This is absolutely mesmerizing.

“4. What? Ricky Martin’s gay?”

Denial of expertise

At a certain point, you have to admit you aren’t good enough to do something better than an expert could do it even if the technical option exists for you to give it a shot anyway.

There’s been a lot of hubbub about the iPad and hackery. I think there are plenty of talented experts in the open source field. I think the pundits that complain the loudest are usually not those experts.

iPad Not Charging? Not Really.
Yeah, I didn’t get bit by this myself, but it’s a big deal. It amounts to a smack on the wrists for Apple UX people who didn’t button this issue up tight pre-launch, but it’s something that we should all remember. From RWW:

Generally speaking, RTFM is not enough. Thinking through user experience, including testing by people outside the team, is mandatory.

Headfirst Insanity: 6 Gnarly Helmetcam Videos
Numbers 2 and 4 are particularly stunning. Check out the racing — falling — through the Rio slums on a mountain bike. Videos like these are why I blog.