The Atlantic (March 2007)

Why I’m not a libertarian — and why I sometimes lean that way, regardless — can be culled from this informative piece.

Fri Jan 29
“ After the lecture I was so annoyed and insulted by the lack of talent and amazing luck this [well-known] designer had, I remember saying to myself as I walked back to my car “if this guy can do it, I sure as hell can.” I went home, picked up the Fontographer manual and spent the night sketching my first two type families that would later be released by T-26. Neil Summerour, quoted in Creative Characters
Mon Dec 21
“ Daring Fireball gets about twice as many page views from MobileSafari as all versions of Internet Explorer combined on a typical weekday. John Gruber
Sat Dec 19
curvedwhite: The Clock Clock by Humans Since 1982 It is impossible for the “Clock Clock” to show times that require the digits 3, 6, 8, or 9 very well (without adding a third hand to the clocks). Even the time in this shot has a rather sad-looking 9, if one looks closely.

curvedwhite:

The Clock Clock by Humans Since 1982

It is impossible for the “Clock Clock” to show times that require the digits 3, 6, 8, or 9 very well (without adding a third hand to the clocks). Even the time in this shot has a rather sad-looking 9, if one looks closely.

Usher and a Goat

trainque:

If you play Usher and a recording of a goat braying at the same time, the results are better than the sum of its parts.

Probably a cheap shot, but hilarious nonetheless.

Sun Dec 6
My work here is done!

My work here is done!

Fri Dec 4

I enjoy the times when an unknown doesn’t really matter.

Is your profile picture sideways, dear 20-something MySpace user, because you are too unintelligent to rotate it properly, or because you think it’s cool that way?

It doesn’t matter. I’ll judge you a little bit either way.

Wed Nov 25
WikiLeaks releasing half a million pager intercepts from 9/11

Quite excited for this, actually.

Mon Nov 16
Design - Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists - NYTimes.com

Design - Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists - NYTimes.com
Source: www.nytimes.com
Typographic gaffes often crop up in various public places as well as in television…

Symphony of Science - 'We Are All Connected' (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)

Symphony of Science - ‘We Are All Connected’ (ft. Sagan, Feynman, deGrasse Tyson & Bill Nye)
Source: www.youtube.com
MP3 available at http://www.symphonyofscience.com

Sun Nov 15
The Intelligence Squared Debate: Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry vs. The Catholics (1 of 5)

The Intelligence Squared Debate: Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry vs. The Catholics (1 of 5)
Source: www.youtube.com
Play all videos: http://bit.ly/1qP7kA -…

Kelley skydiving

Kelley skydiving
Source: vimeo.com
@kelleybee tandem jumps
    Okay, video of Kelley Blakslee skydiving fixed! http://vimeo.com/7620290    

Sat Nov 14
Alan skydiving

Alan skydiving
Source: vimeo.com
@alanhogan skydiving, Nov. 2009.
    Skydiving video! http://vimeo.com/7619439    

Sun Nov 8
“ If you’ve gone 24 hours without sleep, you might notice that you drift away into dreams straight from being awake. This because your body goes instantly into REM sleep as a protection mechanism. How to Hack Your Brain, Part One: Sleep by Dustin Curtis
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Um, New York Times? If you guys are still wondering why people are dropping their subscriptions and getting their news from blogs instead of you — this is why.

And to all those people who go around wringing their hands and saying what are we going to do when the “real newspapers” all die and we have to get our news from Gawker and HuffPo and TechCrunch? Friends, I think we’re going to be just fine.

 Dan Lyons, a/k/a FSJ