Our new theme, Rubber Cement, has arrived in the Theme Garden! Enjoy this demonstration. While it lacks the extensive customization of our previous release, this petite theme is still flexible in all the right places. It even has support for pages and answer posts! Nice, neat, and a touch retro, Rubber Cement will catch the eye of discerning young moderns everywhere. Make it yours today. Sleepover: themes of distinction!
This is a lovely theme. I picked it for a new project, Open Paper, and spent a few hours tweaking things and generally marking my territory. The theme is (as the author says above) a bit light on features, but it makes up for that in spades by being just a very lovely theme. It looks especially good with the ‘League Gothic’ font, which coincidentally I had wanted to use for this project anyway.
Thanks Sleepover!
Open source clip art
H2Office - a compact, versatile floating office unit for use in marinas and inland waterways(via @chrisangle)
The Linux Store actually has some really nice stuff!
Autonomy. You get a role in deciding what you do every day. Even if you might not always get decide exactly what you do, you can choose how to get it done. Complexity. It must be an intellectually stimulating challenge. As the book states, it should “engage both your mind and imagination.” Connection Between Effort & Reward. The harder you work, the greater your income or recognition (at least eventually).
I’d take any one of these…
5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted -
So, the headlines say somebody else has died due to video game addiction. Yes, it’s Korea again.
What the hell? Look, I’m not saying video games are heroin. I totally get that the victims had other shit going on in their lives. But, half of you reading this know a World of Warcraft addict and experts say video game addiction is a thing. So here’s the big question: Are some games intentionally designed to keep you compulsively playing, even when you’re not enjoying it?
Oh, hell yes. And their methods are downright creepy.
What you’re actually looking at is an internal-only webpage that updates frequently using AJAX which shows:
* E-Mail Queue — number of messages / number of days.
* Project Status — sorry for the heavy censorship — you know how it is!
* Important Countdowns
* Revenue — comparing yesterday to the day before, not so insightful (yet).
* Live Tri-Met Bus Arrivals — when it’s time to go home!
* The Panic Calendar
* Employee Twitter Messages
* Any @Panic Twitter Messages — i.e., be nice! They go on our screen!
(via Panic Blog » The Panic Status Board)
“Perhaps the most interesting talk was by Geoff Rogers, better known as @foomandoonian, about his Thing a Week photo project. Not spectacular public speaking, but then as he tweeted himself, “it’s not my thing!” To be fair, it didn’t seem to be anyone’s thing.” — Literally, the best review I have ever had!
Lots of pixel and retro fonts
How To: Run Windows in OS X, the Right Way - Mac windows virtualization -
If you’re anxious about switching from a PC to a Mac, consider this: There are a multitude of ways you can virtualize Windows within OS X, and they all work uniquely well. Here’s how to choose the…
Some lovely ideas here. (via Creative Nerds)
I’ve had my previous wallpaper for about six months now, and have been itching to change it for a while.
Revere Sugar, Brooklyn (via Miru Kim: Naked City Spleen)